This past weekend my wife and I were in New York City. We went to see the Giorgio Morandi exhibition at the Metropolitan Musuem. I highly recommend it for anyone who has the chance to see his work. He was an early 20th century still life painter who had the ability to make the simple objects powerful and transcending. It was a spiritual experience.

If you have not yet discovered Morandi, this New Yorker article is a good place to start.