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déjeuner sur l'herbe: May 2011
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Modern art in a great epoch. Near Saint Germain des Prés. Opinions on modern art are not in short supply, they never have been. They probably never will be. One could question, however, if radical new theories on art and art making will come to the fore. A decade before Charles Baudelaire's pivotal essay,. The Painter of Modern Life. We are, it seems to me, in a great epoch, we enter onto a path which is truth, nature.". Henri Fantin-Latour, 15 novembre 1855. Tuesday, May 3, 2011.
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déjeuner sur l'herbe: not completely unconscious
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Monday, April 11, 2011. At Oak Alley Plantation, near New Orleans, LA. Even during his long fits of despondency there was no destroying his hopes, for he was never completely unconscious of his genius.". Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Jules vs. the world. Magdalyn is la flâneuse. Melissa Berry. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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déjeuner sur l'herbe: simplicity is decadence
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Saturday, April 2, 2011. Henri Fantin-Latour, 1872, Louvre. Another semester has come to a close. Prior to the start of their final exam several of my keener students peppered me with questions, while drinking their coffees through their straws (a flattering hommage à moi). These questions focused not on art or the coming test but on me, my life, my. But it must be adopted on occasion, my personal dosage is daily. In this way, simplicity is decadence. Nowwhy is your blog so darrrrk?
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déjeuner sur l'herbe: visual champagne
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Thursday, April 7, 2011. The Bath of Psyche. Frederic Leighton, 1890,. Like pieces of a puzzle or the aligning of the stars, everything seems to be preparing for me and my time away next month. This past weekend the Victoria and Albert Museum opened a new exhibition entitled ". The Cult of Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement 1860-1900. Alternately titled "Visual Champagne: A Showcase of Delight for Melissa Berry.". I will be a smiling aesthete among aesthetes, a position I will be most happy to assume.
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déjeuner sur l'herbe: February 2011
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Lethargy - frustration - apathy - inspiration. James McNeill Whistler, 1900, Pastel and Charcoal on Paper, University of Glasgow. If your face is not clean, wash it; don't cut your head off.". George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Jules vs. the world. Magdalyn is la flâneuse. Lethargy - frustration - apathy - inspiration. Melissa Berry. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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déjeuner sur l'herbe: January 2011
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011. The novelty of the new. Oil on canvas, 1860-62, Metropolitan Museum of Art. I am delighted that I can still be delighted by seeing an image of an artwork I have never known, like this piece by Degas. Only exhibited 13 times in its existence. And only 1 of those in Paris), I certainly have not had much opportunity to come across it. At any rate, perhaps someone else's. Eyes will also appreciate this fresh, slightly bizarre little feast. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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déjeuner sur l'herbe: safari disposition
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Sunday, June 19, 2011. Kruger National Park; photo by. Kruger National Park; photo by. Kruger National Park; photo by. For some a safari requires a lot of patience. Long periods of time may pass without spotting an elephant or a leopard or one of those things one might go to see. In a zen-like moment of realisation I saw that this is often the approach people take to life, waiting for the big stuff and tolerating the rest. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Jules vs. the world. Magdalyn is la flâneuse.
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déjeuner sur l'herbe: fearing the summary
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Quality time with Courbet's. Lady with a Parrot. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Technology, I suppose, exacerbates this problem. Of course, one could never read every word produced online but the speed and convenience of computer-based expeditions seem to be allowing my attention span to grow increasingly short. What if this spills over into interactions with people? Who am I to suggest what or who is worthy of attention? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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déjeuner sur l'herbe: fallen
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Jim Campbell, still image from. 2003, photogravure print with low res LED panel. Time, my nemesis, is in a constant struggle with memory, often my greatest weapon against the former. Though they are, of course, inseparable in their hauntingly seductive tango each strives to obtain my full attention. To focus on one too long will inevitably mean the neglect of the other, and the eventual lamentation that fact. Walking Falling: Jim Campbell, Chris Marker, and Eadweard.
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déjeuner sur l'herbe: October 2010
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Sunday, October 31, 2010. Recently, a friend and I saw. Van Gogh: Brush with Genius. In IMAX cinema. I enjoy IMAX, take pleasure in being visually overwhelmed. And, as an art historian of the 19thC, I felt somewhat obligated to go because van Gogh is one of the most well-known, or I should say, commonly heard of, artists of this period, but not my personal favourite. So, avoid it? Sunday, October 17, 2010. At Tate Modern, photo from The Guardian. At Tate Modern, photo from The Daily Mail.
