Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Mad words
























To learn to be without desire
          you must desire that.
Better to do as you please:
          sing idleness.
Floating clouds, and water idly running --
          Where's their source?
In all the vastness of the sea and sky,
you'll never find it.

"Mad Words" by Yuan Mei, trans. by J.P. Seaton

Still-life, Décio Rodrigues Villares (1851-1931)
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3 comments:

  1. Julie H. RoseAugust 11, 2010 at 9:25 PM

    Extraordinary painting! I am always more than pleasantly surprised (and impressed) with your choice of artwork.

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  2. BitterGraceAugust 11, 2010 at 9:43 PM

    Yes, this one was a lucky find. I'd never seen it before. It just turned up during an idle search for Brazilian painters. I'm happy to hear that you like it, because I was instantly taken with it--the colors, the composition, everything

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  3. *September 23, 2010 at 3:19 PM

    Just found your blog via Luke/Crashing Beautiful. This is a gorgeous pairing of painting and verse.

    Thank you for it.

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