But he
smiled and the smile was warmIt... But he
smiled and the smile was warmIt brightened his
eyes, made them compellingI could see why he was
a success when it came to selling pictures, but I
don't think he was selling just thenHe reached
across his desk and took my hand - the one I
painted with, the only one I had leftFreemantle, you do me honor, but my father
Augustino is the Signor of our familyI am happy
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to be a misterAs for your paintings, yes,
they're goodConsidering how long you've been at
work, they are very good indeedMaybe more
ceramic chanel than
good
"What makes them good?" I asked"If they're good,
what makes them good?"
"Truth," he said"It shines through in every
stroke
"But most of them are only sunsets! The things I
added I lifted my hand, then dropped it
"They're just gimmicks"You've learned such mean words!
Where? Reading The New York Times art pages?
Listening to Bill O'Reilly? Both?" He pointed to
the ceiling"Lightbulb? Gimmick!" He pointed to
his own chest"Pacemaker? Gimmick!" He tossed his
hands in the airThe lucky devil had two to toss
"Throw out your mean
chanel white ceramic watch words, MrArt
should be a place of hope, not doubtAnd your
doubts rise from inexperience, which is not a
dishonorable thingWill you
listen?"
"Sure," I said
"When I say truth, I mean beauty
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"John Keats," Wireman said"'Ode On A Grecian
Urn' All we know, all we need to knowAn oldie
but still a goodie
Nannuzzi paid no attentionHe was leaning forward
over his desk and looking at me
Freemantle-"
"Edgar
"For me, Edgar, that sums up what all art is for,
and the only way it can be judged
He smiled - a trifle defensively,
sac kelly hermes I thought
"I don't want to think too much about art, you see
I don't want to criticize itI don't want to
attend symposia, listen to papers, or discuss it
at cocktail parties - although sometimes in my
line of work I'm forced to do all those things
What I want to do is clutch my heart and fall down
when I see it
Wireman burst out laughing and raised both hands
in the air"Yes, Lawd!" he proclaimed"I don't
know if that guy out there was clutching his heart
and falling down, but he surely was ready to
clutch his
balenciaga twiggy checkbook
Nannuzzi said, "Inside himself, I think he did
fall down
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"Actually, I do too," Wireman saidHe was no
longer smiling
Nannuzzi remained fixed on me"No talk of
gimmicksWhat you are after in most of these
paintings is perfectly straightforward: you're
looking for a way to re-invent the most popular
and hackneyed of all Florida subjects, the
tropical sunsetYou've been trying to find your
way past the cliché
"Yes, that's pretty much itSo I copied DalĂ-"
Nannuzzi waved a hand"Those paintings out there
are nothing like
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