The Nature of Order

The early Moroccan painting is one of Matisse’s great works; it has an
immediate feeling and reaches far into the self. As a piece of the self it has
power without question. The Sorrows of the King cut paper is at first
alarming, disquieting. Slowly its majesty sinks in. After years of looking at
it, even if the Moroccan painting is more beautiful, I believe the Sorrows
comes much closer to a picture of the eternal self.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010