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Renoir: Le Moulin de la Galette

Rene Margiritte: empire of light

Robert Mars : Hello

Rene Magritte: empire of light

The paintings of Rene Margiritte are often a little strange, but always very captivating.

"His work makes a constant call on us to relinquish, at least temporarily, our usual expectations of art. Magritte never responds to our demands and expectations. He offers us something else instead. His friend Paul Nougé has expressed the problem better than anyone else; what he said in 1944 still holds good: "We question pictures," he said, "before listening to them, we question them at random. And we are astonished when the reply we had expected is not forthcoming (http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/magritte.html)."

I saw this painting at the Peggy Guggenheim museum in Venice Italy, and I stared at it for about a half an hour. There was something so strange and intriguing about it. I enjoy surrealistic paintings because they take the viewer outside the expected, and bring them to a place of imagination, and curiosity.

Renoir: Le Moulin de la Galette

Renoir has been a favorite of mine since I began studying art history. My favorite thing about his paintings is how he seems to capture real moments, you almost feel like you are a part of the conversation, or in the case of Le Moulin de la Galette, like you are sitting at a nearby table observing the surroundings. Renoir has a beautiful way of capturing light in this painting, both realistic and playfully.

"French painter originally associated with the Impressionist movement. His early works were typically Impressionist snapshots of real life, full of sparkling colour and light (http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/renoir/)."

Robert Mars: Hello

I recently discovered the artwork of Robert Mars, and I instantly fell in love. I enjoy the way he uses various medium, and has a “collage” approach to painting. It reminds me of some of my favorie paintings done by Jasper Johns, but in a much more modern way. Each one of his pieces capture a bit of American culture with references to old cars or old Coca Cola logos.

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