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February 2016

ALEXANDER RODCHENKO ~ LEVELS

in Photographic Beauty by

Alexander Rodchenko
Levels
1929
Vintage print on Silver gelatin paper
Collection Museum Moscow House of Photography / Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow
© A. Rodchenko – W. Stepanova Archive
© Museum Moscow House of Photography

MAX ERNST ~ ON WOMEN’S NUDITY

in Max's Bizarre Voyage by

Woman’s nudity is wiser than the philosopher’s teachings.
Max Ernst

Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning, photo by Lee Miller.

IN GIACOMETTI’S STUDIO

in In Giacometti's Studio... by

The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity. (Alberto Giacometti)

MAX ERNST ~ ON GOOD IDEAS

in Max's Bizarre Voyage by

“All good ideas arrive by chance.”

Gala Éluard, 1924
Max Ernst

GIORGIO DE CHIRICO ~ THE DREAM VERSUS LIFE

in Quoting the Artist ~ Thoughts and Thinking... by

“Although the dream is a very strange phenomenon and an inexplicable mystery, far more inexplicable is the mystery and aspect our minds confer on certain objects and aspects of life.”
Giorgio de Chirico

Painting: The two Sisters – (the Jewish Angel)

D.H. LAWRENCE ~ ROSES

in Paintings speaking Poetry by

Roses

Nature responds so beautifully.
Roses are only once-wild roses, that were given an extra chance,
So they bloomed out and filled themselves with coloured fulness
Out of sheer desire to be splendid, and more splendid.

D.H. Lawrence

“My Sweet Rose” (1903)

John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)

UMBERTO ECO ~ WE LIVE FOR BOOKS

in The words that make sense... brilliant writings by writers... by

“We Live for Books”
Umberto Eco
(5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016)

C.S. LEWIS ~ FRIENDSHIP

in The words that make sense... brilliant writings by writers... by

“A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.”
C.S. Lewis

GALILEO ~ ON TRUTHS

in The words that make sense... brilliant writings by writers... by

“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.”
Galileo Galilei
Astronomer

Galileo Galilei, was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician who played a major role in the scientific revolution during the Renaissance. (Wikipedia)
(February 15, 1564 – January 8, 1642)

SAUL BELLOW ~ ON ADVICE

in The words that make sense... brilliant writings by writers... by

“When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.”
Saul Bellow

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