NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: ALLOWING YOUR WORK TO BECOME YOUR ART – Blog # 30. In my article on “embracing the slump to improve productivity” I wrote that during the week I wanted to finish my work (evaluation reports) before I started my art (creative writing) – i.e., continuing the Paris book. This promptedContinue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: ALLOWING YOUR WORK TO BECOME YOUR ART – Blog # 30 “
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L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, Paris, September 2021 – love and romance!
L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, Paris, September 2021 – love and romance! A love affair and a love of Paris: the creative union of Christo and Jeanne-Claude brought a dream to reality. Bulgarian-born artist Christo (1935-2020) died on 31 May last year, but his partner Moroccan-born Jeanne-Claude (1935-) and her installation team continued their plans toContinue reading “L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, Paris, September 2021 – love and romance!”
Cherry Blossoms – First-ever Damien Hirst Exhibition in France
Cherry Blossoms – First-ever Damien Hirst Exhibition in France. The Cartier Foundation in Paris has opened the first-ever exhibition in France of British artist Damien Hirst’s artworks. From 6 July 2021 to 2 January 2022, his Cherry Blossoms series will be a display – and described as ‘a celebration of colour within chaos.’ The exhibitionContinue reading “Cherry Blossoms – First-ever Damien Hirst Exhibition in France”
Animal art installations in the Luxembourg Garden, Paris
Animal art installations in the Luxembourg Garden, Paris. On 11 April 2021, the Luxembourg Garden in Paris added a new feature in its large grounds – three wooden deer statues. A week later, another art installation appeared – a group of foxes and rabbits. A few days later, yet another one appeared – wild boar.Continue reading “Animal art installations in the Luxembourg Garden, Paris”
Claude Monet and his Water Lilies
Claude Monet and his Water Lilies. Water Lilies is not one painting. It is a series of paintings that French Impressionist Oscar-Claude Monet (1840-1926) worked on for thirty years, inspired by the water garden at his home in Giverny in Normandy. He created about 300 paintings of water lilies, with about forty in large format.Continue reading “Claude Monet and his Water Lilies”