Impressionism & Fashion in Paris

Apparently, I am not in a rush to check out everything worth seeing in Paris. Otherwise, who has so much time to update his/her blog while visiting Paris. Also apparently I am alone and have nobody to talk to thus I blog so much. ;-)

Musee Marmottan Monet was just an induction for my 'Impressionism fetish'. I am truly amazed by how 'random strokes' can make paintings which tell a lot: the sky, the lake, the wind, colors fading and meeting each other...Among all the famous artists pursuing this style, Claude Monet is my favourite. He stands out for 2 reasons:

1. The balance between the background (blur) and the main character (outstanding details) in all his paintings.
2. He dares to use strong colors thus his personality stands out through all the paintings. This is the thing about Impressionism Art, if the colors are not strong enough, the pictures turn out pale.

I also like Van Gogh since all his paintings are obviously different from other Impressionism artists. It's a shame that I have never visited Van Gogh musuem in Amsterdam! (However, seems that his famous paintings are either in different corners of the world: New York, Munich, etc. or sold to some rich bastards. ;p) I don't even know when is the next time I'll end up in Amsterdam again.

During my stay here, I always have a couple of hours to check out the shops here - honestly, fashion is not that impressive in Paris: London, Melbourne, Tokyo and Hong Kong are my favourites. However, designer brands boutiques are EVERYWHERE! Paris is indeed fancy though I might not appreciate its fashion or I just ended up at the wrong places.

Today is my last day here: more impressionism fest in Musee D'orsay. For the rest of the day, I'll just read The Machinery of Freedom. It's challenging and provoking especially when I just finished The Diamond Cutter.