Art · Reflection
WILLEM DE KOONING ~ ON DESPERATION
14 November 2011
My interest in desperation lies only in that sometimes I find myself having become desperate. Very seldom do I start out that way. I can see of course that, in the abstract, thinking and all activity is rather desperate.
Willem de Kooning
Standing Man by Willem de Kooning
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