Sunday, June 1, 2014

Amedeo Modigliani

I love watching biographical movies about famous artists, even though the movies, like their lives, often end tragically. I recently saw a movie about a uniquely gifted painter Amedeo Modigliani who lived in the beginning of 20th century and died at the young age of 35 in poverty. His life was a constant struggle. He fought with the world that refused to accept his vision of beauty and art. The movie shows his life, work, love and the tragic death. It is ironic how carelessly people treated his real talent and his work during his lifetime and how they started appreciating him after his death.