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Oscar Obregon's avatar

You have a great ability at nuanced, smart humor. Maybe that's the next art stop? A stand up tour? Haha great essay Camilo! Enjoyed reading about your journey with art, it resonated a lot, especially on the growing appreciation for museums when younger and how that all came into place knowing about art history.

Also admire you for turning a passive appreciation onto an active one by picking up a brush.

Speaking of Matisse, I recently discovered a new favorite artist contemporary of his called Gustave Caillebotte. His painting The Floor Scrapers made a big impact on me, for a reason I can't quite pin down.

Anyway, excited to see how your relationship with art keeps evolving!

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Camilo Moreno-Salamanca's avatar

Oscar, what a wonderful comment amigo! You are not the first person that tells me I need to do stand up, so maybe I'll have to suck it up and try. I just checked out the artist you mentioned. I'm going to keep exploring him. The Floor Scrapers has a haunting quality to it that I like as well. Thank you for sharing!

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