Art Exhibition : Birth of Venus and Assault !!!

Bouguereau --- The Assault 1898 

Born: 30 November 1825; La Rochelle, France *

Died: 19 August 1905; La Rochelle, France *

Nationality: French

Art Movement: Neoclassicism, Realism

Field: painting

Art institution: Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France; École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William-Adolphe_Bouguereau 

Favorite Paintings in the Exhibition Taipei from Musee d Orsay 1 : Romanticism and Classicism

Delacoix , Eugene --- The Tiger Hunt 1854

Among his 224 works, including paintings and Lithography, one of Delacoix's favorite subjects was the oriental influenced theme as portrayed in this Arabic Horseman Tiger Hunt and many other works !

He also painted Paganini, Chopin, and  Sand !  

Liberty  Leading the People 1830 

Self Portrait 

born: 26 April 1798; Charenton (Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne), Île-de-France, France *

Died: 13 August 1863; Paris, France *

Nationality: French

Art Movement: Romanticism

Field: painting, lithography

Influenced by: El Greco, Caravaggio, John Constable, Theodore Gericault, Peter Paul Rubens, Venetian School, Richard Parkes Bonington, Paolo Veronese, Tintoretto, Antoine-Jean Gros

Influenced on: Paul Gauguin, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet, Impressionism, Camille Corot

Teachers: Pierre-Narcisse Guerin

Art institution: Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France; École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France

Friends and Co-workers: Theodore Gericault

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugène_Delacroix 

Elie Delaunay --- Diane 1872 

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Jean Leon Gerome --- 

The Yong Greek at a Cock Fight  1846

In the "Neo-Grec" style, characterised by a taste for meticulous finish, pale colours and smooth brushwork, Gérôme portrays a couple of near-naked adolescents at the foot of a fountain. Their youthfulness contrasts with the battered profile of the Sphinx in the background. The same opposition is found between the luxuriant vegetation and the dead branches on the ground, and in the fight between the two roosters, one of which is doomed to die.

Born: 11 May 1824; Vesoul , France *

Died: 10 January 1904; Paris, France *

Nationality: French

Art Movement: Academic Art, Romanticism

Field: painting

Teachers: Charles Gleyre

Pupils: Fernand Leger, Eugeniusz Żak, Aristide Maillol

Art institution: Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France

Friends and Co-workers: Abbott Handerson Thayer

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Léon_Gérôme 

Lefebvre --- The Truth 1870 

Born: 14 March 1836; Tournan-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne, France *

Died: 24 February 1911; Paris, France *

Nationality: French

Art Movement: Academic Art

Genre: nude painting (nu)

Field: painting

Pupils: Charles Maurin, Thomas Dewing

Art institution: Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Joseph_Lefebvre 

 Did you notice the unrealistic structure this standing woman ? 

Good Films about India ~~ Lion !!

It is a touching true story of a lost life been found !!!

獲得第 89 屆奧斯卡六項奧斯卡提名的《漫漫回家路》(Lion) ，由真人真事改編！

�I love the scenery of the Beautiful Indian countryside and the beautiful coastline of Australia where the movie was filmed !

Lion is a 2016 biographical film directed by Garth Davis (in his feature debut) and written by Luke Davies, based on the non-fiction book A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley with Larry Buttrose. The film stars Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham and Nicole Kidman.

Brian Truitt of USA Today wrote: "The finale is manipulative in every way, squeezing out the emotions of the audience. But Lion's well-plotted narrative and thoughtful characters suck you in so much that the journey there is totally worth it".^[30]Novelist and critic Salman Rushdie thought highly of the film stating that while he often lacked interest in films nominated for an Oscar, this year he rooted for Lion, believing that "I would like it to win in every category it’s nominated for and in most of the categories it isn’t nominated for as well." Noting that he wept "unstoppably" while viewing the film, Rushdie said that he is "frequently suspicious of Western films set in contemporary India, and so one of the things that most impressed me about Lion was the authenticity and truth and unsparing realism of its Indian first half. Every moment of the little boy’s journey rings true – not an instant of exoticism – and as a result his plight touches us all. Greig Fraser’s cinematography portrays the beauty of the country, both honestly and exquisitely [...] Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman, in the film’s Australian second half, give wonderful performances too."^[31]

Princess from Asia ~~~

Intimate and Colorful !! 

Once upon a time, Angel was a Princess from India ~~~

:) 

One of my Favorite Cafe in Taipei !!

Guess What I am Listening to ?!

CAVACafe ~~ at Xin Yi Breeze Center 

Listening to Kindle Audible has become my favorite during coffee breaks! I love this cafe very much , where delicious light meal, chocolate, sweets and various coffee were served and the waitresses were very sweet and helpful !! 

The best thing about the Kindle is,  it would turn the pages automatically while I glance at the text from time to time !!

猜猜 Angel 在聽什麼？！

最近喜歡不用完全看書，而是用Kindle 聽人說故事，偶爾目光略過頁面，Kindle Audible 也會自動翻頁，比用看的軽鬆愉快吔～

Guess what I am reading ?