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Happy is he who has fortunes and reason.

(Menander–Mon. 340, from Stobaeus)

lindaraquelita • A Catalog of Montaigne's Beam Inscriptions

Sharing love, appreciation to people that believed in me while i was unsure, hesitant, unconfident and trying. Best way to do that?

Reflections

History is full of what-ifs. It is tantalising to speculate what Sheila Fell, already recognised at her death as a significant force in 20th-century painting, might have gone on to achieve.

Cate Haste • Book of the Week: Sheila Fell: A Passion for Paint by Cate Haste

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All my art is based on a fantasy.

On commitment, on effort.

The cathedral, sign of unification that disregard the practical realities

On broken dreams.

On the realisation of a world.

Unifying with a manifesto

Experiments

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Brodovitch would begin his layouts by designing the layouts as illustrations by hand. His assistant would receive these sketches to look over, but the photographers and freelance writers were often given little or no direction at all besides to come up with something new and unusual. When the photographs for the issue arrived, he would pick the... See more

Kerry William Purcell • Alexey Brodovitch

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geometric precision and natural fluidity reminds me of how cities often grow - planned grids intersecting with the natural landscape

capture that tension and harmony

Reflections

“Fragmented bronze portrait of Marcus Aurelius embodies his Stoic philosophy: Even the once commanding visage of the Roman emperor is not impervious to Time. Echoing his Meditations, that all life is fleeting & you'll be fortunate if your deeds survive in the memory of the living.”

Image

Execute

Stand out + Be memorable

Reflections

Setting relaxed deadlines

Reflections