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"White Flower," Georgia O'Keefe, 1929.

O'Keefe (1887-1986) is an ultra-famous painter, even today. Her studies of plants from extreme close-ups are topics of debate and conversation forty years after her death.

Many felt, and still feel today, that her work was an exploration of female anatomy and sexuality, but O'Keefe always vehemently denied it. Her reasoning was that by studying organic forms in extreme close-up, she reduced them to studies in color, pattern, and form.

No matter how you interpret her work, it's still worth checking out.

Happy Flower Friday!

From the Cleveland Museum of Art.

#Art #GeorgiaOKeefe #Modernism #FlowerFriday

"White Flower," Georgia O'Keefe, 1929.

O'Keefe (1887-1986) is an ultra-famous painter, even today. Her studies of plants from extreme close-ups are topics of debate and conversation forty years after her death.

Many felt, and still feel today, that her work was an exploration of female anatomy and sexuality, but O'Keefe always vehemently denied it. Her reasoning was that by studying organic forms in extreme close-up, she reduced them to studies in color, pattern, and form.

No matter how you interpret her work, it's still worth checking out.

Happy Flower Friday!

From the Cleveland Museum of Art.

#Art #GeorgiaOKeefe #Modernism #FlowerFriday

"The Great Parade," Fernand Léger, 1954.

Léger (1881-1955) was a painter, sculptor, and filmmaker, first starting off in his own style of Cubism that he called "Tubism," then branching off into a more general Modernist style that many feel prefigured Pop Art.

He had some interesting viewpoints, one being that in Modern art, the painting itself should be what draws attention, rather than merely the subject, an interesting viewpoint. (And it makes sense in the post-photography world.)

But he also felt that art should be for everyone, not just wealthy connoisseurs, and this painting is an expression of that. Here we have his rendition of a circus parade, with dancers, acrobats, and clowns all carrying on, entertainment for common people. There's even a big red C for "cirque". We also have what seem to be cameras surrounding the figures as well. The outlined figures overlaid with broad swaths of color is an arresting visual element that draws the eye. It's regarded as his masterwork.

From the Guggenheim Museum, New York.

#Art #FernandLeger #Modernism #ArtForEveryone #Circus

"The Great Parade," Fernand Léger, 1954.

Léger (1881-1955) was a painter, sculptor, and filmmaker, first starting off in his own style of Cubism that he called "Tubism," then branching off into a more general Modernist style that many feel prefigured Pop Art.

He had some interesting viewpoints, one being that in Modern art, the painting itself should be what draws attention, rather than merely the subject, an interesting viewpoint. (And it makes sense in the post-photography world.)

But he also felt that art should be for everyone, not just wealthy connoisseurs, and this painting is an expression of that. Here we have his rendition of a circus parade, with dancers, acrobats, and clowns all carrying on, entertainment for common people. There's even a big red C for "cirque". We also have what seem to be cameras surrounding the figures as well. The outlined figures overlaid with broad swaths of color is an arresting visual element that draws the eye. It's regarded as his masterwork.

From the Guggenheim Museum, New York.

#Art #FernandLeger #Modernism #ArtForEveryone #Circus

66 Frognal, Hampstead

1938

Connell, Ward & Lucas

https://www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/66-frognal.html

#modernism #architecture #hampstead #london

66 Frognal, Hampstead

1938

Connell, Ward & Lucas

https://www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/66-frognal.html

#modernism #architecture #hampstead #london

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗠𝗮𝗼 𝗜𝗜" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼 -

𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

- Brooding
- Dread-full
- Prescient

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

How does each scene, however uneventful, mirror the novel's other narrative ideas?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #dondelillo #maoii #fiction #modernism #artphilosophy #literaryfiction

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗠𝗮𝗼 𝗜𝗜" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼 -

𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

- Brooding
- Dread-full
- Prescient

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

How does each scene, however uneventful, mirror the novel's other narrative ideas?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #dondelillo #maoii #fiction #modernism #artphilosophy #literaryfiction

Sudbury Town Underground Station

1931

Charles Holden

https://www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/the-sudbury-box

#architecture #modernism #tube #london

Sudbury Town Underground Station

1931

Charles Holden

https://www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/the-sudbury-box

#architecture #modernism #tube #london

Norvic House, Manchester, 2025

Former 1960/70's office building in the heart of the Northern Quarter, if I may permit myself to slip into estate agentese.

📸 View HD images at https://modernistdelights.com/norvic-house-manchester-2025/?utm_medium=organic_social&utm_source=mastodon

#photography #dslrphotography #manchester #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography

Norvic House, Manchester, 2025

Former 1960/70's office building in the heart of the Northern Quarter, if I may permit myself to slip into estate agentese.

