Freitag, 23. Februar 2007

Monet e a Normandia em Cleveland


A exposição recapitula a ligação de Monet com a normandia, o fascínio do mar, a busca da luz, a sugestão da forma, a verdade da cor. Quase tão fascinante como olhar os quadros é ler os textos que os acompanham. Para descrever a pintura são necessárias todas as outras artes.

Wheat Field, 1881
Deceptive in its apparent simplicity, the painting is masterful in its formal choreography.

Waves at the Manneporte, 1883
Staccato brushstrokes record the momentary effects of sunlight striking the inner face of the arch.

The Sea at Fécamp, 1881
To capture this view, the artist descended to the base of the cliffs… The artist – as well as the viewer – is not only a spectator of nature, but a protagonist watching the sea and wind.

By the Sea at Fécamp, 1881
The wilderness of the stormy weather is reflected in the savagery of Monet’s brushstrokes.

Water Lilies
To capture these ephemeral effects, he developed an increasingly duo-dimensional vocabulary that moved beyond Impressionism towards an entirely modern way of envisioning painting.

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