The journal
Stories to linger over.
A curated selection from the Moniqs archive, newest first. More stories are being moved over from the original site.
Art · Reflection
WALI HAIDER ZAKIR ~ LANDSCAPE
A painting I like very much… Wali Haider Zakir
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Art · Reflection
STOKOWSKI ~ ON ART
A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. ~Leopold Stokowski
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MICHAEL CAINE ~ ON ART
“I know the value of money, and I know the value of art. If you have enough money, you buy it.” Michael Caine
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Art · Reflection
FRANZ VON STUCK ~ THE KISS OF THE SPHINX
The kiss of the Sphinx, 1895 Franz von Stuck This painting is about a dangerous woman seducing the man and giving him bad luck…
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JEANNE HEBUTERNE ~ IN LOVE WITH MODIGLIANI
Jeanne Hébuterne (April 6, 1898 – January 25, 1920) was a French artist, best known as the frequent subject and common-law wife of the artist Amedeo Modigliani. Born in Paris to a Roman Catholic family, her father, Achille Casimir Hébuterne, worked at Le Bon Marché department sto
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LICHTENSTEIN ~ ON HIS WORK
“My work is all about seeing” Roy Lichtenstein Photo 1964 by Dennis Hopper
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LEON SPILLIAERT ~ THE NIGHT
“La Nuit, the Night” 1908 by Leon Spilliaert 1881-1946
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DALI ~ ON REALITY
“One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.” Salvador Dali
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