Corrupting our 'intrinsic purity' June 18, 2020 RWhitcomb-editor “King of Air’’ (oil on canvas), by Somerville-based James Cole, at Galatea Fine Art, BostonSee:www.jamesaustincole.comand:galateafineart.comThis text ran with it:“Anyone familiar with the movie Metropolis will recognize the figure ascending from the pyramid. This is the prototype of the innocent woman of good intentions, who is transformed into a metallic faithless, soulless icon of herself. It is the plunging of ourselves into the realms of survival and industry that corrupts our intrinsic purity at times.’’