The Middle Distance

Bon­nard Exami­ning Lea­ves, Mar­the Bon­nard, 1900

~

«Bon­nard, the gre­at mas­ter of the blur. To crea­te the blur in art, the hand must be pre­cise, firm, like that of a surgeon.»

- David Perlov

«It is neces­sa­ry to see them in the midd­le of the field, moist fin­gers rai­sed to catch the wind and ears pri­cked up to hear what it’s say­ing. So the most naked sen­sa­ti­ons ser­ve as a com­pass. Ever­y­thing else, ethics and aes­the­tics, con­tent and form, deri­ves from this. »

- Ser­ge Daney on Trop tôt /​Trop tard  (trans. Jona­than Rosenbaum)