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Cecily is finished

This got so much better in part two, where the "lies" Josipovici incorporated into the story of Bonnard began to crystalise into a more complex exploration of truth.

"There is a formula that perfectly fits painting: lots of little lies for the sake of one big truth." - a quote by Bonnard, at the opening of the book.

Review to come.

— May 29, 2020 05:56AM

Contre-Jour: A triptych after Pierre Bonnard

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Cecily is on page 73 of 144

Finished the first triptych. It's good, thoughtful, and understated though focusing on what was unstated by the protagonists. It’s steeped in the themes of Bonnard’s art, converting his visual tropes to verbal ones. But it's odd to take a real couple, and base the story around a child they never had, and it's a more conventional telling than my first Josipovici a few weeks ago.

— May 26, 2020 10:23AM