Provence.Cruises

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(1): Marseille, die abenteuerliche Stadt des Grafen von Monte Christo
Die Hafenstadt Marseille gilt schon seit der Antike als Tor zur Welt. Aus der stolzen und kosmopolitischen Metropole dringt der Ruf des Abenteuers. Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts erliegt Alexandre Dumas dem Charme Marseilles mit seinem alten Hafen, dem Fort Saint-Jean und dem berüchtigten Château d'If. Hier lässt er seinen berühmten Roman "Der Graf von Monte Christo" spielen. Heute ist Dumas' fiktiver Held aus der Stadtgeschichte nicht mehr wegzudenken.

(2): Französisch-Guayana: Schluss mit Strafkolonie
Weiße Sandstrände, dichte Urwälder und palmenbestandene Inseln – so paradiesisch präsentieren sich die exotischen Landschaften Französisch-Guayanas. Alles andere als paradiesisch war dagegen die Strafkolonie, die der französische Staat fast hundert Jahre lang vor der Küste auf den Teufelsinseln unterhielt. Henri Charrière verbrachte hier zehn Jahre seines Lebens. 1969 erzählte der ehemalige Häftling in dem Millionen-Bestseller "Papillon" von seinen Erlebnissen im Straflager.
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/105395-027-A/stadt-land-kunst-inspirationen/

Cezanne, the Master of Provence

The new digital and immersive exhibition in the Carrières de Lumières will present Cezanne’s most significant works, such as his still lifes of apples, The Card Players (1890–95), and The Great Bathers (circa 1906). A self-taught painter who produced 900 canvases and 400 watercolours, Cezanne (1839– 1906) painted portraits, still lifes, landscapes, and historical scenes … and created many versions of a single theme, as he endlessly experimented with the possibilities of pictorial representation.

Initially rejected at the Salon and later recognised by his contemporaries, at a retrospective held in 1895 by Ambroise Vollard, Cezanne is now considered the pioneer of modernism. Strongly influenced by Delacroix and Courbet at the beginning of his career, he subsequently abandoned studio work and shifted towards Impressionism, following Pissarro’s example and painting in the open air.

His unique construction of form and use of colour, and his tendency towards abstraction led him to go beyond Impressionism, and he even influenced the cubists, the Fauves, and the avant-garde painters.

The father of modern art, he inspired Zola, van Gogh, Pissarro, Monet, Renoir, Matisse … Picasso described him as ‘the father of us all’. Via a thematic and intimate itinerary that promotes reflection, the immersive exhibition created and produced by Cutback under the artistic direction of Gianfranco Iannuzzi reveals Cezanne’s inner torment, the power of his compositions, his approach to light and colour, and his link with nature, which was his greatest source of inspiration-his obsession.

The visitors are then immersed in nature, under the vast canopy of the trees, forests, parks, and gardens where the bathers can be seen, ending with the Cézannian representation of nature par excellence: Bibémus and l’Estaque, culminating in the Mont Sainte-Victoire. Dismissing the need to produce works that are immediately pleasing to the eye, his paintings are also deeply and completely sincere, conveying the artist’s uncertainty and passion. Visitors will view representations that reflect the artist’s personal life: the self-portraits that capture his inner torment, the sobriety that resulted from the slow pace of daily life in Aix-en-Provence, and the intimacy of his studio.

The energetic brushstrokes, the use of paint and its evolution, the continuing presence of nature, the suspension of time, the development towards an abstract reality of forms and colours … Cezanne’s oeuvre attests to this multifaceted pictorial style. Following the theme of nature, Provence, and the Mont Sainte-Victoire, ‘Cezanne, the Master of Provence’ takes visitors on a journey into the heart of the artist’s major works.

Cezanne, the Master of Provence
From 4th March 2021 to 2nd January 2022
Carrières de Lumières
https://www.culturespaces.com/en/cezanne-master-provence