Tag Archives: Auguste Renoir

PATRIOTIC ROMANCE & WAR DANCE: The Illusion It Was All Worthwhile

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Dave

There’s an epidemic Stirring passions in young hearts Even the old campaigners Have got it really bad Well we ain’t seen nothing like it Since coronation day But when the street parties sound I’m going underground To keep the rabid … Continue reading →

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CEZANNE: "THE WORST OF A BAD BUNCH"

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Dave

“This radically new approach is perhaps most vividly apparent in Cézanne’s landscapes and even in some of his still lifes, where a mere patchwork of textures coloured shapes is worked into a picture, upon which the eye and mind can … Continue reading →

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THROUGH THE DEADENING MOLD OF CONTEMPORARY CONVENTION

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Dave

“Picasso developed Cézanne’s planar compositions into cubism, and Matisse greatly admired his use of color. He used color with passion and creativity, giving his brush strokes structure, solidity, durability. Pablo Picasso said the following of the artist “My one and … Continue reading →

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HEARTBROKEN EXPRESSION OF OUR TIME

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Dave

“It was under the pressure of the evil influence, two days before his death, of Dr. Gachet, a so-called psychiatrist, which was the direct, effective, and sufficient cause of his death. When I read van Gogh’s letters to his brother, … Continue reading →

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THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Dave

“Artaud saw in Vincent van Gogh a faithful replica of his own torment. After the painter’s suicide he wrote: Dr. Gachet would not tell van Gogh that he was there to straighten out his painting (…) but he used to send … Continue reading →

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BRONZE SCULPTURE: ALCHEMIST CONSOLATION PRIZE

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Dave

The Gates of Hell on which Auguste Rodin worked for two decades,is presently among twenty bronzes outside in the Sculpture Garden of the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. Designed by Robert Mittelstadt, the concept seeks to evoke the spirit … Continue reading →

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IN-SEINE IMPRESSIONS OF ART & INSULT

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Dave

From source to estuary, the Seine has lavished her curves and geniality upon those drawn to her, particularly artists who have endlessly pursued her image, thus each finding their own.In the mind’s eye, one sees the Seine only in the … Continue reading →