I had recently had a conversation about styles of writing, and had said that the author who made me feel most myself when reading her work is Patricia Highsmith. Or, at least if I could write fiction, I would wish to be able to write like her.
I admire a wide range of artists and their works - moving, inspiring, thought-provoking, informative, exciting, disturbing, ... as they might be. But some few artists just set up powerful vibrations which chime with my own bones - like Rego and Highsmith. In sculpture it would be Henry Moore, but I would use Elizabeth Frink's means of making: building up rather than cutting away.
I read the article too, Olga, and look forward to the exhibition and watching the film. She is such a powerful artist.
ReplyDeleteI just bought The Crime Writer by Jill Dawson, which is about Patricia Highsmith, about the time in her life when she wrote Carol. You're probably aware of the novel, but I thought I would mention it.
As you guessed, Eirene, I noticed Jill Dawson's book and made a mental note. It's way down the list, however, as I have read biographies of Highsmith, and it's her own writing which so enthrals me.
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