re: #161 CuriousLurker

I haven’t done a puzzle in ages.

The first time I saw some of Monet’s “Water Lilies” paintings in person I was shocked to see that they were enormous. Not only that, but if you tried to get close to them, then the image would dissolve into brushstrokes—you could see plenty of color & texture, but forms were completely lost.

He must’ve had to make a few strokes, step a good distance back, make a few more strokes… pretty amazing. It would drive me bananas. I wonder why he did that, forced you to move back… Do any of you know?

I was suprised too when I saw Matisse’s Paper Cuts. Freaking building sized canvas. Old and ready to fall apart. The weight of the work was too much for the backing.