Stavrou, Marine School of Hydra

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“Hydra, Marine School”, by the Greek painter Yannis Stavrou. According to Stavrou, “For an artist, there is no distinction between what is beautiful and what is right. Artists never see something ugly or evil where there is none, but they very often do so in places where a non-artist sees nothing disturbing. Consequently, artistic irritability is not associated with “inner sensitivity”, as many would think, but equals a deeper than average insight with regard to all things fake or ugly. This insight is but another expression of the acute sense of what is right and balanced.”

If you know Greek, you can read a text by Yannis Stavrou, I let the colour itself to paint…

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