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Originally Posted by clavus
Monet's paintigns of haystacks. In photos, they look like crap. Boring, stupid, yucky, I can't turn the page fast enough...
When I saw them in Chicago, they were so overwhelming that I can not properly describe them. I had a physical reaction akin to what happens when I hear a fantastic piece of music performed. I broke into a cold sweat, popped a boner and nearly soiled myself.
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Ooh, me similar. Thanks for reminding me.
I had never understood Salvador Dali. Then I went to the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, where they had an original (I don't recall which one). I was locked in front of it for a half hour, amazed. There's a crispness that a reproduction can't show.