Where, art, thou?

[Elyse]

The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown,
he will give away his energies and his life just to make sure that one
note follows another... and leaves us with the feeling that something
is right in the world.
-Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

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Elyse
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[SteveMR200]

On 27 Oct 2005 08:41:48 -0700, Elyse wrote in message:
<1130427708.1...@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>:

The artist's life cannot be otherwise than full
of conflicts, for two forces are at war within
him--on the one hand the common human longing
for happiness, satisfaction and security in
life, and on the other a ruthless passion for
creation which may go so far as to override
every personal desire.
--Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961)
_Modern Man in Search of a Soul_ [1933]

The true artist will let his wife starve, his
children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his
living at seventy, sooner than work at anything
but his art.
--George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
_Man and Superman_ [1903]

Art is a jealous mistress, and, if a man have a
genius for painting, poetry, music, architecture,
or philosophy, he makes a bad husband, and ill-
provider.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
_The Conduct of Life_ [1860], "Wealth"

--
Steve

[David C Kifer]

SteveMR200 dipped mouse in ink and wrote:

> The artist's life cannot be otherwise than full
> of conflicts, for two forces are at war within
> him--on the one hand the common human longing
> for happiness, satisfaction and security in
> life, and on the other a ruthless passion for
> creation which may go so far as to override
> every personal desire.
> --Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961)
> _Modern Man in Search of a Soul_ [1933]

What are the thoughts of the canvas on which a masterpiece is being
painted? "I am being soiled, brutally treated and concealed from view."
Thus men grumble at their destiny, however fair.
--Jean Cocteau

--
Dave
"Tam multi libri, tam breve tempus!"
(Et brevis pecunia.) [Et breve spatium.]

[SteveMR200]

When Da Vinci was painting his "Last Supper," he was
chided for standing hours before the canvas without
making a stroke. He explained: "When I pause the
longest, I make the most telling strokes with my brush."
--Charles Livingston Allen (1913-2005)
_The Greatest of These is Love_ [1986],
"It's Love Or Nothing"

--
Steve

[William C Waterhouse]

The anecdote sounds phony, but that's minor in comparison with
the thought that someone could seriously believe Da Vinci's
"Last Supper" was painted on canvas.

William C. Waterhouse
Penn State

ObQuote:
That's my last Duchess painted on the wall,
Looking as if she were alive.

-- Browning, "My Last Duchess"

[SteveMR200]

On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 22:31:12 +0000 (UTC), William C Waterhouse wrote in
message: <dkgnfg$1cno$1...@f04n12.cac.psu.edu>:

>In article <p0t6m1t7mgquh2iek...@4ax.com>,
>SteveMR200 <Steve...@aol.com> writes:
>
>> When Da Vinci was painting his "Last Supper," he was
>> chided for standing hours before the canvas without
>> making a stroke. He explained: "When I pause the
>> longest, I make the most telling strokes with my brush."
>> --Charles Livingston Allen (1913-2005)
>> _The Greatest of These is Love_ [1986],
>
>
>The anecdote sounds phony, but that's minor in comparison with
>the thought that someone could seriously believe Da Vinci's
>"Last Supper" was painted on canvas.

Phony, it may be, William, but like Aesop's Fables
or Biblical parables, it still makes a point very
nicely. We'll just attribute it somewhat
differently.
--David C. Kifer
(In a posting to alt.quotations, "Re: Homely
Thoughts," [July 7, 2005])

--
Steve

[Kanga Rose]

SteveMR200 wrote:
>>The anecdote sounds phony, but that's minor in comparison with
>>the thought that someone could seriously believe Da Vinci's
>>"Last Supper" was painted on canvas.

> Phony, it may be, William, but like Aesop's Fables
> or Biblical parables, it still makes a point very
> nicely. We'll just attribute it somewhat
> differently.
> --David C. Kifer
> (In a posting to alt.quotations, "Re: Homely
> Thoughts," [July 7, 2005])

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Indeed we are all in peril if the flawed messenger invalidates the message
~ Philip Yancey, Soul Survivor (2001

And what if *the canvas* was not meant literally? <s>

...
This world is but a canvas to our imagination.
~ Henry David Thoreau (1817-62)

I've been doing a lot of abstract painting lately, extremely abstract.
No brush, no paint, no canvas, I just think about it.
~Steven Wright

--
- Kanga Rose -

Biopic page: http://aussieladiesofaq.blogspot.com/
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[SteveMR200]

On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 13:03:17 GMT, Kanga Rose wrote in message:
<p42bf.9454$Hj2....@news-server.bigpond.net.au>:

>On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 18:00:00 -0800, SteveMR200 wrote in message:
><gf4om1hvplqqpra2f...@4ax.com>:

>>On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 22:31:12 +0000 (UTC), William C Waterhouse
>>wrote in message: <dkgnfg$1cno$1...@f04n12.cac.psu.edu>:
>>

>>>The anecdote sounds phony, but that's minor in comparison with
>>>the thought that someone could seriously believe Da Vinci's
>>>"Last Supper" was painted on canvas.
>
>> Phony, it may be, William, but like Aesop's Fables
>> or Biblical parables, it still makes a point very
>> nicely. We'll just attribute it somewhat
>> differently.
>> --David C. Kifer
>> (In a posting to alt.quotations, "Re: Homely
>> Thoughts," [July 7, 2005])
>___________________________________
>
>

>And what if *the canvas* was not meant literally? <s>
>
>

>This world is but a canvas to our imagination.
> ~ Henry David Thoreau (1817-62)
>
>I've been doing a lot of abstract painting lately, extremely abstract.
>No brush, no paint, no canvas, I just think about it.
> ~Steven Wright
>
>--
>- Kanga Rose -

If the days grow dark, if care and pain
Press close and sharp on heart and brain;
Then lovely pictures still shall bloom,
Upon the walls of memory's room.
--Charles Monroe Dickinson (1842-1924)
_My Burdens_

--
Steve