newsletter 3- 9 June 2002
| QUOTES ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "I remember Francis Bacon would say that he felt he was giving art what he thought it previously lacked. With me, it's what Yeats called the fascination with what's difficult. I'm only trying to do what I can't do." Lucian Freud I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say 'he feels deeply, he feels tenderly.' Vincent Van Gogh "I have often tried to talk about painting but writing or talking about it is only an approximation, as painting is its own language and is not translatable into words." Francis Bacon INTERESTING LINKS ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Francis Bacon Image Gallery click here Excellent site on Francis Bacon. Plenty of images and information on the artist. Notebook click here Excellent site with many arts resources, information and links. Lots to read! ART IN THE NEWS ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A priceless game What if the Art Institute put its most celebrated works of art on the block, selling them to the highest bidder? What would they bring? click here What did the Americans ever do for us? Rauschenberg, Lichtenstein, Koons... the world would be a poorer place without them, says Jonathan Jones click here |
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