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Carlos,
What a painting this is!
Every time I look at it, the same thing happens: I see a very simple, beatifully composed, serenely contemplative work that appears totally traditional. Then my eyes hone in on the focal point: the cell phone! What a shock! Then I begin to look at her clothes and realize they are actually quite modern. First it's her tank top, then the rest of what she is wearing. It all appears traditional, yet it is totally contemporary. Then I start realizing that all the elements--the table, the linen, the vase--could easily be in a house of the present. It's all modern! But the general impression reverts to traditional. The longer I look, the more layers of this process repeat themselves.
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