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Friday, November 03, 2006

Mucho Mucha

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Alphonse Mucha (MOO-ka), very well known for his Art Nouveau style, is one of my favorite artists. I saw some of his paintings in an art catalog when I was a little girl and I remember being fascinated by the the way he drew, particularly with how he drew women's hair and the folds in their clothes. It was all so... flowy and graceful. And THEN he surrounds them with more curved shapes. What I also like is that he's able to portray beauty using realistically-shaped women :-).

I like his panel works. He made several 4-set panels that featured women around a cohesive theme. Some of his panel works include:

The Arts: Dance, Painting, Poetry and Music
The Flowers: Rose, Iris, Carnation, and Lily
The Times of the Day: Morning Awakening, Brightness of Day, Evening Contemplation and Night's Rest
The Precious Stones: Topaz, Ruby, Amethyst and Emerald
The Stars: Polar Star, Evening Star, Morning Star, and North Star
The Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter (He made a few sets of the seasons. The pictures you see were made in 1900.)

Judy sent me a wonderful Mucha book a few months back, and I often flip through it just to look at his artwork :-).

I figured it would be a good idea to showcase some of his works for a little while as background pictures on my blog--that way I'll get to show you some of the things he's done :-). Who knows--you may become as fond of his art as I am :-).

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