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- Feb 9, 2007
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Things are still great with the girl I'm seeing.
Last night at her place she schooled the fuck out of me on the history of modern art. Pulled out a pile of books on various artists, pointed out elements in their work that I'd never have noticed on my own, and very articulately explained how two stylistic elements from different people represented the progression of a single idea over time (i.e. how Cezanne began a sort of deconstruction of perspective, which Picasso later "perfected"). I love being with someone who's smart, sexy, and so driven by artistic vision.
I'm less worried about her mental issues than I was before, but what stands out to me now is that she's very dependent on her dad (whom she lives with) to get by. Her mom died last year, and her dad's in his mid 70s and in poor health. She's still grieving her mom, and worried that she'd be unable to cope if her dad died too. If that happened, it could put a strain on our relationship which I'm not sure I'd want to deal with.
I prefer to think she just needs time and a bit of inspiration to start living a healthy, sustainable life, but it's easy to see her as on a path of inevitable doom...
Last night at her place she schooled the fuck out of me on the history of modern art. Pulled out a pile of books on various artists, pointed out elements in their work that I'd never have noticed on my own, and very articulately explained how two stylistic elements from different people represented the progression of a single idea over time (i.e. how Cezanne began a sort of deconstruction of perspective, which Picasso later "perfected"). I love being with someone who's smart, sexy, and so driven by artistic vision.
I'm less worried about her mental issues than I was before, but what stands out to me now is that she's very dependent on her dad (whom she lives with) to get by. Her mom died last year, and her dad's in his mid 70s and in poor health. She's still grieving her mom, and worried that she'd be unable to cope if her dad died too. If that happened, it could put a strain on our relationship which I'm not sure I'd want to deal with.
I prefer to think she just needs time and a bit of inspiration to start living a healthy, sustainable life, but it's easy to see her as on a path of inevitable doom...