1. 24 Feb


    artgalleryofontario: Study of a Girl’s Head, c. 1890 William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825 - 1905) oil on canvas, painting pleasantly surprised to see this piece this morning. drew a sketch of this when I was fourteen during my internship at the AGO. I recall sensations of feeling overwhelmingly enamoured, sketching as if in a trance. almost ten years have passed since then and to gaze upon it now, I feel a wholeness of lightness and heaviness, emptiness and fulfilment. this unison of striving for perfection and forever floating in incompletion. always looking outwardly inwards; gazing viscerally into a drop of memory.

    artgalleryofontario:

    Study of a Girl’s Head, c. 1890
    William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825 - 1905)
    oil on canvas, painting

    pleasantly surprised to see this piece this morning.

    drew a sketch of this when I was fourteen during my internship at the AGO. I recall sensations of feeling overwhelmingly enamoured, sketching as if in a trance.

    almost ten years have passed since then and to gaze upon it now, I feel a wholeness of lightness and heaviness, emptiness and fulfilment. this unison of striving for perfection and forever floating in incompletion.

    always looking outwardly inwards; gazing viscerally into a drop of memory.

     
  1. adrianxxx777 reblogged this from musicistheart
  2. musicistheart reblogged this from artgalleryofontario
  3. lacoleccionista reblogged this from artgalleryofontario
  4. milostate liked this
  5. yolk-of-the-sun reblogged this from karmazon
  6. thetoddster liked this
  7. evamayha liked this
  8. selene liked this
  9. selene reblogged this from casabet64
  10. terriblepersona liked this
  11. karmazon reblogged this from casabet64
  12. casabet64 liked this
  13. casabet64 reblogged this from just-art
  14. allvessels reblogged this from bruan
  15. bonerfruit reblogged this from just-art
  16. cakes-are-delicious liked this
  17. fungifriki liked this
  18. pops-ghostly reblogged this from just-art
  19. anothersilly reblogged this from just-art
  20. alainnfionn reblogged this from just-art
  21. bluepapaya liked this
  22. miguelalmagro liked this
  23. animalantagonism reblogged this from just-art
  24. khaedin liked this
  25. swirrow liked this
  26. swirrow reblogged this from just-art
  27. just-art reblogged this from artgalleryofontario
  28. whisperinglion liked this
  29. bethaven liked this
  30. bonhiver liked this
  31. iheartfunstuff reblogged this from artgalleryofontario
  32. markbstephenson liked this
  33. doctorconquest liked this
  34. megkmclaughlin reblogged this from bruan
  35. an-odd-divide liked this
  36. an-odd-divide reblogged this from artgalleryofontario
  37. therealkfc reblogged this from artgalleryofontario
  38. lhacier liked this
  39. bruan reblogged this from artgalleryofontario and added:
    pleasantly surprised to see this piece this morning. drew a sketch...this when I was...
  40. chaoscactus reblogged this from artgalleryofontario and added:
    I always find these paintings interesting, whoever this girl is, her image has been suspended in history, and her name...
  41. bruan said: pleasantly surprised to see this piece again, drew a sketch of this when I was fourteen, been enamoured by it ever since. almost ten years ago now.. I feel a duality of lightness and heaviness; emptiness and fulfilment as if gazing into a lost memory
  42. bruan liked this
  43. andmymouthisanhourglassofblood liked this
  44. cherishedsaulie liked this
  45. cydoimus reblogged this from artgalleryofontario
  46. artgalleryofontario posted this