I also want to kind of do this with you, so whether you wanted to participate or not:
1) Right. Napoleon invades Madrid, and the Madrileños spill out onto the streets to battle the invaders (as seen in the Goya paintings). My question is this: do you think that, place in that same situation, you would be capable of reacting in the same way and heading out to fight in the streets in the name of, ultimately, a king who hasn't done all that much for you, but also in the name of the general principle of the thing? 2) Would you ever settle back in Mother Russia? 3) Have any artists / movements / styles-of-animation particularly influenced your artwork? 4) Do you have a general interest in history, or is your affinity towards the little corporal some particular phenomenon? 5) If you could have a power, any power at all, in terms of traditional [or not] super-hero type stuff, what would it be?
1.) I am wholly unpolitical and thus am not sure if I would fight in the name of anything, anywhere. If my street was being invaded, I would probably hide under something, being not so brave as to stand up for my city. Especially against Napoleon
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Ooooh, your answers make me HAPPY, inspiring answers, even!
1) HAHAHAHAHAHA, that's hilarious, you sound so demure. "What? WHO'S invading? Forget it, tell me when it's over, I'm under the bed. Oh, oh, and tell him I think he's super-cool, and that when all this calms down, well...I'd like to have him over for tea if he has a moment, perhaps?" 2) I know exactly what you mean, what with the architectural beauty and whatnot. Also, in terms of trying things out, that's largely why I'm studying in Europe to begin with. That way I can comfortably settle on either side of the Atlantic with the satisfaction of knowing that whatever decision I made, I made with much certainty. 3) Yes, yes, yes, YES! Yes, yes! God, YES! I'm going through a big Modigliani revival (though my bigger one was last December) right now, but, oh wow, you just reminded me of Fragonard! The Swing is one of my favourite paintings! 4) Yes, yes, yes. You really should try to get your hands on anything from Will and Ariel Durant's Story of Civilisation series. Their book on
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1.) My sentiments EXACTLY. Oh, tea with the Emperor after a long day of hiding under the bed from weaponry. 4.) Oh, you reminded me of Mme. Recamier. Have you seen the painting of her by Gerard? Absolutely one of the most beautiful paintings I have ever seen. I will most certainly look for these books, oh yes.
Most certainly, most certainly; as much as I'm attatched to David's own experiments with Julie and the fainting-couch, Gerard does actually outdo ol' Jacques-Louis with Madame's dress-sleve gently falling off her shoulder in that most-seductive way. Quite glorious, aye! But look for the Durants - she features prominently in a section on the Sexual Morality of the age, and they take to calling her one of the Three Graces (along with Josephine and I-forget-whom) of the Directory in quite a charmingly endearing way.
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1) Right. Napoleon invades Madrid, and the Madrileños spill out onto the streets to battle the invaders (as seen in the Goya paintings). My question is this: do you think that, place in that same situation, you would be capable of reacting in the same way and heading out to fight in the streets in the name of, ultimately, a king who hasn't done all that much for you, but also in the name of the general principle of the thing?
2) Would you ever settle back in Mother Russia?
3) Have any artists / movements / styles-of-animation particularly influenced your artwork?
4) Do you have a general interest in history, or is your affinity towards the little corporal some particular phenomenon?
5) If you could have a power, any power at all, in terms of traditional [or not] super-hero type stuff, what would it be?
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1) HAHAHAHAHAHA, that's hilarious, you sound so demure. "What? WHO'S invading? Forget it, tell me when it's over, I'm under the bed. Oh, oh, and tell him I think he's super-cool, and that when all this calms down, well...I'd like to have him over for tea if he has a moment, perhaps?"
2) I know exactly what you mean, what with the architectural beauty and whatnot. Also, in terms of trying things out, that's largely why I'm studying in Europe to begin with. That way I can comfortably settle on either side of the Atlantic with the satisfaction of knowing that whatever decision I made, I made with much certainty.
3) Yes, yes, yes, YES! Yes, yes! God, YES! I'm going through a big Modigliani revival (though my bigger one was last December) right now, but, oh wow, you just reminded me of Fragonard! The Swing is one of my favourite paintings!
4) Yes, yes, yes. You really should try to get your hands on anything from Will and Ariel Durant's Story of Civilisation series. Their book on ( ... )
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4.) Oh, you reminded me of Mme. Recamier. Have you seen the painting of her by Gerard? Absolutely one of the most beautiful paintings I have ever seen. I will most certainly look for these books, oh yes.
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