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Bottoms up bananas – reality is overrated

Fight? What Fight?

Rousseau’s self esteem

Flowers and animals paired in The Fight of a Tiger and a Buffalo

Jungle mystery

Henri Rousseau creates a sense of play – not battle – in The Fight of a Tiger and a Buffalo. His singular style suits this particular fancy. That’s because Rousseau brings us into his world without much regard for the “real” one. He paints fantasy. But one that only he could imagine. There’s nobody quite like Rousseau. His vision includes upside down banana bunches. So, we know it’s unlikely he ever saw a banana tree in person. In fact, Rousseau claimed to have visited the jungle. But we now know he’d only ever been to zoos and botanical gardens. Given his bananas, he likely went to the farmer’s market as well.

Sure, some say he’s morose or sick looking. But I only see pale and serious in that handsome face. Also, Lotto’s details show he’s rich, musical, smart, and romantic. A landowner who likes to hunt, this guy’s almost too perfect. Luckily, Lotto throws in some mystery with a symbolic lizard too.

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Düşüncen konuşmana konuşman hareketine hareketin kaderine yansır..

I told you it wouldn’t be easy,

but I was wrong, until I thought gravity didn’t exist in our lawless universe…

And I jumped…

poetry-siir ©

Te dije que no sería fácil,

pero me equivoqué, hasta pensar que la gravedad no existía en nuestro universo creado sin leyes…

y salté…

My feelings fluttering around like a butterfly coloured Love waiting for your sweet and prosperous arrival.

siir-poesia ©

Mis sentimientos revolotean como un mariposa de color Amor aguardando tu dulce y próspera llegada.

Plaque, Mid-16th to 17th century, Smithsonian: National Museum of African Art

Size: H x W x D: 47 x 34.2 x 8.2 cm (18 ½ x 13 7/16 x 3 ¼ in.) Medium: Copper alloy

Shadow Box with Floral Bouquet, Unidentified, 1880, Smithsonian: American Art Museum

Size: framed: 18 3/8 x 15 3/8 x 4 ¼ in. (46.8 x 39.1 x 10.8 cm.) Medium: fish scales, glitter, wire, and mixed media on velvet

Landscape, Hudson Valley, Frederic Edwin Church, July 1870, Smithsonian: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Medium: Brush and oil, graphite on paperboard with orange back

The Block (detail), 1971, Romare Bearden