Cherry Red - Book Five of Six
All in Art
I was in high school when I first saw a Modigliani painting. I was much taken by the long sensual lines, the muted earthy colors, and the strange contradiction of an abstracted nude that yet, somehow oozed life and sexual allure.
A Greek word (ere-a-trey) meaning both excellence and virtue; two sides of the same coin as far as the Greeks of the Classical period were concerned.
Artists speak the language of Aesthetic: a polyglot of image, sound, gesture, and form.
Three resolute watchmen patrol the echoing emptiness. Their probing flashlights scanning for any slight thing amiss. The silence broods heavily around them.
I have worked at Graphic Design for nearly half a century. During that time I have developed some very particular ideas about Design.
For most of his nearly one hundred-and-one years, my Uncle Roscoe showed little interest in anything artistic.