Painting of Bobby Fischer by my sister Sofia
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Painting of Bobby Fischer by my sister Sofia
Interesting! When was it made?
How profound! I see her artistic genius!
The picture tells me a story about a man who had two sides that were part of the whole man.
An excellent rendition!
The right side is a bit scary looking. Kind of shows the part of Fisher that people couldn’t really understand
It looks like the Picture of Darian Gray.
I am reminded of Sofia’s remark that she wishes she had never met Fischer because the real man couldn’t stand up to her mythic image of Fischer the chess hero.
Each of us has his dark side. Fischer’s was darker than most.
Sofia seems to have said a lot about Bobby Fischer. How much did Bobby Fischer have to say about Sofia in public?
Reminds me of Wilde’s Picture of Dorian Gray.
Bravo Sofia! Great artwork! I particularly like how the White King stands upright on the side showing the younger Fischer, and how the Black King has toppled over on the other side showing the older Fischer.
I wonder when Sofia created this artwork, and how long it took her to complete it? Thanks for showing your artwork.
Congratulations Sofia for this painting. Great artwork!
Philippe
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Very interesting, ‘free’ painting.
Bobby Fischer could live in the world of chess but not out of it. People will discuss to what extent his focus on chess was responsible for his state of mind. I think it was a factor.
“Sofia seems to have said a lot about Bobby Fischer. How much did Bobby Fischer have to say about Sofia in public?”
Yeah, like Fischer never had a word to say about anyone who hadn’t discussed him first. Or about women, for that matter. The religious fanatics are out in force.
Fantastic!
yb
Antonio Cerina
Sophia was a nice person to meet!
She gave me a nice welcome and I appreciate her chess strength!
I like this painting,but it says a lot more about the artist than the subject.
I have never seen or looked at Bobby Fisher as a negative person Fisher recently asked the great Anand ‘Why are you still playing chess’ This question says a lot about Bobby and it clearly shows there was little wrong with Bobby Fisher and he was at the point of his passing still a very exstrondenary person and chess player
Surely Bobby Fischer was schizo…as the portrait reveals. If he had suffered from cancer instead of mental illness, would his genius be any less great?
That is a good question. I think I would choose mental illness over cancer.
Cancer really sucks.
My 2 cents.
“Cancer really sucks”. I have diagnosed schizophrenia. Without medication it is a hell not worth living. I was in a mental hospital for years until after dozens of trials the Doctors found a wonder drug for me. I think you should rethink your discrimination against mentally ill people.
If he had suffered from cancer instead of mental illness, would his genius be any less great?
Since cancer isn’t a mental illness, and mental illness is, then I’d have to say that cancer would affect his mental state less. This is so simple, is it a trick question?
So, I guess the answer to the question is: Fischer never publicly said a negative word against Sofia Polgar.
“I think you should rethink your discrimination against mentally ill people.”
My apologies. I guess I’m the one who is crazy.
Anon 10:24, do not feel like the Lone Ranger. All of us let the squirrels out once in a while.
Just make sure you hide their nuts!
she is reallty an artist, jb.