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| Art I Heart |
Share the art you love from your walls,
a birthday card, what your child drew at school, that you saw in The National
Gallery in London...
1. Choose one piece of art that has a short personal story behind it. It could be something on your wall, something you've seen in a gallery and love, homedrawn, on a postcard, on a birthday card, something by Degas or something by your DS.
2. Take a photograph, scan or download a picture of your picture and post it along with the short story about why you are drawn to it, have it on your wall, bought it, or hate it. Don't forget to link back to the linky so your readers can see the other entries.
3. Link up (it's open till next Thursday, 4pm GMT), leave a comment, et voila!
Here's mine:
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| Butterfly Hunters by Yosl Bergner (b. 1920) |
I fell in love with that painting. It was dark and somewhat haunting but yet full of surprises. The picture consisted of many windows, columns and arches. Figures were hidden behind the columns or peeking out under the arches. I would have loved to own a picture like that. I would have loved anything by Yosl Bergner. I had fallen in love with Yosl Bergner.
Fast forward 15 years and I have moved into my present flat. A friend who was studying Chinese medicine and heavily into Feng Shui, came to visit. She saw my favourite picture (a framed poster) of a girl with lemons and my print of the rabbi on his bicycle rushing to prayers. "Do you ever want to get married Rachel?" she asked me, "because if you do, get rid of these pictures. Just get rid of them!"
I suggested that If I hung them close together they might cancel each other out. Or they could be seen as a couple (incongruous but not impossible). "Just get rid of them!" she repeated. Reader, I didn't get rid of them but I found this Yosl Bergner, signed, limited edition, print in a local framer's shop. I recognised it as one of my best friends has had the exact same print in her home for 20 years. (Coincidently, hers is 223/250 and mine is 222/250 - I win). With this purchase I intended to balance my Fung Shui for getting married. No luck so far :~).
To see more of Yosl Bergner's paintings look here.
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ReplyDeleteNow there's an interesting tale. Did your friend ever tell you why those pictures meant bad luck for marriage. I was going to link up last week but then fell ill. Going to do my best to this week.
ReplyDeleteShe meant that having pictures of single people sends the message that I like this state. That's why I bought the Yosl Bergner print of the couple very much together. As I said, it hasn't worked.
ReplyDeleteWould love to see your art if you post it.
What an interesting post... the art on my walls is eclectic to say the least, but it all means something to me. Butterly Hunters is definitely a work of art, and although perhaps not my cup of tea I can appreciate its value to you and respect that it’s an intricate, thought provoking piece.
ReplyDeleteWhat matters most is that you love it.
Why don't you write about one of your pictures and join the linky? Thanks for commenting. xx
Deletewhat a great post, I hope that your togetherness picture brings you a little step closer to finding mr right oen day :) x
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I'm being sabotaged by the girl with lemons and the cycling rabbi :).
DeleteI really like this linky and shall be joining in! Jx
ReplyDeleteOh good - we are looking a bit lonely atm :). Looking forward to reading you.
DeleteI'm finally getting an idea together for this and really plan to get it together for you this week :)
ReplyDeleteThanks cathy - eeryone is welcome :).
DeleteI really love the idea for this meme (joined in after a tip off from Older Mum). What a fascinating story behind The Butterfly Hunters. I hope the picture brings you the good fortune that you hope! For some reason it reminds me of some pictures I have seen by the artist Anita Klein. The angularity of the faces I think. I like your picture. I would be happy to have it on my wall :0)
ReplyDeleteThanks Mummy Plum. I'll have to look up Anita Klein. Thanks for joining in - I'm rushing over to read yours now. Btw, there's another one starting at midnight tonight!
ReplyDeleteI missed the linky deadline! But I joined in anyway.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.pret-a-mummy.com/2012/03/my-favourite-painting.html
You're in next week's linky. Thanks.
DeleteI absolutely LOVE feng shui. I am so sad it has gone out of vogue.
ReplyDeleteGood on you for balancing up your art work xx
I think some people have an innate sense of feng shui - the homes/offices that you feel comfortable in, where the furniture and decor fit in a pleasing way. And then there are some people who don't.
DeleteThis is very interesting. When I was still married but the marriage was faltering, I bought a framed print of a woman sitting alone in a bare room and looking out of a window. My then husband took one look at it and said 'that's you isn't it? Or at least that's you looking forward to a future without me.' That was very perceptive for him and I still have the print but not him.
ReplyDeleteInteresting - amazing how our minds work. Thanks for sharing that. xx
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