play's the thing

archival research

syncopate

what to leave in

goethizzone

during the mad hot dash through

the goethe haus in frankfurt (last

july) i snapped these two works

of art- quickly- and each time i

happen by them (i believe they

are both by goethe, although i

didn't take notes; i'll try to do

better next time) i can't help

but think they are awfully

ardizzone-ish. or was our

beloved edward a. sort of

goethe-ish? either way, i do

love stopping by- visiting the

photos- and remembering that

sweltery day in a v. quiet house.

nothing like a blast of heat to keep

the other tourists at bay. a true delight.

proceed

"We must

always

change,

renew,

rejuvenate

ourselves-

otherwise,

we harden."

goethe

photo: home of johann wolfgang goethe, weimar

[taken in early winter, 2011]

the creation of color in 18th century europe

sarah lowengard

[number, order, form]

all images: sarah lowengard

goethe's house in weimar,

(this gives at least something

of an idea of the color. a bit.)

no experimentum crucis

well, wittgenstein had

something to say about

goethe's color theory &

i can honestly tell you

that i am quite relieved that

remarks on color is "generally

considered a very difficult

work" (due, partially, to

fragmentation. imagine!)

because i don't need one

more thing to add to my

(long & getting rather dusty)

reading list. but i did very

much like the cover of this

book in the window.

(probably a good

thing the shop was closed

for the night.)

zur farbenlehre

there is a magnificent

exhibit in weimar that

explains the intricacies

of goethe's color theory

see:

goethe's theory of colours &

schopenhauer's on vision and colors