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ecrivan
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0 posted 2002-09-05 10:41 PM



A style once considered a disease
invented by erudites to please
brief eclipse of the sun...
articles pealed away one by one
directed curves..mixed media today
embroidered crustaceans had joyful play
undulated lily flower held captive sway
elongated figures of angelic grace
wavy lines constructed from crockery remains
short lived designs...wrought iron fancies
art nouveau waltzed across nation states
beakoned artisans to challenge tired slates
a brief inventiveness...
it all began from the overly ornate
cumbersome 'wasteful' designs
detracted from straight lines.


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Earth Angel
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1 posted 2002-09-05 10:54 PM


As an  artist myself, I can very well identify with this poem---and you did it extremely well!--I mean EXTREMELY well. I've written poems on this as well, but this one is far superior! Kudos!

Linda


ecrivan
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2 posted 2002-09-06 12:23 PM


You're welcome to come to my next show in Montreal then next month..it's hardly art nouveau though

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WhiteRose
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3 posted 2002-09-06 09:40 AM


I'm with Linda on this. As an artist I can appreciate this poem. And you did it as she said, EXTREMELY well. Enjoyed. Wish I lived closer so I could come and see your work. I've not painted in so long I fear the talent may be waning. Art supplies are way out of reach at the moment financially. But I long to put brush to canvas again. Loved this piece!
brian madden
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4 posted 2002-09-06 02:44 PM


The wonderful thing about art is that is ever evolving, it can be universally and personal at the same time.

I am with the others on this, great write.

Battle not with monsters lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. - Friedrich W. Nietzsche

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5 posted 2002-09-06 03:27 PM


I always enjoy the art nouveau style. I bet yours is great, too.
Sandra

ecrivan
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6 posted 2002-09-06 09:32 PM


Hello Brian,

Yes the movement was a break in tradition and there was a desire for the thin and graceful form rather than the thick and bulky
...and there was a desire to release new personal statements in this art form.


Hi Sandra,

And there's is sonething we can learn from even today no?

White Rose,

I'm sure you'll get around to picking up a brush someday soon


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