The Forge, after Goya
Pastel and white ink on black paper
Contact the artist: paulransohoff@gmail.com
Or see the artist’s website: www.paulransohoff.com
Width: 10in
Paul Ransohoff
“Beauty is the splendor of truth”
Plato
“Beauty is the anticipation of pleasure”
Nehamas
“Beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror which we are barely able to endure”
Rilke
Thinking is better than knowing, but not than looking."
Goethe
My drawings and paintings explore the interweaving of the mundane and the resonant, the physical and the spiritual, the structural and the gestural. Drawing from a range of sources–observations of stances, poses, expressions, and moments from street scenes, Old Masters, family, newspapers, and films—my work elicits the liveliness of movement or rest, the viatl emotions in the relationships between us and the marks we make and see.
Email: paulransohoff@gmail.com
Website: www.paulransohoff.com
