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woodlandhalls · 2 years

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atotaltaitaitale · 10 months

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When you are lucky enough to see Claude Monet’s Nymphéas (Water Lilies) with nobody in the room. Such a privilege.

NB: We are Members of the Société des Amis des Musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie so we were invited at the Assemblée Générale which this year was taken place in one of the room at the Musée de l’Orangerie.

#CelineIsNotAnExpatAnymore #France life #Paris #Musee de l’Orangerie #musee d'orsay

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merlinray · 1 year

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Musée de L’Orangerie, Paris. Claude Monet’s Water Lillies

#musee de l’orangerie #claude monet #paris

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theeboyracer · 9 months

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Le Musee de L’Orangerie

#french art #impressionism #musee de l’orangerie #pierre auguste renoir #paul cezanne #henri matisse

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luxebeat · 2 years

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Immerse yourself in Monet with a visit to Giverny

It wasn’t enough for me to stare in awe and drink in the beauty of Claude Monet’s ravishing paintings of water lilies in Paris’ wonderful Musee de l’Orangerie – which by the way, is a must visit attraction for art lovers in the City of Lights. I needed to make the trip to Giverny, where the renowned Impressionist had lived and worked, and created over 250 paintings of said water lilies in his…

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#Debbie Stone #Giverny #Monet #Musee de l’Orangerie

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flower-biter · 1 year

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people in museums xx

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peaceliliesandtea · 7 months

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thinking back on my trip to paris in july. i’ve been to paris before but never to musée de l’orangerie. monet’s paintings are breathtaking. the only thing that bothered me was the disrespect that the majority of visitors showed to their fellow attendees. as you enter the space, there’s writing on the wall, requesting for the visitors to be silent. monet intended on the paintings being experienced in the quiet. it is a reflective space. sadly, you’d never know that. the room’s volume verged on street cafe levels. endless chatter, people laughing, families squabbling. maybe i sound like a grumpy tyrant, begging the masses to stay quiet. but whatever you have to say… can’t it wait, even for ten minutes, whilst you take in the beauty of the water lilies?

#monet #art #i wanted to sit and take in every small detail in the quiet but it was so noisy #maybe i’ll have to go back really early in the day when i visit next year #the pandemic really did a number on people’s behaviour #but then again who knows maybe it was like that before in musee de l’orangerie

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a-bird-dreaming-of-freedom · 11 months

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Renoir at the Musee de l’Orangerie, Paris.

#museum aesthetic #art museum #museum #art #flowers #floral #flora #a e s t h e t i c #aestehtic #oil painting #painting #paintings #paris #old paintings #old art

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loveandthepsyche · 7 months

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Alchemy: Transmuting Depression & Rejection Through the Lens of Claude Monet

This past year, I had to take the opportunity to experience the Monet Immersive being named after my favorite artist, Claude Monet. Standing amidst his masterpieces, I was stunned by a part of his life that I had completely forgotten about. Before the Impressionist movement was born, Monet struggled with debt and poverty. He had been cut off by his family, had just had a son with his lover, Camille, and was devastated when his artwork was rejected by the Salon, the premier art exhibition in Paris that could make or break an artist's career. So he attempted suicide by throwing himself into the Seine River.

Remembering this chapter in his life, I wondered, what would the world be like without the beauty and innovation Monet contributed? Would we visit Giverny and Monet's celebrated gardens had he not lived there and created some of his most famous work? And what would Paris be like without Musee de L’Orangerie (originally inaugurated as Musee Claude Monet as he had enormous input into the architectural design that houses his Water Lilies series) or Musee Marmottan? Would Impressionism even exist as we know it? The Impressionist movement was a co-creation with other artists in response to the stringent rules of the Salon. It is said that Renoir invited Monet around this challenging period to come paint with him. Many believe their artistic explorations together became the breeding ground for the Impressionist movement.

When I look at Monet, I can’t imagine a world where he did not exist and share his gifts. Like Monet, we all have something beautiful to offer in some unique way. And like Monet, most of us experience a dark night of the soul, if not many, and it’s important to remember when you're in it — it’s a wave that will eventually break. The heavy emotions, depression and unprocessed pain (many times, deep grief) peak and fall off in the same way that each wave in the ocean crests. In these painful moments, remind yourself to ride the wave out... It WILL crest. But you have to feel it FULLY and be present through the wave of emotion for it to peak and break entirely.

