Monday 10 March 2008

Notice board snippet #3





'A good painting must contain a little piece of poison.' Lucian Freud

'And so must a good short story.' Women Rule Writer

6 comments:

Sarah Hilary said...

Thank you for the Freud quote - it was exactly what I needed for the chapter I'm writing in my new book!

Group 8 said...

Hi Sarah
Glad to be of service! Good luck with the writing of the book.
WRW

Colm Keegan said...

ahhh its all coming together for me now - is that pennies dropping???

Sarah Hilary said...

Hi again, WRW. Can you tell me where you found the Freud "poison" quote? I want to use it at the front of my new novel but cannot track down its source other than your excellent blog. Thanks!

Group 8 said...

Gosh, Sarah, it may have been from the catalogue brochure to an exhibition of his work here. I'm away at the mo, but when I get home I will hunt it out and check.

Group 8 said...

Hi again Sarah
I looked through the catalogue brochure and the quote is not there.
Maybe it was on one of the explanantory cards at the exhib, I can't remember. Or in the big catalogue, which I didn't buy.
You might like to contact Maeve Butler at the Irish Museum of Modern Art who curated the exhib last summer. Maybe it will ring a bell with her?
www.imma.ie