The good, the bad & everything in between.
Orange, Red, Yellow Mark Rothko, 1961. (Again, not understanding nor appreciating the value of his painting here, but it conveniently works with the topic I'm writing about. This painting sold for almost $87 million USD on 8th of May, 2012 at Christie's.) Out of the tens and hundreds in the sea of clothing that I have,…
Seagram Mural Section 6 Mark Rothko, 1959. (I don't really "get" Rothko enough to appreciate his works of art...) I have a mundane secret. Actually, cross that, I have multiple secrets. I never kept any of these facts away intentionally. They are just so plain, minuscule, and easy to overlook. That's why they are untold.…
Poker Game Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, 1894. There was a boy in my life whose present and future tenses no longer involve my existence. It was nobody's fault in this particular instance. Although, if I were to argue, it'd be entirely mine. I saw the ending before the beginning of something solely and absolutely wonderful. I left.…
Love and Pain (also known as Vampire) Edvard Munch, 1895. I must admit that I've experienced a moment of weakness yesterday. Perhaps I have an allergy to opening up at times. Out of fear, out of insecurity, or simply because it's hard to expose myself - even to the people closest to my heart. I know…
A Girl Reading Charles Edward Perugini, 1878. You told me that you were an open book. I believed you, and I still do take your words for it. I told you that I didn't have to read the book just because it was opened. However: The only thing I forgot was that not all books…