📸 View HD images at https://modernistdelights.com/norvic-house-manchester-2025/?utm_medium=organic_social&utm_source=mastodon

#photography #dslrphotography #manchester #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography

Manchester Technology Centre, 2025

📸 View HD images at https://modernistdelights.com/manchester-technology-centre-2025/?utm_medium=organic_social&utm_source=mastodon

#photography #dslrphotography #manchester #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography

Manchester Technology Centre, 2025

📸 View HD images at https://modernistdelights.com/manchester-technology-centre-2025/?utm_medium=organic_social&utm_source=mastodon

#photography #dslrphotography #manchester #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography

Portland Press Herald: Marsden Hartley Legacy Project brings the Lewiston modernist’s art online. “Presented by the Marsden Hartley Legacy Project and Bates College Museum of Art, the comprehensive digital collection showcases more than 1,600 paintings, drawings, pastels and prints created by the influential modernist artist.”

Portland Press Herald: Marsden Hartley Legacy Project brings the Lewiston modernist’s art online. “Presented by the Marsden Hartley Legacy Project and Bates College Museum of Art, the comprehensive digital collection showcases more than 1,600 paintings, drawings, pastels and prints created by the influential modernist artist.”

Pariser Building, Manchester, 2025

📸 View HD images at https://modernistdelights.com/pariser-building-manchester-2025/?utm_medium=organic_social&utm_source=mastodon

#photography #dslrphotography #manchester #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography

Pariser Building, Manchester, 2025

📸 View HD images at https://modernistdelights.com/pariser-building-manchester-2025/?utm_medium=organic_social&utm_source=mastodon

#photography #dslrphotography #manchester #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography

#ThrowbackThursday, #DoorsDay and #FensterFreitag combo - Casa Batlló 👌🏻🥰(Barcelona - 2018) #Spain #Barcelona #CasaBatlló #WindowFriday #UrbanLandscapes #Modernism #Buildings #EdificiosConEncanto #Architecture #Design

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#ThrowbackThursday, #DoorsDay and #FensterFreitag combo - Casa Batlló 👌🏻🥰(Barcelona - 2018) #Spain #Barcelona #CasaBatlló #WindowFriday #UrbanLandscapes #Modernism #Buildings #EdificiosConEncanto #Architecture #Design

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Vilhelm Lundstrøm -- Still Life with White Jar, Orange and Book --1932 -1933 -- Oil on canvas

#Painting #VilhelmLundstrøm #StillLife #Denmark #DanishArt #Modernism #20thCenturyArt #1930s

Vilhelm Lundstrøm -- Still Life with White Jar, Orange and Book --1932 -1933 -- Oil on canvas

#Painting #VilhelmLundstrøm #StillLife #Denmark #DanishArt #Modernism #20thCenturyArt #1930s

IMS Avenida Paulista
Instituto Moreira Salles, Arch. Rino Levi, '60s. Renovated by Andrade Morettin 2017.
São Paulo, Brazil.

#architecture #modernism #modernist #photography #interior #Brazil #saopaulo #IMS #institutomoreirasalles

Surbiton Railway Station

1937

James Robb Scott

https://www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/surbiton-station.html

#artdeco #modernism #architecture #train

Surbiton Railway Station

1937

James Robb Scott

https://www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/surbiton-station.html

#artdeco #modernism #architecture #train

Brazilian Press Association building (ABI)
Arch. Roberto brothers, 1936; murale by Paulo Werneck.

#architecture #photography #modernism #modernist #Brazil #riodejaneiro #murale

Modern and Ancient Medicine by artist Victor Arnautoff, located at the entrance to the Palo Alto Museum (former Palo Alto Clinic), is a series of buon frescoes consisting of four vertical color panels, paired with nine smaller black and white (grisaille) panels, and four sepia medallions. Commissioned by Dr. Russell Lee in 1931 and completed by the artist in 1932.
#Fresco #Murals #Modernism
https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/Community-Services/Arts-Sciences/Public-Art-Program/Murals/Frescoes

Cathedral Metropolitana
Arch. Oscar Niemeyer, 1959-70.
#Brasilia, #Brazil

#architecture #photography #modernism #modernist #OscarNiemeyer #building #church #christianity

Illustration by Anton Seder, from Das Thier in der Dekorativen Kunst (1896).

Source: The Getty / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/750b74da-0d18-4d40-966c-c2179e8103fb

#fish #art-nouveau #beasts #modernism #ornament #seaweed #art #publicdomain