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"Relief Orange," Robert Delaunay, 1936.
French artist Delaunay (1885-1941) invented a short-lived style of modern art he dubbed Orphism, which centered on geometric shapes, mostly circles, and strong colors.
He loved experimenting with color and form, and his Orphist works, while not having much in the way of messages, were visually arresting. This one is a great example; the circles are all strongly colored, and the waves radiating from them, all overlapping and interacting, are fascinating to behold.
He later moved on from Orphism and experimented with Abstract and Surrealist work, and even dabbled in Dada, until cancer took him at 56.
There's something playful yet meticulous about this work, and makes me think of the Op Art movement of the 60s and 70s, which may have taken inspiration from him.
From a private collection.
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Sonia Delaunay💫
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Ruin by the Sea by Lyonel Feininger, 1930 (oil on canvas)
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"Portuguese Woman (The Large Portuguese)," Robert Delaunay, 1916.
Delaunay (1885-1941) was a French painter who started as a Post-Impressionist, then founded the Orphism movement, before moving on to Abstract art. Such was the lot of an artist in the turbulent early years of the 20th century!
Today we have an example from his Orphist years. Orphism is an offshoot of Cubism, and focuses on bright colors and images broken into geometric shapes. Many Orphists use the motif of the circle with colorful concentric rings, as you see here.
Delaunay was certainly breaking things down here, but it's still recognizable as a human figure with some tropical plants, but what she's carrying is unclear. Still, this painting is about the colors and shapes more than it's telling a story. Orphism pretty much died during WWI, and afterwards Abstraction became popular.
From the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid.
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Frantisek Kupka💫
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Sonia Delaunay💫
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La lámina órfica de Hiponio del siglo V-IV a.C. Estaba doblada cuatro veces, para que no vieran el mensaje. Es una iniciación órfico-pitagórica para que Mnemósine sacie la sed de la difunta y la guíe a la salvación, liberándola del ciclo de reencarnaciones. 🏛️Museo Arqueologico Estatal "Vito Capialbi" #orfismo #orphism
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Frantisek Kupka💫
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Frantisek Kupka💫
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"Nude Woman Reading," Robert Delaunay, 1915.
Delaunay (1885-1941) was one of the founders of Orphism, a short-lived style of art that was a bridge between Cubism and Abstract Art.
He didn't do many nudes, but he painted nine variations on this scene with varying degrees of abstraction. This is pretty representational; although she's fairly abstract, we get enough with her hair and the fat rolls on her side that make her seem genuine and real. The oval framing of the painting accentuates her curve. And the bold colors are definitely Delaunay; he loved experimenting with color and hue.
This is technically a sort of semi-abstract, but nicely captures a moment alone when a woman, either dressing or un-, is taken by something on the page before her.
From the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
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#AlbertGleizes merged Cubism's fragmented forms with the vibrant energy of the city. His 1917 work "On Brooklyn Bridge" captures the bridge’s architectural brilliance through bold diagonals and dynamic orbs, reflecting Orphism’s focus on modernity.
See it in our exhibition "Harmony and Dissonance: Orphism in Paris, 1910-1930" opening November 8. #OrphismGuggenheim
Guggenheim Museum
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Sonia Delaunay💫
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Been thinking about Orphic asceticism today:
I don't think the point of asceticism in Orphism is to reject "worldly pleasures" because they're bad or "sinful." Aside from a few explicit prohibitions, most of which are common sense (ex. no murder or cannibalism), the ascetism in Orphism isn't really about complete rejection or total renunciation at all.
Instead, the point is to eliminate the "distractions" that veil our inner, Divine nature. The point is to reduce excessive preoccupation, obsession, greed, untempered lust, and violent rage. It's more about self-control and discipline instead of denial and self-mortification.
Thoughts?
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"Rythme," Sonia Delaunay, 1938.
Delaunay (1886-1979) was a Ukrainian/French artist and designer who was a co-founder of the Orphist movement, an offshoot of Cubism that focused on geometric shapes and bright colors, of which this is a perfect example.
In a link with a recent image I posted, her inspiration for Orphic art was her crafting of a patchwork quilt for her infant son. She just clipped bright cloth into shapes and patched them together as her instinct drew her. Hurrah for quilting!
Her husband died of cancer in 1941, but she went on to be a respected and celebrated artist. She was the first living woman artist to have a retrospective at the Louvre in 1964, and was named an officer of the French Legion of Honor in 1975.
From the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, which I visited in 1980 and I may have seen this with my own eyes, but don't remember.
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Frantisek Kupka💫
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Frantisek Kupka💫
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Planes by Colors, Large Nude by František Kupka, 1909 #orphism #guggenheim https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/2383
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Study for Amorpha, Warm Chromatic and for Fugue in two colors; Study for The Fugue by František Kupka, 1910 #frantisekkupka #orphism https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/2385
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Windows Open Simultaneously 1st Part, 3rd Motif by Robert Delaunay, 1912 #orphism #schoolofparis https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/1024
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Untitled Study by František Kupka, 1912 #orphism #guggenheimmuseum https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/2389
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Circular Forms by Robert Delaunay, 1930 #orphism #guggenheim https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/1026
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Peninsule by František Kupka, 1930 #guggenheim #orphism https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/5643
