Art to amplify experience
Always interested in how people view the point or at least the benefit of literature and other arts. Â Here is...
When restraint liberates invention
Although this refers to art, it seems the same in other forms of invention: there is sometimes a curious connection...
A big headache
In the age of supermodels, it was fun to read that the 17th century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi complained to...
Of art and Ithaca
This poetic summary resonates deeply - the search for green eternity as opposed to 'mere astonishments'. I've always been baffled...
Non-negotiable
The 17th century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi names her price and sticks to it, in a letter to her patron....
Argumentative authenticity
You can't help admiring people said to be as authentic as argumentative, including in themselves, and in their art and...
Fewer means, greater mastery
Further thoughts on creative constraint. In this case, it seems a question of simplifying what you work with, to yield a more...
My kind of cover – Under Milk Wood
A few months ago we went to our favourite flea market and, as we were leaving, saw a pile of...
The spirit of the letter
Luiz found this beautiful book at our favourite flea market in Geneva. I liked the cover image and title, which...
Chryselephantine
'Chryselephantine' means made of, or adorned with, gold and ivory, as in this figurine. Only just came across this word...
A sunny spot to read
I fell in love with this room when I saw this sunlit painting. The Victorian artist has captured a perfect...
Why, Chagall, why?
According to Orlando Figes, Chagall was invited to decorate the streets of Vitebsk in celebration of the first anniversary of...
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