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ADRIFT ON THE RAFT OF THE MEDUSA: APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

“The Raft of the Medusa,” while maintaining the symmetry of Poussin, changes painting once and for all. It is sculptural and architectural, but depicts no architecture. Two great overlapping triangles, suggesting both a ship’s sails and the ocean’s waves, define … Continue reading

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INTO THE MYSTIC: FOLLOWING A MYSTERIOUS & FUGITIVE LIGHT

Time has told me You’re a rare rare find A troubled cure For a troubled mind. And time has told me Not to ask for more Someday our ocean Will find its shore. So I`ll leave the ways that are … Continue reading

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A PIOUS SINNER AS NATIONAL INSTITUTION

In the early 1960′s, Chateaubriand received a tribute that demonstrates in its very extravagance, his enduring power. Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Paul Sartre visited Saint-Malo on one of their many excursions. They liked the town, but Chateaubriand’s tomb, with … Continue reading

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Read Him the Riot Act

The latter paintings of John Mallard William Turner from the 1830′s and 1840′s were quite reckless in his handling of paint.The mucky density of the oils, the trowelling effects, and bleeding watercolors reflected a love-hate relationship with obscurity similar to … Continue reading

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Everybody Knows the Good Guys Lost

Heinrich Heine ( 1797-1856) was a German poet, known as the last great king of romanticism.Heine is regarded as a great prose stylist and articulate lyrical poet.His lyricism is informed by great simplicity and accessibility bathed in an ardent and … Continue reading

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