by Peter | Feb 14, 2018 | borrowed thoughts
A person who only looks for what he wants in painting will never find that which transcends his preferences. But, if one has been trapped by the mystery of an image which refuses all explanation, a moment of panic will sometimes occur. These moments of panic...
by Peter | Feb 14, 2018 | borrowed thoughts
The development of Magritte’s painting from 1924 until his death in 1967 may be studied by art historians; they will find him to be an artist who throughout his life confused every trail, displaced every landmark and turned dates into a jumble. It will suffice to say...
by Rachel Saddington | Jan 30, 2018 | borrowed thoughts
How slowly one advances in a boat that does not float with the stream in a specific direction! How much easier it is when one can connect with the work of great predecessors whose value is not doubted by anyone. A personal experiment, a construction whose foundations...
by Rachel Saddington | Jan 30, 2018 | borrowed thoughts
Whosoever wants to portray something that does not exist has to obey certain rules. Those rules are more or less the same as for the teller of fairy tales: he has to apply the function of contrasts: he has to cause a shock. The element of mystery to which he wants to...
