Tag Archives: John House

OBSESSION WITH VITALITY & DEATH: "CONNOISSEUR OF VIOLENCE"

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Dave

Caravaggio’s novelty was a radical naturalism which combined close physical observation with a dramatic, even theatrical, use of Tenebrism, the shift from light to dark with little intermediate value. He burst upon the Rome art scene in 1600 with the … Continue reading →

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EROS RUNNING WILD:CARDINAL SINS & LEGAL RUN-INS

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Dave

“Indeed, Caravaggio may be indicating his taste for homoerotic subjects through his androgynous male figures, figures at once muscular and yet recognizably “feminine” in some of their poses and expressions. Since antiquity, the androgynous had been associated with effeminacy and … Continue reading →

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CÉZANNE:ABOLISHING THE TYRANNY OF LINEAR PERSPECTIVE…. FOREVER

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Dave

Catagorizing the style of Paul Cézanne’s( 1839-1906 )  artwork is problematic. As a young man he left his home in Provence in the south of France in order to join with the avant-garde in Paris. He fell in with the … Continue reading →

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MIXED BATHING:LIFE GARDE, ARRIERE GARDE & AVANT GARDE

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Dave

“Through the use of such distortions and rigidity of pose, Cézanne is able manipulate his female figures to attain greater control over their sexuality. In addition, in his Nudes in a Landscape (1900-1905), Cézanne’s confinement of his nudes becomes almost … Continue reading →

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CEZANNE: "THE WORST OF A BAD BUNCH"

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Dave

“This radically new approach is perhaps most vividly apparent in Cézanne’s landscapes and even in some of his still lifes, where a mere patchwork of textures coloured shapes is worked into a picture, upon which the eye and mind can … Continue reading →

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