tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post8947514946081763873..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Amedeo Modigliani, a flawed genius?Helshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-1019067383468374452014-10-30T16:56:36.611+11:002014-10-30T16:56:36.611+11:00In honour of the 2014 Modigliani exhibition at Pal...In honour of the 2014 Modigliani exhibition at Palazzo Blu in Pisa, the blog Tuscany Arts has a gorgeous photograph of each Modigliani home in Livorno. Some of them have disappeared forever; others have completely changed due to time and history.<br /><br />http://www.turismo.intoscana.it/allthingstuscany/tuscanyarts/livorno-modigliani-places/Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-59337010403820971752012-02-05T17:06:37.643+11:002012-02-05T17:06:37.643+11:00Since this blog post was published, a new and rele...Since this blog post was published, a new and relevant book has appeared in the art bookshops called Modigliani: A Life by Meryle Secrest. <br /><br />Ms Secrest is an author I am always citing in lectures. Some of her other subjects include Frank Lloyd Wright, Berenson and Duveen, Leonard Bernstein and everyone else I blog about.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-49106499230817968772011-08-10T00:18:19.434+10:002011-08-10T00:18:19.434+10:00I have added a reference to Modern Art Mecca: Pari...I have added a reference to Modern Art Mecca: Paris Between the Wars <br />in the blog called ineedartandcoffee. Basically Thomas is suggesting why many of the most glorious pages in cultural modernity were written here, by French artists of course but particularly by the thousands of outsiders who flocked to Paris.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-25821384994178734752011-03-07T10:44:56.027+11:002011-03-07T10:44:56.027+11:00John and Kiwi,
I am coming back to Modigliani in ...John and Kiwi,<br /><br />I am coming back to Modigliani in a conference paper, as I often do. But my question now is marginally different. As a man who saw himself as tormented and on the path to self destruction, how did his art come to characterised by measure, control and harmony (and not by chaos and passion)?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-13555090507707861542010-04-12T09:25:03.243+10:002010-04-12T09:25:03.243+10:00Chris and Nicholas, there is indeed an artistic my...Chris and Nicholas, there is indeed an artistic mystique about suffering, especially as you say amongst the scions of perfectly respectable middle class or wealthier families. <br /><br />In Paris, in particular, the artists were very fortunate. An old pavilion from the 1900 World Fair was remodelled as low-cost studios for artists by Boucher. La Ruche may have been pretty squalid, but he really did want to help young artists who were a long way from home.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-16054336653684016402010-04-12T07:59:47.008+10:002010-04-12T07:59:47.008+10:00I have always been fascinated by Modigliani's ...I have always been fascinated by Modigliani's work. I remember in some lectures I attended in the past, the lecturer was trying to make a case for some artists' unique vision being due to actual physical defects in their eyes causing them to perceive a distorted view of the world. He cited El Greco, Modigliani and Parmigianino as examples. I guess, that is a rather pedestrian way that talent can comment on genius...<br /><br />As far as Modigliani's dissolute life is concerned, it is mirrored by Toulouse Lautrec and several other scions of well-to-do families who follow the artistic life as a means of rebelling. There is an element of degeneracy inherent there, I think, and it may represent a way of breaking free from the tight constraints of social position dictated by money and class?Intellibloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-9843384339097208752010-04-12T04:31:09.185+10:002010-04-12T04:31:09.185+10:00The times, especially in Paris, seemed to call for...The times, especially in Paris, seemed to call for a certain artist's identity. I think it's not the cliche of the starving artist for nothing. <br /><br />I can't count how many times I've heard the idea that if one is not suffering, one is not an artist.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-51921863798003130672010-04-11T23:53:27.333+10:002010-04-11T23:53:27.333+10:00I have nothing really to add to the comments alrea...I have nothing really to add to the comments already posted. I just wanted to say thanks for posting this truly interesting article, but also to say how much I have always loved Modigliani's work.John Hopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495250254811460833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-64443773346934992712010-04-11T16:57:27.529+10:002010-04-11T16:57:27.529+10:00A very educational post, as usual. A pleasure to r...A very educational post, as usual. A pleasure to read and learn.<br /><br /><br />peterAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952914908453937218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-25300617620102487402010-04-10T12:10:22.557+10:002010-04-10T12:10:22.557+10:00Thanks Hermes and M. Modigliani was a very clever ...Thanks Hermes and M. Modigliani was a very clever artist, extremely handsome and a truly great friend to his many colleagues.<br /><br />But the question haunts us: why did a man who came from a well educated, rather comfortable and loving family in Italy live a life of grinding poverty, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, sexual promiscuity and general dissolution in France? He loved his family and would have been helped by them in a heartbeat, even if he wasn't making enough money from art.<br /><br />What a tragedy. Dead in his 30s.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-70266747958080436732010-04-10T02:38:54.247+10:002010-04-10T02:38:54.247+10:00Great post! I've always been intrigued by Mod...Great post! I've always been intrigued by Modigliani, but as of yet have not done much research about him. I've often wondered why he is overlooked and under-appreciated in many art history texts. At first reaction, I would say it is because his artwork is very repetitive (as you mention), but then again, so many major artists were repetitive in style (i.e. Picasso, Pollock, Rothko). <br /><br />The Paolo Coelho link is quite fun. It's fun to see the great writer's opinion on Modigliani.<br /><br />Personally, I really like Modigliani's aesthetic and style. I find it to be very expressive.Alberti's Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060586087447314960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-37070480666065740792010-04-10T01:10:37.478+10:002010-04-10T01:10:37.478+10:00What a fascinating post. I was surprised how much ...What a fascinating post. I was surprised how much those pictures affected me. Thanks.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.com