Three good ones. Lars was a good subject in the second, and in the third, the
proper doting grandfather.
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Nov 8, 2014, at 9:19 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yesterday I was in Aarhus, visiting my friend Lars. We had a very nice,
> intense day. First, a 105 km bike ride in nice, dry but also windy and cold
> weather—bracing! Then home, shower and then on to the AROS Museum of Modern
> Art (http://en.aros.dk) to see a magnificent exhibition of 200 paintings by
> Danish artist Michael Kvium. The series is called Fools and depicts various
> surrealistic, sometimes deformed, always somewhat grotesque faces. It is hard
> to describe but quite amazing: Here is an example, which looks a bit like the
> Queen of Denmark:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=3678601470&k=XwbfQG5&lb=1&s=O
>
> All the paintings in the series are small, 30x30 cm.
>
> At the end of the exhibit there are tables with props, and the visitor is
> invited to recreate one of the paintings, or just create on, using those
> props. So Lars and I had a go at choosing what the other should wear. This is
> my take on him (his take on me is x-rated and not publishable according to my
> wife):
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=3678601935&k=xGCqbrt&lb=1&s=O
>
> Then we went back to Lars’s apartment, where we celebrated our birthdays
> (Nov. 1 and 4, respectively) with a dinner for 10 people, including Lars’s
> 16-month old grandson Lauge. Lars is enjoying his role as grandfather very
> much, and here he is with Lauge, looking at a painting:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=3678602472&k=nfJfDzF&lb=1&s=O
>
> Afterwards, we ate and drank and enjoyed good conversation with Lars’s
> sister, brother, his two daughters and their respective partners for many
> hours. It was a great day.
--
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