As I have been thinking and preparing for my upcoming jaunt to Italy, I have been looking through old art and personal journals from previous travels. I’d like to share what I wrote on June 1st, 1997.
Michelangelo’s David is spectacular. The veins in the hand, the muscles, the proportions from foot, to hand, to face, the contrapossto – or weight shift were all signs of its marvel.
Michelangelo didin’t often sculpt the iris of his subjects, but he did here and it emphasizes the determination of the young boy. Andrew mentioned something to me, and I agreed to disagree with what the board said about the figure. The board said the statue was done after the battle. But the figure, I believe, has a look of determination. I personally think that it is representing before the battle with this thought on his mind: “Don’t you dare mess with my God.”
There is nothing like a 45-minute walk, in 80.2 degree temperature with a blue sunny sky to make one feel happy to be alive. I love San Diego, and I love the beauty that God created.