at the getty, part four--vincent

[zyzyly]

detail from "irises"

But I could have told you
Vincent
this world was never
meant for one
as beautiful as you.

Comments

[niyabinghi.livejournal.com]

Oh bless you, bless you.

(How'd you manage to take pics inside, or do they allow them?)

<3 :)

[myasma.livejournal.com]

i selected this one today with you in mind!

they allow you to take pictures (non-flash) in the permanent exhibits, but not in the temporary. since i spent most of my time in the temporary exhibits, i didn't get a lot of art pictures.

[niyabinghi.livejournal.com]

Oh! :D

Doubly thank you :)

I'll have to go now dig out some more sun-dappled irises from last spring.

(I love this one how dark and heavy it is; was this one painted toward the latter end of his life I wonder?)

[pbsage.livejournal.com]

love his work. but, i think he would have been a very difficult man to like and/or love.

[niyabinghi.livejournal.com]

Heh...well, weren't all the best ones that way?

We probably wouldn't be talking about him if he had been nicer, saner, and did much tamer work.
;)

[pbsage.livejournal.com]

no, all of the best were not that way.

rubens, rembrandt come to mind.

one must never confuse the work for the person.

'just because one is a great artist, does not mean one is a great person.' debbie clarke.

[niyabinghi.livejournal.com]

You're correct; I should have said "some".

[myasma.livejournal.com]

he couldn't even live with himself.

[daily-in-la.livejournal.com]

oh, how poignant

Gilt by association

[felixbunay.livejournal.com]

They let you blog from jail?

Re: Gilt by association

[myasma.livejournal.com]

this isn't me.

Re: Gilt by association

[felixbunay.livejournal.com]

I'll say.

[daily-in-la.livejournal.com]

I'm listening to Vincent now. :-)

[lowflyingsquab.livejournal.com]

the lyrics are some of the most moving I have ever heard.

[hussla.livejournal.com]

Indeed, I love that song.

[yechezkiel.livejournal.com]

I agree.

[niyabinghi.livejournal.com]

I have been known to burst out weeping from even just the Muzak versions played in elevators! lol

[(Anonymous)]

I love this painting!

Is this from Vincent Van Gogh?

[ex-angeldove677.livejournal.com]

Oops!!! I did it again. Didn't mean to sign as anonymous. I was on Firefox browser & sometime that thang is confusing.

[myasma.livejournal.com]

It is Van Gogh--amazing to see it up close. Have you ever been down to the Getty Museum?

[ex-angeldove677.livejournal.com]

Van Gogh!!!!!!!!! I knew it. I LOVE HIM!!!!!! I would like to have one of his painting in my office. No, I've never been to the Getty Museum, where is it?

[myasma.livejournal.com]

The Getty museum is in Los Angeles

[ex-angeldove677.livejournal.com]

I don't visit L.A. as much as I do S.F. Oh well, even SF...I hardly visit there anymore either. :(

[inhim.livejournal.com]

This picture seems to be jumping right off the computer screen at me. And my monitor isn't even all that hot. Literally looks 3-D. The brush strokes seem to have authentic texture.

Amazing.

[myasma.livejournal.com]

I noticed that as I was editing the picture--amazing!

[theodicy.livejournal.com]

I totally dig the tree at the Norton Simon too.

[myasma.livejournal.com]

I have never been there, but it is on my list.

[fairy.livejournal.com]

I cant tell you how much I love that song. And that part that you quoted *always* chokes me up.

[myasma.livejournal.com]

it is such a beautiful song.

[mrshannibal.livejournal.com]

this song and the painter/artist - make me cry...

this is beautiful