Fig. 1: This is only one in a series. A huge, horrifying, fascinating series.Alas, prints of this were not available in the gift shop, so I'll have to come up with some other decoration for that long entrance hallway in my new apartment.
Friday, October 17, 2008
I hope you weren't planning on sleeping soon
I got an email today from Andy, who, as noted before, came for a brief visit last week. I -- of course -- took him to the Collection de l'Art Brut, which -- of course -- blew his mind. He sent me this picture, which adequately captures what I find to be the single scariest thing I have ever witnessed in a museum anywhere. Nowhere else have I seen a painting that so clearly asks, nay, demands that the viewer lean just a little bit more over the precarious and quickly eroding cliff that marks the edge of sanity.
Fig. 1: This is only one in a series. A huge, horrifying, fascinating series.
Alas, prints of this were not available in the gift shop, so I'll have to come up with some other decoration for that long entrance hallway in my new apartment.
Fig. 1: This is only one in a series. A huge, horrifying, fascinating series.Alas, prints of this were not available in the gift shop, so I'll have to come up with some other decoration for that long entrance hallway in my new apartment.
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I must say, the picture on the current homepage of Art Brut museum is quite possible the most awesome portrait of a man I have ever seen.
Could you please make your blog a bit more accessible to us commonfolk. what does it mean? I don't get it Paul. You got a "getting started" guide for your blog anywhere? need help navigating obscure references.
Ha! The point of this blog is inaccessibility! From now on, only obscure references! Sourdough bread bowl!!!!!!!
Wow, that IS pretty obscure...
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