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Wings of a Butterfly
The starting point for the exhibition is Pierre Bonnard鈥檚 final diary entry, written in 1946, shortly before his death in January 1947:
鈥淚 should like to present myself to the young painters of the year 2000 with the wings of a butterfly鈥�.
All of the invited artists have thought about Bonnard in different ways, perhaps using his work a little, or at least thinking about it in relation to their own, though what they do with those thoughts is very different. It鈥檚 a question of spirit, rather than influence, conjuring a collective mood and with a connective thread it is something to do with what Andrew Cranston has described as Bonnard鈥檚 鈥榥ervy hesitancy鈥�:
鈥淚 love his doubt which is visible on the canvas鈥� this keeps an openness and some work for the viewer to do鈥�, words which echo Bonnard鈥檚 own declaration that 鈥渢he painting will not exist if the viewer does not do half the work.鈥�
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The starting point for the exhibition is Pierre Bonnard鈥檚 final diary entry, written in 1946, shortly before his death in January 1947:
鈥淚 should like to present myself to the young painters of the year 2000 with the wings of a butterfly鈥�.
All of the invited artists have thought about Bonnard in different ways, perhaps using his work a little, or at least thinking about it in relation to their own, though what they do with those thoughts is very different. It鈥檚 a question of spirit, rather than influence, conjuring a collective mood and with a connective thread it is something to do with what Andrew Cranston has described as Bonnard鈥檚 鈥榥ervy hesitancy鈥�:
鈥淚 love his doubt which is visible on the canvas鈥� this keeps an openness and some work for the viewer to do鈥�, words which echo Bonnard鈥檚 own declaration that 鈥渢he painting will not exist if the viewer does not do half the work.鈥�
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