Goya painted for Kings and royalty, was well known and well paid in his time. However, 50 years after he died they found a series of 14 paintings that he had painted on the inside of his house, right on the walls. he never let anyone see them in his lifetime.
They were very dark paintings. Stark contrast to the public works he was known for. People even called them his "Black Paintings."
Nobody can know for sure, his intention.
But anyways, I always like to think that Goya knew the difference between art for profit, and art for arts sake.
Makes good sense to me as I evolve my writing nd get better at it. The first hurdle for me was developing the courage to just get something out there and get over that hurdle. I've carried a story in my head since I was 15 years old, that I couldn't write and my English teacher was the cause of that. At 53 I’ve just had it confirmed I have ADHD, now I understand why my English teacher said what he said. I need to channel the power of the way my brain works now and that has been really helpful in realising I can write and have a story worth telling.
Damn, this is good. 👍🏼
Thank you Barry
Nice framework!
Fantastic post. Spot on
Aye you a real one for sharing this! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing
Wow Ayodeji. I'm running after more of your words. You indeed are full of it. Full of good sense. Thank you for holding up a torch for me and others.
Goya painted for Kings and royalty, was well known and well paid in his time. However, 50 years after he died they found a series of 14 paintings that he had painted on the inside of his house, right on the walls. he never let anyone see them in his lifetime.
They were very dark paintings. Stark contrast to the public works he was known for. People even called them his "Black Paintings."
Nobody can know for sure, his intention.
But anyways, I always like to think that Goya knew the difference between art for profit, and art for arts sake.
Great share, man.
Makes good sense to me as I evolve my writing nd get better at it. The first hurdle for me was developing the courage to just get something out there and get over that hurdle. I've carried a story in my head since I was 15 years old, that I couldn't write and my English teacher was the cause of that. At 53 I’ve just had it confirmed I have ADHD, now I understand why my English teacher said what he said. I need to channel the power of the way my brain works now and that has been really helpful in realising I can write and have a story worth telling.
Thank you for enlightening us.