Well, as I said, I'm not a big fan of most Art.
But there is one artist that I really love. It's Pierre-Auguste Renoir. He's only one of two artists I actually drove 3 hours to go see an exhibition of his work. I don't know why, but there is something in his brush strokes, a general feeling in his work, that just grabs e from the inside. Some melancholy, some calm and quiet happiness.
I especialy like Le Moulin de la Galette http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/renoir/moulin-galette/ and his dancers ( http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/renoir/dancers/bougival.jpg, http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/renoir/dancers/city.jpg and http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/renoir/dancers/country.jpg). I also love this little girl http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/renoir/watercan.jpg and this portrait http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/renoir/portraits/irene.jpg.
By the way, watching his paintings on a computer screen doesn't capture a fraction of the feeling you get in front of the original, or at least in front of a good reproduction.
The other artist I drove to see his exhibition in Quebec city was Auguste Rodin, and yes, his Gates of Hell is quite astonishing.
There must be something about people named Auguste (
at bakerstreet )
