saw a documentary last night on francisco goya. i went to art school, i took art history classes, and yet somehow his etchings caught me by surprise. perhaps i was not paying proper attention back then, perhaps i was into some other trendy crap at the time (david carson anyone?), perhaps the goya lessons did not go beyond saturn devouring his son, or perhaps it’s just another example of my awful memory, but i must say goya’s etchings blew me away. you’re all familiar with the sleep of reason produces monsters but if you’ve got the time or are unfamiliar check out the caprices and the disasters of war. the scans are a bit blurry / dark but i think you’ll get the gist.