Thanks Tosh. Excellent insights about that lonely place between Art and popular culture. History is full of those who dare to challenge the impossible. Van Gogh seems to have become the flashpoint although it could be Rimbaud or even Jean Michel Basquiat. The list is endless. Van Gough is the perfect example for all the ages.
Sweet reminder of Duchamp’s teasing the 20th century with the false dichotomy in painting between beauty and ideas. And the clever segue way to van Gogh, who represents the apex of both stunning gorgeousness and tortured intellect. Top form.
Thanks Tosh. Excellent insights about that lonely place between Art and popular culture. History is full of those who dare to challenge the impossible. Van Gogh seems to have become the flashpoint although it could be Rimbaud or even Jean Michel Basquiat. The list is endless. Van Gough is the perfect example for all the ages.
Sweet reminder of Duchamp’s teasing the 20th century with the false dichotomy in painting between beauty and ideas. And the clever segue way to van Gogh, who represents the apex of both stunning gorgeousness and tortured intellect. Top form.
Astute observations Tosh.