I guess we’ll find out. I had an eye exam about two weeks ago that identified me with astigmatism. Basically, my eye is shape d more like a football when it should be round like a basketball. Sarah helped me pick out some frames (made right here in Portland), and here I am.
I am getting so old.
Question for discussion: Did any famous artists have glasses?
Also - I watched “Modigliani” this weekend in preparation for my upcoming post, “Top 5 Films About Artists.” This will not be in the top 5. Pretty interesting story, but very spotty acting and the premise of it “not being a true story” from the get go seemed to color things negatively for me. That and the slowness. The end was more exciting, but the first 100 minutes dragged on a lot. Horribly uneven soundtrack, too, from period jazz to techno opera in the space of 10 minutes. Bleh.
Gabe Says:
November 6th, 2006 at 5:33 pmVisit Gabe
I think you look more sophisticated! Did you make it to the show last weekend? I like the top five movies about artists. Maybe I should come up with five also?
If it makes you feel any better I sometimes wear reading glasses when I am working on those damn pencil drawings!
Answer: Chuck Close (He probably needed them for how much detail he put into his paintings).
j yost Says:
November 7th, 2006 at 5:51 amVisit j yost
Dave, I LOVE the glasses. Even more, the Labryinth is SO cool. I want to send pictures of it to my siblings. Way amazing. I love how big it is….you are still a kid. Very funny also about winning ‘hole you’d most like to take home’. love ya’, mom. xxooxox.
Dave Says:
November 7th, 2006 at 1:34 pmVisit Dave
I came up with three more artists who wear glasses:
1. Andy Warhol
2. Claude Monet
3. Grant Wood
Gabe, sure, make your list of movies! We’re watching Pollock over lunch at work this week. That’s a really good one. I am thinking it will be important to distinguish between dramas and documentaries, since you can’t really compare “How to Draw a Bunny” to “Basquiat.”
phil Says:
November 11th, 2006 at 12:33 amVisit phil
i have been wearing glasses since i was a one year old, Dave, the specs look great. i turned 28 the other day. i drank 126.6 proof Bookers Bourbon that night and woke up the next morning feeling very fine. i as well need to get a new presciption (i can’t see at night anymore and street signs are hard to focus on), but age is how you feel, not how you look. sorry i didn’t get back to you sooner (Gabe and Tony) i have been very busy. happy belated b-day to you Gabe. i’ll be out of town this week-end, but we should get together soon gabe