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SURREALIST JOAN MIRO THE DREAM OF REVOLUTION EXPLORATIONS.COM EARTHBOUND ANGEL #5 SENUOUS ANGEL OR THE ROSE OF SHARON
PAINTING BY JOAN MIRO(1893-1983)"TILLED
FIELD"
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PAINTING BY MAX ERNST (1891-1976)
"CHILDREN MENACED BY A NIGHTINGALE"
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PAINTING BY JOHN HENRY FUSELI
(1741-1825) " THE NIGHTMARE"
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On the subject of art history see website The Art Millennium:
The largest art encyclopedia on the internet. It contains more than 15000 pictures
and overviews of more than 1000 artists, collections, explorations...
Explorations/
Modern Art SURREALISM & the Dream Of Revolution
/www.nelepets.com/art/pictures/pictures_content
This site includes history of art from 1400-late 20th century from Apocalyptic Images & Arthurian Legends to Pop art etc.
Anyway here is a glimpse at the art of Spanish Surrealist Joan Miro:
“ Miró (1893-1983) drew on memory, fantasy, and the irrational to create works of art that are visual analogues of surrealist
poetry. These dreamlike visions, such as Harlequin's Carnival or Dutch Interior, often have a whimsical or humorous quality,
containing images of playfully distorted animal forms, twisted organic shapes, and odd geometric constructions.
Amorphous amoebic shapes alternate with sharply drawn lines, spots, and curlicues, all positioned on the canvas with seeming
nonchalance. Miró later produced highly generalized, ethereal works in which his organic forms and figures are reduced to
abstract spots, lines, and bursts of colors.”
See also OLGA’S GALLERY which is good comprehensive site on art history
http://www.abcgallery.com/M/miro
And:
Mark Harden’s Artchive “JOAN MIRO”
Another site to check out is:
The Surrealists website
www.surrealist.co.uk
Check out next post for more images of Joan Miro.
And now for another selection from my series of poems entitled EARTHBOUND ANGELS:
Earthbound angel #5
Sensuous Angel or the Rose Of Sharon
edited 01/11/02
Being an earthbound angel
her wings curled up
enclosing her/cloaking her
parted letting him in
watching herself from afar
each time desiring/regretting the parting
lost in sensuous pleasures
feeding baser appetites
in the garden of earthly delights
in search of an unbounded love
seeking an Adonis
a satyr/a faun
who satisfies her desires
unable to see beyond the masks
willingly seduced
after a few drinks
the short lived affair
lasting a night or a weekend
left feeling confused
only to begin her search again -
From out of her eyes I see
a light shimmering
round about her body
shimmers
as she dips her wings in mud
the light fades
the burden too great
she goes on to fulfill her fate
trapped in an unending cycle
believing she can expect no more
of life than this
shapes her life to come
of an unending line of lovers
in the end all the same
all interchangeable -
Awakened from my apathetic cynical slumber
her angelic singing soothes
me for a moment /gives me hope
as her wings unfold
I desire to be enfolded
by the golden haired angel
her eyes innocent & forgiving
her face full of light
to be enfolded in her wings
of shimmering pure light
to soar above this city
bathed in her cool bluesy voice
before she becomes earthbound again -
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