Portrait of a young North African woman
In 1874, the Belgium orientalist painter Jean-François Portaels (1818-1895) realised this portrait. Source : http://art-magique.blogspot.fr/2011/05/jean-francois-portaels-1818-1895.html
Salomé
The painting “Salomé” was realised by Paul Antoine de la Boulaye in 1909. Salome is the daughter of Herodiade and Herod the Great (Herod I). She inspired painters like Gustave Moreau and Paul Antoine de la Boulaye. She is often represented dancing in front of her stepfather Herod Antipas to charm him. She is also…
Happy Easter !
I decorated the table with lovely Easter decorations : The cakes are called “Lamalas”. It is a Alsatian cake for Easter.
Under the wave
The eyes closed, Rocked by the rhythm of the waves, I listen the lapping of a rough sea ; Calming and searing marin music. I used the Hokusai painting “The wave” :
Op art
Op art (optical art) uses optical illusions phenomena. This movement appeared in the middle of the 1950s. The designation “op art” has been established since 1965 at the end of the MoMa exhibition called “The Responsive Eye”. The major artists are Victor Vasarely, Jésus Soto, Bridget Riley, Cruz Diez, Julio Leparque and Youri Messen-Jaschin. Source…
Moorish stars
This geometric figure is called an “eight-pointed star” ; it is formed by two overlapping squares. This form is a very famous pattern in the islamic arts. It symbolises the synthese between the circle (symbol of the divin, of the origin and of the perfection) and the square (symbol of the earthly and of the…
The Beethoven frieze by Gustav Klimt
The Beethoven frieze by Gustav Klimt is a 34 metres mural painting representing an interpretation of the “Ninth Symphony” by Ludwig Van Beethoven. It is composed of three successive scenes : – The torments of Humanity (disease, madness, death, lust, excess and fornication). – The prayers of the Humanity to the Hero, incarnation of the…
