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...from the ashes of "barbarous" Gothic--so the Kyoto Renaissance strove to recall the spirit of the Japanese past, as far back as the Heian era (794-1185), especially in the domain of writing. It produced an intensely elitist, nobly disciplined and masculine culture whose emblems were the ink brush, the samurai sword and the tea bowl...
...have gotten used to your parents telling you to brush your teeth every morning...
...from the ashes of "barbarous" Gothic - so the Kyoto Renaissance strove to recall the spirit of the Japanese past, as far back as the Heian era (794-1185), especially in the domain of writing. It produced an intensely ?litist, nobly disciplined and masculine culture whose emblems were the ink brush, the samurai sword and the tea bowl...
...vote for Bush or Gore according to whose plan seems most likely to keep the U.S. boom bubbling should look for another basis on which to choose. TIME's board painted a rosy picture of economic prospects for the next 10 years--no matter which presidential hopeful wields the brush for the finishing touches. Says Wyss: "You've got to choose between these plans--and between these plans and nothing--on the basis of equity and social effects, not on their economic impact...
...exhibit clearly underscores van Gogh's rejection of ideally beautiful, perfect figures. 'I find a power and vitality which, if one wants to express them in their peculiar character, ought to be painted with a firm brush stroke, with a simple technique,' van Gogh said, referring to the common men he preferred painting. The first rooms feature a haunting display of old pensioners, fishermen and weavers with craggy, misshapen faces. They have a serene dignity, particularly 'Orphan Man with Top Hat' (1882). Van Gogh's drawings reflect his eagerness to express the humanity of his subjects...