Saturday, August 28, 2010

Languissante Rhapsodie


Languissante Rhapsodie, oil on canvas, 40x50cm. This is my view of a torrent coming down from Pont d'Espagna, near the Cascade de Loutour, near Cauterets, France. Esta es mi vision del torrente que baja del Pont d'Espagna, cerca de la Cascade de Loutour, cerca de Cauterets, Francia.
Again, I will refer to Paul Cezanne, since I can relate to his desire to be true to what he saw and also to the circumstances in which reality dictates how it must be seen. To celebrate both permanence and transience, and to honor the uniqueness of the artist's vision (which Cezanne called his "petite sensation") and the universality of what is actually seen, tormented Cezanne, and worries every artist I know. Otra vez me refiero a Paul Cezanne, puesto que puedo comprender su deseo de representar lo que vio y tambien de expresar las circumstancias en las que la realidad dicta como debe ser visto. Celebrar ambos, lo permanente y lo transciente, y respetar la vision unica del artista (la que Cezanne llamo su "petite sensation") y la universalidad de lo que esta siendo visto, atormentaba a Cezanne, y preocupa a toda (todo) artista que conozco.

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