i was formally introduced to art in high school and quickly developed opinions, preferences, favorites and loves. i adored my art teacher. she was incredible. i will always be grateful to her for opening that world to me.
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Morisot's The Cradle (morisot was one of the few female impressionists)
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Cassatt's Children on the Beach (cassatt also was one of the few female impressionists and the only american)
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Monet's Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies (monet speaks to my soul.)
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Van Gogh's Cornfield and Cypress trees (of course i love starry night and the sunflowers but the movement of van gogh's brush strokes is powerful--you can almost taste his passion and turmoil in every stroke. i heart him as well, poor tortured soul.)
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Renoir's The Luncheon of the Boating Party (i always wanted to be hanging out w/ these people. like they just came off the lake and settled in for the afternoon of wine and food and conversation)
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Degas' Absinthe Drinker (i don't know why i like this, because she's so sad and it reflects how i feel sometimes when i'm just like--fuck it? i don't know)
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Manet's The Picnic (we studied this in school--i can't remember the significance but i always wondered why the men were clothed and she wasn't)
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Degas' Little Dancer (love all of degas' dancer works, but this is so sweet)
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Munch's The Scream (because, hell, who doesn't feel like this once in awhile?)
2 comments:
I love art, but I can only draw stick people. I always wanted to take art history in college, but it never fit my schedule. When I wanted to be a perpetual student, I figured I would take some classes. :) Now of course I would rather die than go back to school.
kristin--i can dabble in art and would totally be a perpetual art/lit student if i won the lottery
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