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Showing posts with label Van Cliburn. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Van Gogh is dead


This is an experiment of sorts. Someone fooled around with one of Van Gogh's paintings - Starry Night. Most people have seen this piece in books, at art shops, and at hobby stores. I have no clue where the original is hanging. Amsterdam? Who knows? I didn't bother with researching it. The question is: can just anybody turn another painter's art into another piece of art? Is it still viable? Who knows? I knew a conductor who used to change a few notes on Beethoven's symphony scores because he thought it made the work sound better. His explanation? "He won't mind, he's dead."