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Ekphrastic Tourists

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Art for Housewives

“The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.” John Berger Simply looking at a great work of art is not always enough. We often feel the primordial need to possess it in some way. And … Continue reading →

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Ekphrastic Copyists

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Art for Housewives

Pablo Picasso said “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” So he did both. On the left is a painting by Velazquez, “L’infante Marie Marguerite” (1655) and, on the right, Picasso’s version of the Infante Marguerite (1957). On the left is … Continue reading →

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O. Henry’s Leaf

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Art for Housewives

One is a lonely number. It’s static and goes nowhere on its own. To move, it takes two. That’s why we need interrelations because, without them, we cannot evolve. Sue and Johnsy were two young artists living in the art … Continue reading →

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Beauty is the only truth I want to know

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Art for Housewives

At the beginning of the lockdown, drones were sent out to immortalize a deserted Rome. The photos were stunning because, without people, the city regained its original contours and majestic beauty. How magical it would be, I thought, to walk … Continue reading →

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