A little story
When I got a notice from the Blog Group of Saddii i got to see the "Simply Saddii-Painter Suit". So I was thought that this could be a good suit as I do really like his designs. When I open the package I liked the colors of it. The next step was (after many cuts between sl & rl.. still continues till now & im losing my track) to find the right place to make a picture about the suit. Many ideas came by, visiting sim after sim till I ended up in a museum, so I would do what I do better in my RL too. Teaching about History of Art.
Yes I understand some of you have already got bored to read before you cross the 2nd line of it. For the rest of you, I want to thank you you are still here reading & I hope you can make it till the end.
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I didn't plan to do this post so long but believe me if you love art of the 20th century together we will do a lovely trip in some of the pieces i saw as well while doing my blog, so why not do both & having fun with you.
Alright then, lets start! If you make it till the end there is a bonus for you.
(Note: I have a knowledge of the history behind the paintings, but English not my 1st language I got to find the pieces of the History in English that can help you to understand more :D )
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Van Gogh Starry Night Over the Rhône 1888 |
Into the mind of a restless soul
Van Gogh painted Starry Night Over the Rhône from the bank of the Rhône, a major river that runs through Europe. This spot proved ideal for Van Gogh, as he had grown increasingly interested in the effects of light—particularly, the artificial illumination of gas lamps—at night. To evoke the movement of the stars’ energetic twinkling and glimmering reflections, he employed his characteristically energetic brushstrokes.
When painting Starry Night Over the Rhône, however, it was not brushwork that preoccupied the artist; it was color. Van Gogh explains the extent of his tonal attention in a letter to Theo:
“The sky is aquamarine, the water is royal blue, the ground is mauve.” He continues, “The town is blue and purple. The gas is yellow and the reflections are russet gold descending down to green-bronze.”
Though full of vibrant energy, the scene is calm; the only people present in the composition are “two colorful figurines of lovers in the foreground,” and, despite its sparkling stars, the sky elicits a sense of tranquility. Ultimately, this atmosphere is what sets Starry Night Over the Rhône apart from its more famous counterpart: The Starry Night.
Though full of vibrant energy, the scene is calm; the only people present in the composition are “two colorful figurines of lovers in the foreground,” and, despite its sparkling stars, the sky elicits a sense of tranquility. Ultimately, this atmosphere is what sets Starry Night Over the Rhône apart from its more famous counterpart: The Starry Night.
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Paul Gauguin Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? Tahiti collection |
Self Exile in a quest for an Eternal Question
In 1891, Gauguin, frustrated by lack of recognition at home and financially destitute, sailed to the tropics to escape European civilization and "everything that is artificial and conventional". His time there, particularly in Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands, was the subject of much interest both then and in modern times due to his alleged sexual exploits. He was known to have had trysts with several prepubescent native girls, some of whom appear as subjects of his paintings.
Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? represents the artist’s painted manifesto created while he was living on the island of Tahiti. The French artist transitioned from being a “Sunday painter” (someone who paints for his or her own enjoyment) to becoming a professional after his career as a stockbroker failed in the early 1880s. He visited the Pacific island Tahiti in French Polynesia staying from 1891 to 1893. He then returned to Polynesia in 1895, painted this massive canvas there in 1897, and eventually died in 1903, on Hiva Oa in the Marquesas islands.
Gauguin wrote to his friend Daniel de Monfried, who managed Gauguin’s career in Paris while the artist remained in the South Pacific, “I believe that this canvas not only surpasses all my preceding ones, but [also] that I shall never do anything better, or even like it.” Gauguin completed Where are we going? at a feverish rate, allegedly within one month’s time, and even claimed to de Monfried that he went into the mountains to attempt suicide after the work was finished. Gauguin—ever the master of self-promotion and highly conscious of his image as a vanguard artist—may or may not have actually poisoned himself with arsenic as he alleged, but this legend was quite pointedly in line with the painting’s themes of life, death, poetry, and symbolic meaning.
These stylistic features, along with Gauguin’s enigmatic subject contribute to the painting’s “philosophical” quality. And as is common with other Symbolist works of this period, precise, complete interpretations of Where do we come from? remain out of reach. The painting is a deliberate mixture of universal meaning—the questions asked in the title are fundamental ones that address the very root of human existence—and esoteric mystery. Although Where do we come from? is painted on a large scale similar to the decorative public panels created by the French artist Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (an artist Gauguin admired), Where do we come from? is essentially a private work whose meaning was likely known only to Gauguin himself.
