tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post359096986209660270..comments2023-11-22T09:11:01.567+00:00Comments on George Szirtes: An art education: remembering Leeds (4) First YearGeorge Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-50951809862556970952012-04-20T12:04:51.544+01:002012-04-20T12:04:51.544+01:00As I say, it was a marvellous time as I remember i...As I say, it was a marvellous time as I remember it. Both the paintings and the poems seemed to be becoming part of an independent and welcoming world. <br /><br />I love your Leeds story. It seems entirely feasible.George Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-74166343714050903452012-04-20T11:47:53.950+01:002012-04-20T11:47:53.950+01:00I beg your pardon - you say more about it further ...I beg your pardon - you say more about it further down the page. The reverse chronology of blogging catches me out sometimes!loobyhttp://loobynet.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-3719448303082716832012-04-20T11:45:48.914+01:002012-04-20T11:45:48.914+01:00Never realised you did art. Now that's the pur...Never realised you did art. Now that's the purpose of a university ediucation, an enlightened, guided freedom. And in the days when one could still hitch-hike.<br /><br />I read a pamphlet once about the heady days of Leeds College of Art (I don't know if that's where you were), and their legendary interviews. Reviewing one applicant's portfolio, they asked him "Are you precious about your art?" On receiving the answer "No", they threw al his drawings out of the window.loobyhttp://loobynet.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com