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MIXED BATHING:LIFE GARDE, ARRIERE GARDE & AVANT GARDE

“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"

“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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THROUGH THE DEADENING MOLD OF CONTEMPORARY CONVENTION

“Picasso developed Cézanne’s planar compositions into cubism, and Matisse greatly admired his use of color. He used color with passion and creativity, giving his brush strokes structure, solidity, durability. Pablo Picasso said the following of the artist “My one and … Continue reading

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