Date Day (Pt Two)--Art Exhibit, City Park, Lunch at Mykonos
What I was telling cmmunchkin is that not only was it neat to see what was conceptualized 'Beyond the Frame' like this man whose face is not visible in the painting...
...or this man, whose top hat is visible, but has his back turned in the original...
....but the sculptor intentionally put in things in the scene to amuse himself. In 'Luncheon of a Boating Party', for example, one of Renoir's models has her shoe kicked off and she's running her foot up the man nearest her's leg, being very flirtatious. That obviously didn't appear in the painting, but it made it to Johnson's 3-D interpretation. :)
To the right of the house, is a small courtyard. This was a permanent fixture, and not part of the exhibit...
As you walk in the courtyard, you walk past Monet himself, who frequently painted outdoors. You'll see a huge sculpture, standing nearly a story tall, in front of him.
Looking over his shoulder, you'll see a depiction of the scene. On the canvas is a near completed painting. It is a fictional combination of his landscape 'Field of Poppies' and 'Woman with Parasol'. You'll notice it also features the historic Holt White house in the background.....
From inside the dining room (picture window in the painting), the sculpture looks like this...
Looping back out of the courtyard and returning to the front of the house, there are dancing couples on either side of the porch. On the left is Renoir's 'Dance in the Country'.
...or this man, whose top hat is visible, but has his back turned in the original...
....but the sculptor intentionally put in things in the scene to amuse himself. In 'Luncheon of a Boating Party', for example, one of Renoir's models has her shoe kicked off and she's running her foot up the man nearest her's leg, being very flirtatious. That obviously didn't appear in the painting, but it made it to Johnson's 3-D interpretation. :)
To the right of the house, is a small courtyard. This was a permanent fixture, and not part of the exhibit...
As you walk in the courtyard, you walk past Monet himself, who frequently painted outdoors. You'll see a huge sculpture, standing nearly a story tall, in front of him.
Looking over his shoulder, you'll see a depiction of the scene. On the canvas is a near completed painting. It is a fictional combination of his landscape 'Field of Poppies' and 'Woman with Parasol'. You'll notice it also features the historic Holt White house in the background.....
From inside the dining room (picture window in the painting), the sculpture looks like this...
Looping back out of the courtyard and returning to the front of the house, there are dancing couples on either side of the porch. On the left is Renoir's 'Dance in the Country'.