Monet suffered depressive episodes throughout his life. He found a kind of healing balm in beauty, nature and artistic expression, which gave him the resilience and presence to transcend his life circumstances.

Like Monet, find the beauty in your surroundings. Beauty in any form is healing, and Mother Nature is medicine. Spending time outdoors, whether it’s taking a 5 minute break to get a breath of fresh air or a walk, soothes the soul. Even the simple act of surrounding yourself with fresh flowers, a potted plant or an inspiring piece of art will enliven your spirit and enhance your environment.

Find expression in whatever medium moves you & brings you pleasure. While it could be an artistic endeavor, it could be something very simple like cooking a beautiful meal, baking something with love, creating a flower arrangement, dancing, organizing something like your closet or refrigerator to bring more simplicity and ease into your day. Think outside the box. The important takeaway is to give your emotions expression in some external way whether that be writing in your journal, screaming into a pillow, slamming a tennis ball across the court or doing a 5 minute breathwork session to your favorite song.

Surround yourself with a support system that wants to see you succeed—Monet was blessed to be surrounded by a group of artists who didn't see him as competition, but as an inspiration that contributed to the whole.

And as Monet's life demonstrates, know there is a reason for your suffering. It is not in vain, although it may certainly feel like it in the moment. Many of life's mysteries will not make sense until much later when you put the pieces of the puzzle together. Look at all the circumstances in Monet's life that led up to the necessity and creation of the Impressionist movement, such as being rejected by the Salon and wanting to end his life only to transcend the limits through beauty, ingenuity and the courage to persist.

Lastly, some perspective:

Rejection is simply ONE point of view.

It is not *THE* only point of view or even the truth.

For much, if not most of Monet's life, critics and the public thought Monet's paintings were “unfinished" and “ugly.” Imagine that. 😂

#claude monet #monet euan #impressionism #renoir #perspective #rejection #depression #expression #express yourself #ride the wave #mother nature is medicine #self care #self soothe #resilience #inspiration #courage #beauty

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helenflaneur · 2 years

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Three Nights in Paris

30th June - 6th July

When in Paris we stay at the ‘Port de Paris Arsenal’ where you can be sure the Sapeur Pompiers (very fit French firefighters) will prevent your boat from sinking. The beautiful “Petrus III’ was soon on an even keel thanks to those brave boys in neoprene.

Paris in the summer. A city of long days and short nights.

The Paris Mairie has been renovating since we were last moored at the Arsenal Port located next to the Bastille.

Previously the port was mostly secured after 10pm from the general public. Now however, after removing the roundabout at the Bastille column and creating instead a public (curved) square the noisy, singing, partying, ‘happy its summer’ public can wander past the boats moored on the green side of the port until they go home. At 5am….or whenever.

It’s a big city. You expect noise and people. That is part of the fun.

Fortunately we were moored on the other side of the port, rafted up to a welcoming French live-aboard.

The port bridge features in the last episode of ‘Lupin’. This is for you, Bernie.

This time in Paris we wanted to visit some of the smaller museums we hadn’t seen before. With this in mind we went first to the ‘Musee National Jean-Jacques Henner’ and had it all to ourselves. Along with security guards who rarely looked up from their phones. Henner was an artist who typified everything the Impressionists were reacting against.

He won the ‘Prix de Rome’ and exhibited in the Salon shows many times and was given all sorts of awards and commissions during his lifetime. His work is lovely but deeply conservative. His museum is in the building he lived and worked in through his lifetime. No long queues here.

As we were in the bourgeois right bank ‘Grand Boulevards’ area we came across the covered arcades. I have been wanting to explore them for years.

They were around the corner from where we ate lunch: the entertaining and more than 120 years old ‘Bouillion Chartier’ restaurant.

The doorman and waiters made a point of being as charismatic and delightful as possible. The food might have been fairly Coles cafeteria (but with snails and bloc de foie gras de canard on the menu) but the experience was memorable for all the right reasons.

Our Paris visit coincided with Flemington friends Barbara and Ian and we all visited Musee National Picasso Paris.

The excellent exhibition concentrated on Picasso’s daughter Maya Ruiz-Picasso. Many of the artworks featured her and were also given by her to the state in order to avoid significant taxes.

Picasso was such a prolific artist. Able to produce enough artworks to have shows in both Paris and Melbourne at the same time.

