Being With (Etre Avec) 1946 Surrealism Oil on canvas The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
‘Being With (Etre Avec)’ is one of Matta’s ‘Social Morphology’ works and represents a direct response to the horrors of WW2. Matta’s expression in the menacing mechanical contraptions and the contorted, violated humanoid figures reflects his deep dismay.
Roberto Matta 1911-2002
Roberto Matta Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Modern Art Born: 11 November 1911, Santiago, Chile Nationality: Chilean Died: 23 November 2002, Civitavecchia, Italy
Matta was one of Chile’s best-known artists. He is a seminal figure of the abstract expressionist and surrealist art of the 20th -century
Oh, I can smile for you, and tilt my head, And drink your rushing words with eager lips, And paint my mouth for you a fragrant red, And trace your brows with tutored finger-tips. When you rehearse your list of loves to me, Oh, I can laugh and marvel, rapturous-eyed. And you laugh back, nor can you ever see The thousand little deaths my heart has died. And you believe, so well I know my part, That I am gay as morning, light as snow, And all the straining things within my heart You’ll never know.
Oh, I can laugh and listen, when we meet, And you bring tales of fresh adventurings, — Of ladies delicately indiscreet, Of lingering hands, and gently whispered things. And you are pleased with me, and strive anew To sing me sagas of your late delights. Thus do you want me — marveling, gay, and true, Nor do you see my staring eyes of nights. And when, in search of novelty, you stray, Oh, I can kiss you blithely as you go …. And what goes on, my love, while you’re away, You’ll never know
Dorothy Parker Born: 22 August 1893, New Jersey, USA Nationality: American Died: 7 June 1967, New York USA
Parker was a poet, critic, writer, and satirist based in New York. She was best known for her wit, wisecracks, and an eye for 20th-century urban fables. From an unhappy childhood, Parker rose to fame, both for her literary works and as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. Following the breakup of the group, she travelled to Hollywood to pursue a screenwriting career with successes including two Academy Award nominations. However, her screenwriting career was curtailed by her left-wing politics resulting in her placement on the Hollywood blacklist
We have a lot of rain in June Wimbledon is starting soon Tennis matches forecast rain Or it’s too hot and such a pain The hot sun drying fresh mowed greens Still this week I am watching Queens
I still yearn for those days gone by Martina and Borg on the fly The game has changed it’s played too fast Not so genteel as in the past With so many pros in their teens Still this week I am watching Queens
Helden Von Heute Album: Einzelhaft Date: 1982 Genre: Goth/Industrial Artist: Falco
Falco (1957-1998) was a singer and musician with several international hits including “Vienna Calling,” “Rock Me, Amadeus,” and posthumously “Out of the Dark.” “Rock Me Amadeus” reached No.1 on the Billboard charts in 1986 making Falco the only German language artist to score a number-one hit in the US
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