Small Clusters Of Bites

115) Violinist

The paint of Van Hove is classic as are classical music, classic literature, classical dance, classical voice ... About
music and classical musician, here is a lovely story that I have a friend American:

" A violinist in the subway

A man in a subway station in Washington, DC began playing the violin. It's January in the morning and it's cold. He played six pieces by Bach for about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, as a rush hour, thousands of people pass through the station, towards their place of work for most of them. Three minutes
pass and a middle-aged man noticed that a musician is playing. He slowed his pace and stop a few seconds, then rush to be on time.
A minute later, the violinist gets his first dollar, a woman threw money in his box by the way, without stopping.
few minutes later still, someone leans against the wall to listen, but will start again after consulting his watch. It is clearly overdue.
Whoever makes the most attention to the musician is a boy aged three years. His mother dragged him behind her, telling her to hurry, but the kid stops to look at the violinist. Finally, she pushes him mercilessly and the child starts to walk all the time by turning the head. This is reprinted with several other children. All parents, without exception, force them to move forward.
During the three quarters of an hour when the musician plays, only six people stop and stay a while. Approximately twenty people give money but continue to walk without changing their appearance. He picks up thirty-two dollars. When it's over and silence follows the music, nobody notices. No one applauded nor recognition demonstrates the violinist.
Nobody knows, but it is called Joshua Bell is one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the hardest songs on a violin worth three and a half billion dollars.
Two days earlier, Joshua Bell had packed a theater in Boston where the average ticket price was a hundred dollars.
This little concert - Joshua Bell playing incognito in a subway station, was organized by the Washington Post part of a sociological experiment on perception, taste and priorities of people with, key , the following question: In a banal
and an inappropriate hour, we perceive beauty? Do we stop to enjoy it? Do we recognize the talent?
One conclusion possible from this experience can be:
If we do not have time to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written on one of the best instruments in the world - How many things do we miss?

Van Hove's classical painting IS , The word "classical" Being taken in The Same sense as in classical music, classical literature, classical dance, classical voice ... It Is The best definition of it: classical. About
classical music and musicians, here is a pretty story that I owe an Amican friend :

A Violonist in the Metro

A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats averaged $100.
Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour:

Do we perceive beauty?
Do we stop to appreciate it?
Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience "could be: If We do not
Have a moment to stop and listen to One of the best musicians in the World Playing the best music ever Plantagenet, On One Of The finest instruments in the World - How Many Other Things Are We missing?

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114) Read in bed

Van Hove running at this moment, a series of paintings on the theme "Get in bed". As one scene, a white background: white as a sheet or as a canvas glued untouched. Her mastery of drawing the human figure, characteristic of his painting, it expresses a particular strength and softness.
Example: Another example In this second table, the book shown at right is titled Teaching collective drawing demonstrations by verbal and graphic. Guide to the new method of Frederick Gillet, Professor at the School of the City of Geneva . Published MDCCCLXIX (1869) in Paris. Book chosen not for its content, but only for its size, its proportions and color of the paper.
I still casts a glance, and I read on page 33: From landscape


Landscape Drawing, despite the infinite variety of lines and effects of chiaroscuro, this less greater difficulties than that of the figure, in that it Artist leaves a relatively greater freedom. The human type is an admirable summary of the universality of created beings to whom he is superior, because between all none like him realize the conditions of the order, proportion and harmony, raised to the height animal life, intelligent life. Therefore, even without mentioning the difficulties of rendering expressive life, drawing the human figure is all kinds of drawing the most difficult.

I read aloud and ask the painter if she agrees.
- Sure.
1869 The revolution of photography is in progress and that of the Impressionist movement is about to go off and aggravate the situation of figurative painting whose days seem numbered are a growing number of artists and critics.
Impressionism? Let us see what Paul Valéry said in his wonderful book Degas Dance Drawing Chapter Reflections on the landscape and many other things :

Then the impression prevails: Material or Light d ominent.
then observed that the field of painting is invaded in recent years by images of a world without men. The sea, forest, desert campaigns in the state meet most eyes. It follows much of the remarkable consequences.
Trees and land are much less familiar to us as animals, arbitrary increases in the art, simplifications, even coarse, are normal. We would be shocked if it contained a leg or an arm as did a branch. We distinguish between the very ill and can not in fact forms mineral or vegetable. The landscape therefore gives great facilities. Everyone began to paint.

Note conclusive : Today, 70 years after the publication of Degas Dance Drawing, nobody is surprised that a leg or an arm or figuratively "as did a branch" is rather surprised that artists continue to draw like before.

Let's try to say it in English now:

These Days, Francine Van Hove IS doing a series of paintings On the theme "Reading in bed". The backgroung has The Color of a blank canvas sheet gold (white). Van Hove's mastering of Drawing the Human Figure Cdn Then perp Be With A Particular strength and softness. In the second
painting, titled The Book IS "Collective Teaching of Drawing through Oral and Graphic Demonstrations. Guide to Frédéric Gillet’s New Method". Published in MDCCCLXIX (1869) in Paris.
Although the book has not been picked for its content, but only for its look, I glance at it and read, page 33:

About landscape
Landscape drawing has to deal with an infinite variety of lines and clair-obscur effects. However it is way less difficult than the human figure drawing since it leaves relatively more freedom to the artist. The human figure is an amazing summary of all kinds of living beings. It is the most superior figure between all as it is the only one to embody so well the wonders of creation in terms of order, proportion and harmony. It is why, to say nothing of the rendering of life, the human figure drawing is the most difficult among all the different sorts of drawings.

I read it again in a loud voice and ask Van Hove :
- Do you agree?
- Of course.
1869, the revolution of photography is in progress. Impressionnism is starting soon its own revolution. The result is a critical moment for figurative art and figurative artists whose future seems to be condemned.
Impresssionism? Let see what Paul Valéry says about it in his marvellous little book "Degas Dance Drawing", chapter "Reflections on Landscape Drawing and a Lot More Items" :

Then impression wins out : Matter and Light dominate. One observes the domain of painting being invaded by images of a depopulated world in a few years. Most of the eyes get accustomed and satisfied with deserted oceans, forests and countrysides. Hence many remarkable consequences.
As we are less familiar with trees and lands than with animals, arbitrariness increases in art, simplifications, even coarse, become usual. We would be shocked if legs and arms were drawn as branches. We can hardly make the difference between the possible and the impossible in the mineral or vegetal reign. As a matter of fact the landscape offers large facilities . Everybody feels qualified to do painting.

Final remark: nowadays, 70 years after "Degas Dance Drawing", nobody would be shocked by legs or arms transformed Into branches Wonder That One Would Rather painters drawing arms and legs and arms looking like legacy "still exist.