I was very excited to see Picasso’s ‘Bulls Head’ made from a bicycle seat and handle bars,

and Duchamp’s provocative ‘Fountain’ previously only seen by me in black and white photos in my Janson’s ‘History of Art’ book from school days.

After three nights in Paris we wanted somewhere cool and green and shady so we motored up the Marne river where we were still on the Metro system. Suburb-wise it was like being in Belgrave but we were only 8km from the centre of town. Because we were so close to Paris I left Mark to install solar panels and took advantage of the first Sunday in the month when most of the museums are free to visit the ‘Musee de L’Orangerie’ for the first time.

It’s permanent collection contained some of my favourite Picassos…

and the curated exhibition focused on ‘The Decorative Impressionists’. It contained wonderful, often early Impressionist artworks, when they were commissioned to paint interiors. I don’t usually like Renoir but this one was fetching.

It was refreshing to see some of the women Impressionists featured such as Berthe Morisot

and Mary Cassatt.

We stayed on our pontoon which was fitted with a security gate (so secure even small children could open it so as to paddle in the water as the weather hotted up) for 5 nights so we could have a final evening with Di and Graeme before they returned to The Netherlands.

Time now to head north-east into the Champagne district. Fingers crossed there will be enough water in the canals.

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charlesreeza · 2 years

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L' Enfant à la Poupée - 1904-05 by Henri Rousseau

Musee de l’Orangerie, Paris

#fine art #20th century art #French artist #oil painting #primitive

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adamplunkett1980 · 8 months

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Paris Day 4: Musee de L’Orangerie

#photography #paris #vacation #art

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sightseeingshoes · 10 months

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Paris Culture: Musee L'Orangerie

‘Within the confines of Tuilleries Jardin is the Musee L’Orangerie. The gallery sits at the west end of the Place de la Concorde and houses many famous Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art…’ The gallery is perhaps most famous for being the site of the permanent collection of Monet’s Nympheas, or Waterlillies. Having missed the museum on two previous visits to Paris, due to it having been…

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#france #paris

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theeboyracer · 9 months

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Some water lilies from le Musee de l’orangerie

#claude monet #musee de l’orangerie #impressionism #french art #water lilies

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alemonloversblog · 1 year

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First Entry!

Welcome to my Academic Blog! I will share my insights regarding aesthetics and how it is connected to the Ways of Seeing, Episode 1 by John Berger.

Firstly, I want to discuss the discovery and evolution of my aesthetics. My first introduction to aesthetics began during my childhood with my family as the main influence. My mom loved to collect different paintings from local artists and have them displayed in different areas of our home. As a child, I did not think much of it as I was simply used to seeing it. Another member of my family who would also influence me would be my older cousin. She loved creating various art forms such as drawings, watercolor paintings, and fashion sketches. I admit that I was a little demotivated to fully commit to art as I did not have a natural ability to draw like her, but I still did it for fun.

Images I took of Paintings by Marie Laurencin. Musee de l’Orangerie June 4, 2018

A few years later, I found myself appreciating the work of Marie Laurencin in the Musee de l'Orangerie. I was casually viewing other paintings within the museum while silently wishing to leave for lunch as we took a morning tour. Suddenly, when I saw her pieces, I was impressed by how they contrasted with the style of paintings next to them. I stopped to note how she utilized soft and light-colored shapes to construct her paintings. It felt as if my appreciation for art reignited at this moment.

In the video Ways of Seeing, Episode 1 by John Berger, I learned about the relationship between what we are seeing and our response or perception. Context matters when we are viewing art and it affects the meaning of an image. One of the notable points he made was about the power of photography. Its convenience and usage in the modern world allow us to quickly share images without having to see the subject firsthand. Nonetheless, this power can be misused quickly as we can overlook the effort made to create the original image and simply see it in passing. Sometimes, an image cannot fully encapsulate the art and gives a different experience from viewing it in person. To some extent, I believe that his insights apply to anything that we are able to see, not limited to paintings.

With this, I would like to share the reason that I am pursuing photography. Taking pictures is something that I would normally do during travels or trips. However, I have decided to join an organization to photograph for the college to explore different subjects. From pictures taken during travels, I will shift my focus to capture moments or events rather than scenery. I am passionate about capturing moments and the people that surround me, and I would like a more original approach to photography.

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flower-biter · 2 years

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negative space // some terrible longing xx

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