Au Coeur de la Toile Ciree de l'Habitude
by Lucy Matta
Title
Au Coeur de la Toile Ciree de l'Habitude
Artist
Lucy Matta
Medium
Painting - Acrylic And Wax
Description
The inspiration for this abstract came from a citation from Albert Cohen's 1968 novel LA BELLE DU SEIGNEUR: Devenus protocole et politesses rituelles, les mots d'amour glissaient sur la toile cir�e de l'habitude./ What has become protocol and polite rituals, tender words of love slide on the waxed canvas of habit. (my translation does not do it justice)
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September 6th, 2014
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Richard Thomas
The loss of emotional vitality of our words through routine unfeeling usage (echoed potentially also in the fabric of our experience). It is part of art's work to break habits of complacency and renew that which is faded and jaded. Something spiky and passionate lies beyond the everyday and superficial veneer, as you illustrate so well here, Lucy. (Will you be protecting this image with a coat of varnish...?) F&V
Lucy Matta replied:
Ah, Richard! Yes...exactly!! :) - thank you for your beautiful and just description!