those french

10 January 2009

i love artists who are deservedly cocky; few things are better.  i read the following quote two years ago in the bathroom of an old house in philadelphia.  haven’t stopped thinking about it since.  so driven and committed to his work, a firm believer in his art, he challenged himself to make even a still-life tantalizing:

“i will astonish paris with an apple.”

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5 Responses to “those french”

  1. otto mann… oranges = lame. apples = sexy.

    denise… the ccef! happy memories.

  2. Simpson said

    sexy apples… ahh, so that’s where Milton got it!

  3. milton knows, simpson. obvs.

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