Radiant truth.WHATEVER THE TITLE OF THIS PAINTING, Craigie Aitchison Craigie Aitchison may refer to:
See also: Saturated , so dazzlingly bright, affirms that this is the artist's world, where grapes hang suspended in perfect roundness against a clear scarlet background, and where a two-colored butterfly hovers exquisite in the center. This is so radiant a picture, so intense in its certainties, that it seems to have, as its real, hidden theme, the absoluteness of joy. There are no half-measures here: It is the all-or-nothing that joy reveals to us. There may be a dull brown lower layer, but it is held firmly in place, at the bottom, sat upon by brightness. Only when overwhelmed by joy do we know, in our very bodies, that this is truth. By SISTER WENDY BECKETT Sister Wendy Beckett (born February 25 1930) is a South African-born British art expert, consecrated virgin and contemplative hermit who became an unlikely celebrity during the 1990s, presenting a series of acclaimed art history documentaries for the BBC. of Norfolk, England, well-known for her BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. and PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, television art series and her popular art books. Reprinted with permission from: Sister Wendy's Book of Meditations (DK Publishing, 1998; 888-342-5357). Painting: Pink Bowl With Grapes, by Craigie Aitchison (1992, Thomas Gibson Fine Art, London). |
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