woensdag 3 november 2010

Famous




So famous that I don't need to say his name (although you might not have recognized him from the first pic). And this time I have to agree with the majority: It's always inspiring to see his work. The tradegy of course was that his work was only appreciated after he died. I feel sorry for him. Part of my mind wonders would his work have been so strong and authentic if people would have loved it than the way they do now?
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(more perspectives on famous see sidebar, this weeks theme came from Don )

15 opmerkingen:

  1. sorry i haven't been here for a while anna - (it's such an enormous blog universe, one gets lost......or just treads the same wellworn path). anyway, i like so much everything about your blog! i'll try to be back again sooner.

    meanwhile, yes, i think his work would have been the same. it seems it was impossible for him to be any different than he was.

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  2. Probably not. Fame does strange things to people.

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  3. famous indeed! yes it is sad that we appreciate after the fact.

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  4. This is the tragedy of a lot of artists...their work wasn't much of interest until they died. Really sad. But there are some, like Picasso, who were already famous at their lifetime.

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  5. Yes, he was such a great artist whose life came to a sad end. I just wonder how many more masterpieces he would have created if he had lived longer.

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  6. tragisch ja, net als de enorme boekverkoop die volgde op de dood van Harry mulisch; ik snap dat niet, 't zijn nog steeds dezelfde boeken, toch?

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  7. I think the strength of his work has nothing to do with his fame. Brilliance is brilliance.

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  8. @ all: Thank you for your interesting perspectives!

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  9. I wish I could remember where I read this article. It was an old magazine I had read.
    In this magazine a woman who was over a hundred years old mentioned, when she was a little girl she met Vincent VanGogh. She mentioned he was grumpy and did not bathe very often..quite the bohemian everyone ignored his works..It is ironic he traded his work for food..

    A few year ago sun flowers sold for 40 Million dollars.

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  10. ah, good old vincent. have you read his letters? superb.

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