tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post2986189272263410137..comments2024-03-20T12:46:10.513-07:00Comments on The Colorist: Art of This CenturyCasey Klahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-6699818329039321122008-01-17T05:36:00.000-08:002008-01-17T05:36:00.000-08:00Maybe I wasn't desperate to "go", but on neither o...Maybe I wasn't desperate to "go", but on neither of my trips to Venice (the last in 2006) did I see the urinals which so attracted you.harry bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853116370799042788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-47593919794538863562007-06-24T10:59:00.000-07:002007-06-24T10:59:00.000-07:00Unsavory Content to Follow:I heard, when I was in ...Unsavory Content to Follow:<BR/><BR/>I heard, when I was in Italy last year, that in Venice there were outdoor urinals throughout the city. Men could just "go" at will, right in front of God and everyone.<BR/>Now, if you understand that I had just had a bladder operation, and that I was in incredible pain on my trip (I couldn't cancel this once-in-a-lifetime chance to go to Italy with the 10th Mountain Division veterans), you can maybe see why I thought that Venice was as close to my Shangri-la as there could ever be!<BR/>I called my wife and told her to pack up the kids, and that we were moving to Venice. She was unamused when I told her the reason...(jealousy is so base)<BR/>Hey! Robyn brought up the homeless ! I'm just free associating here!Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-21698984158198570892007-06-24T09:51:00.000-07:002007-06-24T09:51:00.000-07:00Back door - Front door, I'm afraid they charge at ...Back door - Front door, I'm afraid they charge at every door in Venice, Casey. If you are happy to sleep in doorways and not eat - the most beautiful things are absolutely free! I read somewhere that beauty is enhanced by starvation - I think it's when one starts to hallucinate.Robyn Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-26271603500788977132007-06-23T06:15:00.000-07:002007-06-23T06:15:00.000-07:00KT:I have looked at the Scot's Colourists, but jus...KT:<BR/>I have looked at the Scot's Colourists, but just a little. <BR/>Wait til you see what I have next for Rothko. Too good to publish on a weekend.<BR/>Kahn always has had a great deal of Rothko in his work. Think of color fields when you look at him. I had a fellow come into my booth at Edmonds and look at my landscapes and say: "we have all learned a lot from Rothko, haven't we?"<BR/>Too bad Peggy G. couldn't afford anything better than on the Grand canal. But seriously, to risk completely new architecture like that is very telling. The word "courage" comes to mind.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-83643987103437568192007-06-23T04:43:00.000-07:002007-06-23T04:43:00.000-07:00The weird thing about the Guggenheim on the Grand ...The weird thing about the Guggenheim on the Grand Canal is that it looks so different to everything else - a long wall with a door in the middle<BR/><BR/>So are you moving from Kahn to Rothko - or just adding to the idols?<BR/><BR/>Have you ever looked at the Scottish Colourists?Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-8020448260560753232007-06-22T20:35:00.000-07:002007-06-22T20:35:00.000-07:00No problem, Angela!No problem, Angela!Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-66186882102241062182007-06-22T18:13:00.000-07:002007-06-22T18:13:00.000-07:00Visting your blog always inspires me to learn new ...Visting your blog always inspires me to learn new things. You always have something about a book that gives wonderful information to others. Thanks!<BR/>*HUGS*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-79013198466097779322007-06-22T13:41:00.000-07:002007-06-22T13:41:00.000-07:00I understand that the Venice Museum is the reposit...I understand that the Venice Museum is the repository for whatever art she bought during that period, minus some attrition due to trade-outs, sales, outright destruction or theft.<BR/><BR/>The Wiki bio has her as not terribly rich - the poor woman. <BR/><BR/>Do you know the back door to Venice?Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-66461635368460080892007-06-22T13:03:00.000-07:002007-06-22T13:03:00.000-07:00Casey - When you come to visit me in Tuscany, you ...Casey - When you come to visit me in Tuscany, you have to go to the Peggy Guggenheim Museum on the Grand Canal. I've read a few biographies on this lady who was so blessed with resources and an amazing instinct for talent - it's hard to love her all the time but one has to be in awe of her place in the history of modern art.Robyn Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.com