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The old saying,
"curiosity killed the cat" never sat right with me. I've always been curious. As a kid, I loved the
Curious George books. Curiosity is how we learn. If anything, I've become more curious as I've gotten older. Curiosity is partly responsible for my blogging.
Curiosity is responsible for this post. I'm a huge
art fan in general and especially
love modern art. Back in March, I read about
modern art manicures. One of the artists mentioned whose
work was replicated as a manicure was
Piet Mondrian or
Mondriaan before he changed the spelling to have just one
a. Could
manicures invoke copyright issues? What about cakes? I wonder. But I digress. Sort of.
I liked the
Mondrian designs, but didn't think much more about him, because other artists were included. A few weeks later, I saw a
Mondrian Cake.
Well, you know me.
Cake will get my attention every time. This
video promotes the
cookbook Modern Art Desserts that shows you
how to bake a Mondrian Cake. Pretty sweet.
Soon after, I saw
vintage Mondrian-style bathing suits. Okay. A
manicure.
Cake.
Bathing suits. All
Mondrian-style in the span of about six weeks. There seems to be a trend here.
Is what's old new again and
Mondrian-style is back in full force? Or am I just now noticing everything
Mondrian that was there before and escaped my attention?
I'm not sure, but I'm suddenly very curious about
Piet Mondrian, so I did some searching. I found these quotes below.
"The emotion of beauty is always obscured by the appearance of the
object. Therefore, the object must be eliminated from the picture."
"To approach the spiritual in art, one will make as little use as
possible of reality, because reality is opposed to the spiritual."
The
photograph above, which is just a reflection, shows the simple use of basic colors and lines to evoke an emotion. It feels very warm and joyful to me. There's not much there, but I definitely feel drawn to it. No pun intended. Well, maybe a little intended.
Many others are drawn to
Mondrian's work as well. His influence spans centuries and seems to be growing.
A
bike. Forget the
Rubik's Cube. Look at the
Mondrian Cube. A group
Halloween costume. Even an
art lesson plan for kids. And
fashion.
Especially fashion. This
Mondrian-style Yves Saint Lauren dress is timeless. I would wear it in a heartbeat.
During my
Mondrian research, I also learned about a bag. A
very special bag. If you fall into my dream world and find one of these bags at a yard
sale, snatch it and get it appraised
toute de suite! Although In my
dream world, I'd have to get one too!
From
Christie's website, below is the scoop on the
Mondrian-style bag.
"And then there are the lesser-known Hermès bags that don't have specific
names, but which only these enthusiasts would recognise – ultra-rare
bags like the 1930s Lola Prusac-designed styles and the hallowed
Mondrian-inspired tote – that sell for astronomical prices."
Would I know one if I saw it? I don't know. One can always dream....
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