Symbolist Alphonse Osbert
painted with post-impressionist flair
in his 'Evening antiquity' *
his poetic visuals were set free.
Categories:
alphonse, art,
Form: Ekphrasis
Alphonse Mucha of Art Nouveau
with posters his design juice did flow
An example would be 'The Rose'*
curvilinear flourishing dreamlike pose
Categories:
alphonse, art,
Form: Ekphrasis
EPITAPH for ALPHONSE
Neath this stone lies Alphonse Dubois
Funambulist of Avoirdupois
Might have lived a bit longer
Had the rope been stronger
19 April 2019
Categories:
alphonse, giggle,
Form: Epitaph
Walking With My Mother Past Ursuline Convent and Orphanage (Camp Street)
she remembered
meals eaten in silence
agar jelly dessert, the bitterness of seaweed
washed down with milk
rounders with the girls –
the clack of the bat connecting with the ball
exhilaration running the bases
later in the dorm Sister Mary Alphonse
called an early silence
(to quell excitement ?)
daily chapel - once for mass, twice for prayers
standing, kneeling behind
the black wall of nuns
praying for love
and sardine sandwiches
her mother used to make
secrets with lovely Peggy
whose despair became unbearable -
surely God forgave her
longing for love, a husband, children
someone to need her
to start living
Categories:
alphonse, memory, mother, sad, together,
Form: Free verse
Alphonse Mucha's art was so influential it helped create Art Nouveau.
A flamboyant sensuous style, with softness, swirls, curls and beauty.
It heralded and celebrated new art as a counterpoint
to the dawn of the harsh steel and smoke of the industrial revolution.
Inspiring the unique creations of architect Antoni Gaudí,
Sowing the seeds for another revolution in style - the Art Deco movement.
Mucha's style and grace in posters and art works truly showcased aesthetic vales
a flagrant appreciation of beauty, style and good taste.
It celebrated women, portrayed in flowing robes and curvaceous, poised with lush flowers in their hair.
There were halos, crescents, swirls and lots of flowers in the background.
The Art Nouveau movement embraced all forms of art and design
incorporating the swirls and curves of Mucha's paintings and posters including:
architecture, furniture, glassware, graphic design, jewelry, painting, pottery,
metalwork, textiles, advertisements, even appearing on Czechoslovakia's currency notes.
Alphonse Mucha's art and design are truly beautiful and inspirational.
Categories:
alphonse, art,
Form: Prose Poetry
His
painted
ladies with
a come hither
look
Alphonse Mucha -Two ladies stading from his Document Decoratif
http://www.abcgallery.com/M/mucha/mucha44.html
Categories:
alphonse, art
Form: Ekphrasis
Fine
beauty
why so sad-
the art nouveau
dream
SOIS BELLE ET SOIS TRISTE Baudelaire ideal that features in much Aret Nouveau
eg Alphonse Mucha Bronze Bust
http://www.cigala-art.co.uk/mucha-lady-bust-bronze-nouveau-sculpture-p-250.html
Categories:
alphonse, art, philosophy
Form: Ekphrasis