Which of these art quotes speak truthfully to you and which do you disagree with? Just vote for your favorite and why you disagree with any. Truth or fiction? It’s all subjective. I agree with Da Vinci who illustrates the difference between poetry and art so succinctly. Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, andContinue reading “Poll Truth or Fiction?”
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The Ghosts of 2010
Although I have cut down on my posts from one per day to one every 4 or 5 days in 2010 starting in August, I managed 256 posts. I hope to improve on this year and continue to build up Bookstains, which is proving popular. This year Echostains celebrated 16 artists birthdays (another area I intend toContinue reading “The Ghosts of 2010”
Picasso Pops up
Art pops up in the most unexpected places (see my post about Michaelangelo’s work found behind a sofa…). 271 pieces of Pablo Picasso‘s work have now turned up in a garage on the French Rivera. They have lain there in a cardboard box for 40 years. Retired electrician 71-year-old Pierre Le Guennec sought to have them authenticatedContinue reading “Picasso Pops up”
Happy Belated Birthday Picasso! plus poetry challenge
It was Pablo Picasso‘s birthday yesterday (25th October 2010). Born 1881 Malaga Spain, Picasso is probably the most innovative, exciting and original artist to have lived. He had a long life (1881 – 1973, Mougins, France) filled with creative output and daring. Some have called him a genius, but most agree that he was quiteContinue reading “Happy Belated Birthday Picasso! plus poetry challenge”
‘Poll – Never a Truer word was said..’
There are lots of wonderful art quotes around. Some artists are more eloquent and verbose or wittier than others – Picasso, for example could fill a book with his quotes (but more on this artist coming soon….). Without letting the art work influence you, I would like you to pick your favorite ‘truth’ from these 6 quotes. Although allContinue reading “‘Poll – Never a Truer word was said..’”
Happy Birthday Dear Pablo Picasso!
Today is the birthday of probably one of the most famous modern artists, Pablo Picasso (or to give him his real name – Pablo Diego JoseFrancisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Maria de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santisima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso). Most people called him Picasso…… and no wonder! Picasso born in Spain 1881Continue reading “Happy Birthday Dear Pablo Picasso!”
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