April 15, 2003

fodder, help me

I'm ready to go home, and I can't think of anything to entertain you kids. In fact, I just signed up for fodder today, just to help me out on those days.

I guess I'll do a little survey. Today I was thinking of a Goya painting, and thinking that was how I felt today. It's sort of weird, because I don't feel particularly dark or angry (like what most people think of when they think of Goya), but I just started thinking of this painting. It's The Colossus, which is exhibited in the Prado Museum in Madrid (which I happen to have visited in my journeys around Europe).

P.S., If you're ever interested in the movie Goya in Bordeaux because of the idea that it has some of his art in it, don't bother. It's pretty low-budget and not extremely involving. Although toying with the idea of who Goya's mystery woman is is always fun.

If you're wondering who the heck Goya is, you may have seen these paintings from him:

So, if you could be represented by a painting today, what would it be?

Posted by wendytime at April 15, 2003 04:27 PM | TrackBack
Comments

I was going to post this yesterday, but then I remembered that your settings for your blog didn't allow picture postings. So then I forgot about it, but then today I remembered to change them. Hope you don't mind. Anyway, here's mine:

Posted by: brendoman on April 16, 2003 10:37 AM

one more thing:

I really liked Goya (I've been to Madrid too), but I prefer El Greco. His paintings are amazing.

Posted by: brendoman on April 16, 2003 10:39 AM

Oh my gosh...I've never been able to find this painting online, but I just did!

http://www.museum-london.org.uk/MOLsite/exhibits/changing_faces/trans/trans3.htm

This is the painting (print) that I have in my living room, if you all have ever noticed. First of all, I love the time period and the way the women dressed. But I always felt like the woman in the middle...who you will notice is kind of longingly looking at the woman with the children next to her. She is also holding her flowers like she would a baby, and the umbrella leaning against her mirrors how the child is leaning against its mother.

Anyway, I always loved the painting....it used to hang in the entry hallway at the old Polly's that was torn down. I saved it and had it rematted and framed.

Posted by: Wendy on April 16, 2003 10:42 AM

let's try this...

Posted by: Wendy on April 16, 2003 10:43 AM

I dig El Greco too. Have you been to Toledo and seen this one in the church?

It's awesome.

Posted by: jeri on April 16, 2003 10:49 AM

DAMN YOU BRENDAN!! that is the picture i was gonna post!!! except when i tried yesterday, the comments thingee was down.

Posted by: becky on April 16, 2003 12:45 PM

okay, how about this one intead?

Posted by: becky on April 16, 2003 12:49 PM

yeah, i saw that painting in the church in Toledo. We went there just to see that. It's really cool. Very intense.

Posted by: brendoman on April 16, 2003 01:04 PM

I wonder if this will show up but it's the most recent thing I've liked:
here

Posted by: David on April 16, 2003 04:12 PM

I thought Goya was the creature that Captain Kirk fough on a desert planet on the original Star Trek.

Posted by: Roland on April 16, 2003 04:16 PM
Post a comment