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Manet’s "The Luncheon on the Grass" 1863 |
The Scandal behind The Luncheon on the Grass
I know you already know about many scandals that have taken place in your personal surroundings, in Second Life among many things you found yourself in. But there is this Scandal that made Art to take its form as we know it today & many good things happen after, cause people got to move on from safe zones.
The Luncheon on the Grass was rejected from the 1863 Salon and exhibited instead at the Salon des Refusés where it caused great scandal. Who is She? Why she is there with 2 men of our era? What happen between all of them? However, to contemporary eyes it may not be immediately evident what about this painting was so shocking to the audience of 1863. The Luncheon on the Grass depicts four figures, two male and two female, lounging in a landscape setting. A picnic basket is discarded in the foreground along with one of the female’s clothes, leaving her sitting naked between the two men. The men appear to be in the midst of a discussion from which she is excluded, so she stares out to the viewer. Behind them, the second female bathes herself in a pool of water. This composition certainly remains puzzling even to twenty first century viewers, as one can’t help but wonder as to the reason behind her nudity, relaxed demeanor, and the two men’s seeming disinterest. The reason behind the painting’s scandal lies in its historical context and Manet’s treatment of the subject matter, scale and composition.
Manet’s inspiration for The Luncheon on the Grass
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Giorgione and/or Titian, “The Pastoral Concert” |
Manet’s inspiration for the composition of The Luncheon on the Grass supposedly came from two sixteenth century Italian paintings. The first is Titian’s Pastoral Concert, exhibited in the Louvre, from which Manet took the idea of contrasting clothed male figures with nude females, one of whom is also bathing. The second is The Judgement of Paris, a scene from Greek mythology, from which Manet took inspiration for the figure’s reclining positions and gestures. However, these classical references are overshadowed by Manet’s clear refusal of other painterly conventions.
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1892 artwork, In Bed: The Kiss, by Toulouse-Lautrec |
Especially this painting shouldn't missed, as bonus feature of Pride Month
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. A key Post-Impressionist figure in nineteenth-century France, many will recognise his glamorous and glitzy posters of the Moulin Rouge. In Bed, The Kiss is as far from an illustrious performance as can be. Like many of his peers, Toulouse-Lautrec was fascinated by the Parisian nightlife, a regular in many bars, cabarets and brothels. It is the latter in which this painting takes place. Toulouse-Lautrec depicts two women, most likely sex workers, lost in a kiss while cuddling in bed. Most of these establishments did not have enough beds for all women, leaving many to share. As such, many formed strong bonds, often leading to romantic relationships the artist claims to have witnessed first-hand.
Though some have passed this painting off as an erotic and sensual display, I find it impossible to look past the true subject of this work. The couple hold each other tightly, intertwined so close they almost become one. There is nothing else to focus on but the two women and their relationship, no elements to distract in the background but the creases and movement of the sheets. Against these grey and blue hues, their light skin and dark hair stand out and grasp the viewer’s attention. Much as they are at the centre of this painting, this couple are at the centre of each other’s world.
Though some have passed this painting off as an erotic and sensual display, I find it impossible to look past the true subject of this work. The couple hold each other tightly, intertwined so close they almost become one. There is nothing else to focus on but the two women and their relationship, no elements to distract in the background but the creases and movement of the sheets. Against these grey and blue hues, their light skin and dark hair stand out and grasp the viewer’s attention. Much as they are at the centre of this painting, this couple are at the centre of each other’s world.
features two women caught up in a passionate moment. In fact, the artist considers this painting as the epitome of pleasurable and sensual delight. The color scheme that he selected was brilliant with shades of red and yellow, which were subdued by grey, green and blue. This enchanting masterpiece expresses the tender love shared by the couple, as though they were fearful of being separated from each other.
Hard is it to find a down-to-earth portrayal of romance to this day. Harder still, to find one of a lesbian couple. Yet in 1892, Toulouse-Lautrec manages to do just that. The warm and cosy setting of this painting reflects the light and blissful scene. The love shared by this couple was perhaps inspirational to Toulouse-Lautrec, as they star in many other paintings similar to In Bed, The Kiss. However, none more elegantly captures the atmosphere created by the simple act of a kiss. Even the most anti-romantic and Valentine’s scorners can’t help but be caught up in the bliss and euphoria shared by Toulouse-Lautrec’s anonymous couple.
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Congratulations making till the end of our Culture Day. I really hope you enjoyed this little blog trip with me. I'm not used to talk this much but it was worth it sometimes as the Suit gave me the power of the Painter to have a chance to give you to learn something new.
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