I heard the story about the mother who threw the sheet over her daughter so she could more safely give her a hug. I thought of these paintings of The Lovers by Magritte. I thought about these unusual times, when basic human connection could bring death to those we love. During these suspended and unnerving days and nights of waiting, contact is removed just when we need it most. We are alone, together. Strange days, when surrealism is realism.
Look how the light glows into the building. There is a glow because the hard surfaces around the bright colors are also light, and the ceiling is extra dark. Light can be a difficult thing to paint, because light needs dark. It feels wrong to go darker than what we see with our eyes, but …
Right now at the Seattle Art Museum, there’s a show of Alberto Giacometti‘s artworks. His drawings, paintings, and sculptures will be on display at SAM until October 9th. This is the second in a series of posts about Alberto Giacometti, who lived from 1901 – 1966. In the days since my last post about Alberto Giacometti’s …
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I heard the story about the mother who threw the sheet over her daughter so she could more safely give her a hug. I thought of these paintings of The Lovers by Magritte. I thought about these unusual times, when basic human connection could bring death to those we love. During these suspended and unnerving days and nights of waiting, contact is removed just when we need it most. We are alone, together. Strange days, when surrealism is realism.
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