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Bits And Pieces
1. Yesterday's tutorial was fun. Mainly we sat around and looked at reproductions of landscape paintings and tried to classify them according to the 18th century categories of "the beautiful"," the sublime" and "the picturesque".
2. I see Peter O'Toole is likely to be nominated for an Oscar. I hope he wins. I spotted him on a train once about ten years ago. He was sitting in a corner drinking Coca Cola and hiding behind the Times. He looked frail even then. I pretended I hadn't seen him.
3. It's my birthday. They said it might snow, but it hasn't yet. I'm 56.
4. Here's a painting by Joseph Wright of Derby. It isn't "beautiful" because the forms are too rugged. And it's too far removed from the norms of 18th century landscape painting to be called "picturesque". So I guess we'll have to settle for "sublime".
2. I see Peter O'Toole is likely to be nominated for an Oscar. I hope he wins. I spotted him on a train once about ten years ago. He was sitting in a corner drinking Coca Cola and hiding behind the Times. He looked frail even then. I pretended I hadn't seen him.
3. It's my birthday. They said it might snow, but it hasn't yet. I'm 56.
4. Here's a painting by Joseph Wright of Derby. It isn't "beautiful" because the forms are too rugged. And it's too far removed from the norms of 18th century landscape painting to be called "picturesque". So I guess we'll have to settle for "sublime".
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According to Wikipedia, O´Toole has been nominated for an Oscar 7 times, the last in 1982! I haven´t seen "Venus" (yet) but on principle, I do hope he finally gets more than an honorary Oscar.
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Did you see O'Toole in the TV Casanova?- playing alongside David Tennant as his younger self. He was terrific
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No, I haven´t seen the TV Casanova. I´m going to see if I can find it on dvd since I´ve heard quite a few good comments about it. It hasn´t been on Spanish TV as far as I know. They´re usually several years late getting the best stuff. I´m going to be in London next month and it´s now on my "to get in London" list. Barring that, I see that amazon uk has it at a decent price.
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Thank you.
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I have kicked off my 57th year by buying four new lampshades.
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Re picture: When did the term "Gothic" come into being? Possibly not until the 19th Century. But I think the Wright painting fits nicely with the Gothic literature of the late 18th Century.
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Yes, there's certainly a gothic side to Wright. This painting is dated 1774- a decade after the publication of the first gothic novel.
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It's called "Cave at Evening". I've a suspicion it was painted in Italy, but I'm not sure.
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As if in honor of the occasion, I awoke this morning to our first snowfall of the season. What strange weather.
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We've had a snowfall this evening.
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Yes, the sublime is all about mountain crags and haunted castles
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(That is a pretty sublime painting.)
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Wright is a neglected painter I think.
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This one reminds me a little of Caspar David Friedrich.
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Mine's tomorrow (Monday) :)
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And a happy birthday to you as well, my fellow Aquarian.
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The 18th Century had weird notions of asthetics. Go the romantics!
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But if the 18th century hadn't made the rules the romantics wouldn't have had anything to break.
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(better late than never, eh?)
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I'm hopeless at remembering birthdays....
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Jackie
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As you know, the feeling is mutual.
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