episode 19
Some time back, a friend of mine told me that he visited the Van Gogh Museum, and, in his own words, 'I merely made a brief tour around it and finished viewing the exhibits somewhat hastily. Nothing spectacular about it.' Of such a person, I can only say, 'he has eyes, but does not see'.I am flipping through my copy of 'Van Gogh, The Complete Paintings', but I'm looking at the drawings and sketches rather than his famous (and not-so-famous) paintings. What a fantastic draughtsman Van Gogh is! His drawings bustle with a kind of life and energy that is not found in the works of the Romantics. In fact, one only needs to seriously study less than ten of hhis drawings, and one can already conclude that this artist is assuredly philosophic and wise. I find his drawings very life-affirming.
Before I realise it, I have been drawing for three years, and I'm both ashamed and alarmed that I have not made much progress. I am thinking of ordering some really costly books on Van Gogh's drawings from Amazon to study, to let the drawings talk and whisper to me. (In fact, I've already told Tingting to help me place an order at Borders.) I also admire Kathe Kollwitz a lot besides Van Gogh. When one studies, one must be disciplined. One must be rigorous. One must be deeply engaged. In short, one must delve into the deep.
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