Lovely drawing, Elliot...But let me tell you that tonight, before switching off the telly, I zapped through the channels and saw an american movie showing a bunch of very pale africans performing a ritual, and a high priest shouting "NIMBONGO, NIMBONGO!" in front of a tied white woman. Is this what the surrealists called "Le Merveillieux"?
Elliot...Answering to your question about "Le Merveillieux". In the Twenties, the French surrealists used to enter in a cinema when the show already started, watched a film for only few seconds and left. They tried to figure out what they saw and called that act of revelation: "Le Merveillieux". In the age of remote controls and zapping that great form of art can be practiced at home. Reading comments on blogs have a similar results. Specially if like me, you do this at four thirty in the morning.
I think this Le Merveillieux business is something I may start doing at the cinema. I often find the first 10 minutes to be interesting enough but it all goes down hill from there.
Don't trust Elliot when it comes to giving away handjobs!! I've been waiting for Brian Dennehy for over a month now, but the guy still hasn't appeared in my boudoir.
Lovely drawing, Elliot...But let me tell you that tonight, before switching off the telly, I zapped through the channels and saw an american movie showing a bunch of very pale africans performing a ritual, and a high priest shouting "NIMBONGO, NIMBONGO!" in front of a tied white woman. Is this what the surrealists called "Le Merveillieux"?
ReplyDeleteGood night
OZ - what you have in fact witnessed is BAABWI - the African art of tortoise folding I mentioned the other day.
ReplyDeleteawesome drawing Elliot!! I It dosn't feel digital at all!! Very nice stroke and texture!
ReplyDeleteHaunting.
ReplyDeleteI doubt I would have wanted something like this on my wall as a child.
Elliot...Answering to your question about "Le Merveillieux".
ReplyDeleteIn the Twenties, the French surrealists used to enter in a cinema when the show already started, watched a film for only few seconds and left. They tried to figure out what they saw and called that act of revelation: "Le Merveillieux".
In the age of remote controls and zapping that great form of art can be practiced at home.
Reading comments on blogs have a similar results. Specially if like me, you do this at four thirty in the morning.
I think this Le Merveillieux business is something I may start doing at the cinema.
ReplyDeleteI often find the first 10 minutes to be interesting enough but it all goes down hill from there.
And Alina - you're not the first girl to tell me I've got nice stroke.
ReplyDeleteI would have had this on my wall as a teen. It would have driven my mom nuts.
ReplyDeleteShe did not appreciate the Skinny Puppy poster I had of a grave.
hmmm...looks like a tasmanian Munch. What do i have to do to live in Topple Town?
ReplyDeleteGreat drawings, as always, always.
I am the visitor number 22.643...Could I get a handjob by Arnold Schwarzenegger?
ReplyDeleteDon't trust Elliot when it comes to giving away handjobs!!
ReplyDeleteI've been waiting for Brian Dennehy for over a month now, but the guy still hasn't appeared in my boudoir.
..And I am sure he is pretty good at it...I recently saw him in the theater doing "Death of a Salesman" and he wouldn't stop touching his groin.
ReplyDeleteAhh, groin talk. This is a nice, moody drawing. Cheers from T.O. Arna
ReplyDeleteBrian Dennehy has a big queue ahead of you Boris.
ReplyDeleteHe's got very soft hands and is a legend in the hand-job business.
Grillo - I'm sure the mighty Austrian hands of Arnolt would be adequate to administer your ample Argentinian member.
Arna - thank you for wading through the philosophy and taking the time to leave a comment. XXX