Hello Art
Lovers.
This week
I will be answering a few questions from you, my adoring public.
I have
chosen a few questions from the millions and millions of cards, letters and
emails that have come pouring in since I announced I would be answering
questions last week.
I would
like to thank all you art lovers out there for taking such a great interest in
me, this blog and the art gallery.
So
without further ado I will now answer your questions.
Mr. A.
Moto from Japan
writes;
“I have been reading your blog since January
and I really enjoy the beautiful artwork that hangs inside the gallery. I am
perplexed however with your now iconic sign off phrase ‘nullius in verba’. Can
you please tell me what this phrase means?”
Nullius
in verba is a Latin phrase meaning "On the word of no one" or
"Take nobody's word for it". It is currently the motto for the President, Council, and Fellows of the Royal
Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge. The saying
basically means that you should think for yourself and always make sure you
have the facts correct. For example if you hear a story in the media, don’t
just assume the media has got their facts correct, go out and check them for
yourself. It is a motto I live by personally and I think everyone should.
A Mr. Rufus
T. Firefly from Hollywood
writes;
“Well,
Art is Art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water. And east is
east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce
they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now you tell me what you
know.”
Mr.
Firefly those are deep and meaningful words and now I will endow you with some
wisdom of my own. The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.
A Ms. Daphne
Blake from Crystal Cove writes:
“The gang
and I have read the blog concerning the ghosts that haunt your gallery. We
would be happy to come down to the Gold Coast and investigate these hauntings
further. The gang is always up for a good mystery.”
This
letter was followed up by an email from a Mr. Norville ‘Shaggy’ Rogers, also from Crystal
Cove, who writes:
“Zoinks,
please don’t encourage Daphne with another far out mystery adventure. We really
don’t need anymore mysteries or spooks in our lives.”
Ms. Blake
and Mr. Rogers, you will be happy to know that the three ghosts that haunt our gallery are friendly.
Furthermore they hold no mystery to us as we have done an in depth article on
them and even helped one of the ghosts enter the Next Australian Top Model
contest. Thank you for your concern and keep enjoying the weekly art featured
in the blog.
We also received
a letter from doctors, Egon Spengler, Peter Venkman and Ray Stantz, from New York, concerning some
sort of ‘busting’ procedure for our in house ghosts. To these three fine
doctors of science I say that we love our in house ghosts and they most definitely
do not need any kind of ‘busting’.
Finally a
Mr. Rick Blaine from Casablanca
writes;
“Delphine
and I were friends in another life, during the second world war. She came and
saw me in Casablanca last night to tell me that
she has fallen in love with Ajax.
I just want to congratulate her on her upcoming marriage to Ajax. They are very much in love and belong
together. I’m saying this because it’s true. Inside of us, we both know you
belong with Ajax.
You’re part of his work, the thing that keeps him going. If that plane leaves
the ground and you’re not with him, you’ll regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe
not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life. We’ll always have Paris. We didn’t have,
we, we lost it until you came to Casablanca.
We got it back last night. Here’s Looking at you kid.”
Thank you
for all your responses, I’m sorry I could not get to them all today.
Perhaps
we will have another question and answer session in the future. Until then keep
enjoying the art and most important of all, nullius in verba.
