The cliché of madness as a precondition of great art, conferring a special insight, has always been rather tiresome.
I think Bering's review of Munch is spot on. Towards the end of it, he references an essay by George Orwell on Salvador Dali. Well worth reading, if you haven't already.
The cliché of madness as a precondition of great art, conferring a special insight, has always been rather tiresome.
ReplyDeleteI think Bering's review of Munch is spot on. Towards the end of it, he references an essay by George Orwell on Salvador Dali. Well worth reading, if you haven't already.