Cézanne

Hello art lovers and readers. Today we are going to talk about Cézanne. Now, I recently read a book, which I will definitely comment on in due course, obviously by Chaim Potok which deals with the concept of aartistic expression amongst other themes. Within it, the idea of the artist painter being misunderstood is expanded to include all artists: "I have never come across a happy artist. Except maybe Rembrandt." The narrator continues commenting: "Nobody could hide grief as well as Cézanne through his oranges and lemons." What do you think? Are all artists depressed and misunderstood? Do artist think, rethink and think over something petty? Do they see the world as ugly? Does 'happiness write white' in the works of an artist? I'm not sure I have an opinion yet, in my young and ignorant mind. Maybe soon I'll be able to form one, or maybe I'm not an artist at all! We'll see...

'Still Life with Apples' by Post-Impressionist genius, Paul Cézanne. 1990-Oil on canvas

'The Chosen'

Hello fellow readers/ art lovers! I do appreciate that it's been a while-school has been intense as always. I found the time, though, to blog about a recent piece of prose I was recommended, called 'The Chosen', by Chaim Potok. Now, most of you may have known this author, some simply because he's a bestseller, others because he is a conservative rabbi who studied psychology and writes beautifully, and others that he is an anti-orthodox Jew. Whatever your opinion on this controversial genius, I would like to highlight the fact that his work is outstanding. 'The Chosen', a story on friendship and the hardships of religious conflict deals with youth and adolescence in such a beautiful manner...It led me to tears. For a book to draw out powerful emotion is quite something. I think Chaim Potok is so unbelievably talented. Please read the book, if you have time. If you're a history lover, because you'll learn so much on the history of the Jews in the late 19th century and early 20th, if you're a romantic because of Danny's inclinations and Reuven's confusion, if you're a zionist, if you're a lover of the Jews, if you're a hater of the Jews, if you like to read, if you're bored, if you're a boy, if you're a girl...just read the book, regardless of any trait you might have. It's really something. Stay tuned for more incompetent comments on art and literature.