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February Fandom Fest 26
26 - Viggo's Art
One of the reasons I love Viggo so much is his versatility and creativity.
I love that he is so much more than "just" an actor. While I fell in love with his presence on screen, I very quickly learned that there is so much more to love in this man.
I envy his ability to express himself in paintings.
I adore his inclination to capture even the most mundane things on film, thus turning them into a timeless reminder of moments and feelings.
I'm deeply in awe of the way he uses words as a canvas of his emotions.
No wonder I spent the first paycheque of my "new" job on his books.
By now I'm the proud owner of 7 of his books and a few CDs. And I'm certain I'll purchase some more very soon.
(The first two books I purchased, photographed seconds after I ripped the parcel open. "Signlanguage" in particular is a real treat.)
(This one has some of the most beautiful of his photos, I think. And any book containing "Communion" can only be a favourite of mine, right?)
(As a declared horse-lover I can't not love this book, right? Wonderful photos taken by a guy who obviously loves these proud animals deeply.)
(The book with my most favourite poems in it! You can guess why... ;) )
(A beautiful book with really great photographs -particularly the one titled "Jun 5, 2002" intrigues me... this nose seems very familiar! - and a bunch of wonderful quotes and poems, more often than not translated by Viggo.)
(A great collection of pictures and texts. I particularly love that this books allows me a glimpse into his writings that are not poems. And more - into his style of journaling.
This book also inspired today's post. For not so happy reasons. Himself's parents' dog died this morning. A mere hour before he would have been put down anyway. So why did that inspire this post? Because in "Linger" Viggo published a "Letter to Birgit" in which he recounted the time he waited for his beloved dog to be cremated. Reading it I'm always torn between tears and laughter. It's a sad subject, certainly, but he recounts the tale with a dry wit that portraits the happenings of the day in a way that made me chuckle more than once. And - really - I think it's so Viggo to be experiencing what he did that day. Strange happenings seem to be part of his life, no matter what.)
I wish I were even a small percentage as talented and creatives as he is.
Viggo Mortensen, a true artist.
One of the reasons I love Viggo so much is his versatility and creativity.
I love that he is so much more than "just" an actor. While I fell in love with his presence on screen, I very quickly learned that there is so much more to love in this man.
I envy his ability to express himself in paintings.
I adore his inclination to capture even the most mundane things on film, thus turning them into a timeless reminder of moments and feelings.
I'm deeply in awe of the way he uses words as a canvas of his emotions.
No wonder I spent the first paycheque of my "new" job on his books.
By now I'm the proud owner of 7 of his books and a few CDs. And I'm certain I'll purchase some more very soon.
(The first two books I purchased, photographed seconds after I ripped the parcel open. "Signlanguage" in particular is a real treat.)
(This one has some of the most beautiful of his photos, I think. And any book containing "Communion" can only be a favourite of mine, right?)
(As a declared horse-lover I can't not love this book, right? Wonderful photos taken by a guy who obviously loves these proud animals deeply.)
(The book with my most favourite poems in it! You can guess why... ;) )
(A beautiful book with really great photographs -particularly the one titled "Jun 5, 2002" intrigues me... this nose seems very familiar! - and a bunch of wonderful quotes and poems, more often than not translated by Viggo.)
(A great collection of pictures and texts. I particularly love that this books allows me a glimpse into his writings that are not poems. And more - into his style of journaling.
This book also inspired today's post. For not so happy reasons. Himself's parents' dog died this morning. A mere hour before he would have been put down anyway. So why did that inspire this post? Because in "Linger" Viggo published a "Letter to Birgit" in which he recounted the time he waited for his beloved dog to be cremated. Reading it I'm always torn between tears and laughter. It's a sad subject, certainly, but he recounts the tale with a dry wit that portraits the happenings of the day in a way that made me chuckle more than once. And - really - I think it's so Viggo to be experiencing what he did that day. Strange happenings seem to be part of his life, no matter what.)
I wish I were even a small percentage as talented and creatives as he is.
Viggo Mortensen, a true artist.
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If you don't have the CD I'd be happy to lend it to you.
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I'll have to check and get back to you about possibly lending me yours, okay? Thanks for the offer in any case! I really appreciate it!
And being gifted with Vig's books sounds great! :) I'd love any person giving me something like that forever ;)