17,843 rectangular - cut crystals enhance the mystery and
fear of God conveyed by this imposing work, conceived to seem like a face that appears out of gloomy, black rain.
For a start, how about teaching art history in art lessons from the point
of view
of the artist, tell them Francis Bacon hung about with the Krays, or that Caravaggio murdered someone, let them know that the stuff about the vanishing point and composition are tools for
conveying aspects
of life, death,
fear, sex -
god forbid, humour - and those po faced dullards with posh voices that stand in front
of great works pointing at background views
of Tuscany are no more to do with painting pictures than I am an art historian.