Da Van Gogh

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>> I guess the van got stalled. At least the road got through.

Bob <<

Bruce wrote:

> > I see the road, but where > >did the Van Gogh? :-)

Alright you two, now I simply cannot resist joining the fun. Only Degas can make da Van Gogh

Baroque (adj.) ~ When you are out of Monet.

:::giggle:::

Shanti ~ Linda

P.S. By the way, for those artists who are interested in seeing really

good movies about artists, there is a lovely movie called "Starry

Night," the premis of which is that Van Gogh (who never sold a single

painting) comes to life in present time. He is completely flabergasted

to find that his simple paintings are worth millions apiece. He only

has a certain amount of time to be on this plane, so he sets about

taking back (stealing) his works. Of course, since he never sold them

to anyone, he believes they still belong to him. His goal: to sell

them again and set up a fund to help young, starving artists. Great

movie. Also, the recent movie, "Pollock," about the life of Jackson

Pollock is another jewel, though a bit more tough and less fun since

it is based on true events. What interested me at the end was to see

in the credits a woman who was named as the Painting Movement

Instructor. Fun job, eh Jill? Anyway, Ed Harris' portrayal of Pollock

is stunning, and seeing the story of how his work emerged, his

relationship with Lee Krasner, also a painter, the inimitable critic

Clement Greenberg, and others, kept me glued to my chair. I won't

give away any more. Hope some of you will take the bait and watch.

Both are available on video (although the local Blockbuster here only

had one copy of "Pollock" as opposed to about 25 of "Bring it

On"...see why I'm moving to NM?). There is also another gem about an

artist I had never heard of. The title is "Basqiete" (not sure of the

spelling). Another gem. Okay...couldn't help myself.