...brick technique is often used by David Hockney to form huge and impressive paintings. He has done it with oil paintings before. The first thing that strikes the viewer is the unusual use of colours by the artist. They are, as often in his work, extremely vivid and vibrant. Although this landscape...

...(On the painting The Philosopher’s Conquest, 1914 by Giorgio de Chirico) In this endless war With artichokes for cannonballs And listless streets Like bloodless arteries— We wait It is 1:28 pm Invasion imminent We cower in the colonnades Barely breathe— And wait The soldiers...