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Victor Bellavista

It is impossible to do a thing the way I see it

Giacometti comforts me.

Always.

His paintings, his sculptures and his words,

Even seeing his face in a photograph touches my heart.

Forever humble, doubtful and warm.

Him and his work.

His oeuvre is the pursuit of something unattainable.

A hopeless quest.

As he once said:

“It is impossible to do a thing the way I see it because the closer I get the more differently I see.”

A painting never looks the same.

Nor does a book.

Or a song.

It’s about distance, time and oneself.

Angle is key.

In art and in life.

Maybe everyday problems too are a matter of perspective.

Too close, too distant.

Who knows.


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