Tag Archives: Grandma Moses

an electron: a may, a may and a not

…An electron can pass from the orbit of one nucelus to another’s without passing through space between. It occupies no particular position in space when its velocity is under observation; when its location is fixed, its speed is indeterminate. At … Continue reading

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down the amazon: art jungle

Aesthetics is a very complex issue. But is insolubly linked to economics, taste and design. More profoundly, are aesthetic considerations merely another marker, another sign of decadence. Donald Kuspit’s controversial article on the art market several years ago , written … Continue reading

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SAVAGERY SMOTHERED IN LOVE

“Personally, I believe very much in values of savagery; I mean: instinct, passion, mood, violence, madness.” — Jean Dubuffet, 1951.Jean Dubuffet ( 1901-1985 ). A visionary of modern anti-culture. He had a private Art Brut museum, where the world’s largest … Continue reading

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Comfort Paintings & Pragmatic Poetry

She was compared to French painter Henri Rousseau and Breughel. It was comfort art. In her paintings there is no despair, unhappiness, or aging, yet this unrealistic view of life is presented with remarkable power. Grandma Moses ( Anna May … Continue reading

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