Have you ever been fascinated by the works of Henri Matisse, an artist who challenged pre-existing ideals and revolutionised the art world in the 20th century?
In this post, I take you on a journey to discover the life and work of Henri Matisse. You will discover how a painter turned his passion into a bold artistic expression that left an indelible mark.
It was 8 May 1889 when Vincent Van Gogh asked to be admitted to the asylum at Saint-Paul-de- Mausole.
It was a conscious choice on his part because he realised that he had to change something in his life and in his mind. His is an extreme desire to regain a serenity he has lost or, more likely, never known.
When the doors of the Saint-Paul-de- Mausole asylum open for him, he begins a journey to try to find serenity and balance, but he continues his work as an artist.
CLAUDE MONET, Vue de Londres dans le brouillard “La Tamise”. Tecnica mista su carta. 21×28 cm . 1903. Collezione privata
When, in April 1874, a small group of artists organised an exhibition at the studio of the photographer Nadar in the Boulevard des Capucines in Paris, they did not think they were at the beginning of an artistic revolution. It was the debut of a group of young artists who were about to create an unprecedented artistic phenomenon.
The curator of the Impressionists between dream and colour exhibition, Vincenzo Sanfo, explained well what the Impressionist revolution consisted of and emphasised how from the dismay and horror with which the first works were greeted, we moved on to …
The Impressionism Revolution
In Turin, at the National Artillery Museum Mastio della Cittadella, from 11 March to 4 June 2023, there is the exhibition Impressionists between dream and colour, the event that tells the story of the great masters of Impressionism.
With about 300 works by more than 100 artists, the exhibition tells the origins and history of the revolutionary artistic movement born in France in the mid 19th century.
Impressionists between dream and colour
Degas, The Absinthe (1875-1876)
Once someone asked me what’s beautiful and charming about Degas’s Absinthe. Actually, it’s a painting that doesn’t make you happy; rather, to me, has always had a subheading: “depression”.
No, Degas’s Abisinthe is not beautiful, it’s amazing.
It’s a painting depicting with photographic accuracy a scene that anyone who was in Paris at the end of the 19th century could see. However, Degas didn’t portray only a moment, but he rather told a story, in which it’s easy to imagine feelings and thought of the two protagonists.
In this post you’ll discover one of Edgar Degas’s most intense works.
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