Rolla © H. Gervex (1878) , Musee des B.-Arts de Bordeau

Best Interpretation: “He dressed, as he usually did after their messy love-making. This time, however, he did not leave immediately as was the norm. This time, he stayed maybe a minute longer than he should have. He studied her face, the contour of her body, the stickiness of the sheets, which clung to her thighs in sweaty embrace. She lay sleepy with post-passion exuberance. This time, she did not bade him to take leave as she had done many days before. It seemed as if they both wanted to get caught–as if their most inner desires were speaking out loud.

Then, they heard foot steps echoing from the landing outside. She closed her eyes in awkward prayer. He left his shirt as it was–unbuttoned–and did nothing to remedy it from haphazardly escaping his unbound trousers. ” […Read all] -Brian Jaime

Issue Feb 2008 Submit an Interpretation (4) Posts »

The Starry Night © Vincent Van Gogh (1889)

Best Interpretation: “You can choose to get lost down there, or up there. You will never know where you’re heading before you realize you’re already there.”-gilyotina

Issue Feb 2007 Submit an Interpretation (7) Posts »