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FELLINI ~ ON ART

Art · Reflection

FELLINI ~ ON ART

“All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.” Federico Fellini

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OSKAR KOKOSCHKA ~ THE TWO OF US…

Art · Reflection

OSKAR KOKOSCHKA ~ THE TWO OF US…

“The two of us with a very strong, peaceful expression, hand in hand, on the edge within a semicircle sea, lit be Bengal fire, water-tower, mountains, lightning and moon.” Oskar Kokoschka The Bride of the Wind, 1914

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JAMES WHISTLER ~ A SYMPHONY OF COLORS

Art · Reflection

JAMES WHISTLER ~ A SYMPHONY OF COLORS

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket (1875) James Abbott McNeill Whistler Whistler was interested in the relationship between music and paintings and often called his paintings nocturnes, symphonies, or harmonies.

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EDVARD MUNCH ~ A LIFE IN ANXIETY

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EDVARD MUNCH ~ A LIFE IN ANXIETY

“From the moment of my birth, the angels of anxiety, worry, and death stood at my side, followed me out when I played, followed me in the sun of springtime and in the glories of summer. They stood at my side in the evening when I closed my eyes, and intimidated me with death, hel

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