weeping woman - picasso

Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 22:31 | Category : geishaland
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About The Weeping Woman
“For me she’s the weeping woman. For years I’ve painted her in tortured forms, not through sadism, and not with pleasure, either; just obeying a vision that forced itself on me. It was the deep reality, not the superficial one.”
“Dora, for me, was always a weeping woman….And it’s important, because women are [...]

iconography

One of my favorite photographs; Tanya Chalkin’s Kiss is an iconic image of sapphic love – capturing the sheer beauty of the raccordement humain as expressed between two women.
I purchased a print of this photograph as a poster some time ago and framed it so I could hang it on one of the walls of [...]

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Monday, 24 March 2008, 22:23 | Category : geishaland
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“Your first reaction is usually the right one.” - Japanese Proverb
Sometimes it feels like I’m starting over; as if there’s a door before me, barely within my reach, my arm stretched out, hand open, fingers which lightly grasp the shining brass knob as I lean in and slowly begin to turn as I push forward. [...]