Old Skin --- Day 6/42

Walk: Around the home front
Distance: ?, Yoga



For Ciwt another day of shedding some old skin (read clothes, shoes, rugs, pillows, a few leaves from deck plants. She wouldn't mind if wrinkles could be part of this list.  Oh well..).

Devil in the Details --- Day 6/41

Walk: No, Waiting for Plumber, Doing Taxes, Picking out Rugs
Distance: 0, Home Yoga

Ciwt, this is your life today:


New

Paid

In Progress

Selection also in progress (throw pillows also)

Lying Around --- Day 6/40

Walk: Geary Street Errands, 
Distance: 3.4 miles and zillions of stairs


    and Ciwt did not actually post anything on this day.

*Speaking of lies, oops, myths, you might be interested in the real cherry tree story...

After 20 Years --- Day 6/39

Walk: Callie Home Accupuncture, Marin Driving Day 
Distance: .3 miles (Yikes! but all for good causes)



Before (Carpet underneath Kaput - after 20 years)


After (Maybe/Probably, still on approval.  Ciwt thinks Matisse would approve)

Presidio --- Day 6/38

Walk: Presidio, Noe Valley
Distance:  3.5 miles (+dragging possible rugs up Ciwt's stairs.  Ie, mountain climbing)


1817


Now

M/D --- Day 6/37

Walk: SFMOMA Tour
Distance: 3.5 miles


  Diebenkorn                                      Matisse

So there's a Matisse/Diebenkorn show at SFMOMA these days that 'demonstrates' Diebenkorn revered Matisse (rightfully Ciwt thinks - if the whole premise is true) and was inspired by him throughout his career.  The curators have, as above, one artist next to another 'showing' the samenesses.

Well, anything that sucks the soul out of Matisse (and secondarily Diebenkorn) is going be something that alienates Ciwt.  And indeed the show is alienating to her.  For one thing, these are not good Matisses (Those are in Russia) and cherry picked to show Diebenkorn likenesses.  For another, all the comparisons refer to technique as if all that was on either artist's mind was technique - brushstroke, how much canvas to let show, palette - with no deep feeling for subject matter and passion.
Thirdly, Matisse is in an entirely different artistic realm, on a different art planet, from Diebenkorn. Hanging him in comparison mode with a much lesser artist is, what?, crass borrowing from Matisse's unique talents and exalted place in art history - in order to create a false show that would attract a paying audience.

It's difficult to convey.  Imagine your favorite pianist and then put him/her beside, say, Billy Joel. Then watch a video of your favorite pressing a key and another of BJ pressing a key is a similar manner.  And pushing the pedal and running fingers down the keyboard, etc.

Diebenkorn would have known all this, and, if he were alive, Ciwt wonders if he would have sanctioned such a show - even though it fills many rooms with excellent Diebenkorns - and lesser Matisses.

Feet Know the Way --- Day 6/36

Walk: SFMOMA
Distance: 3 miles, Yoga



All Ciwt roads leading to SFMOMA until the end of tomorrow's tour.  Focus of it: Photography. (And, PS - Another tour almost on the books!!)

Art and the Boy --- Day 6/35

Walk: SFMOMA
Distance: 2.5 miles



Last minute art tour coming up Tuesday.  One of the people from last week's Presidio tour will bring her young son.  So, Ciwt thinks "That's Good!" - and a challenge.  What kind of art will interest/involve an 11 year old boy?