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In the 1970s and the 1980s, French artist Bernard Moninot drew and painted a series of greenhouses. Based on different modes of representation – axonometric projections, outside central perspective and interiors views – Moninot’s greenhouses become autonomous realms. In his aet, Geometry meets poetry. We see the contrast between the greenhouse’s highly ordered transparent … Continue reading "Poetic Geometry: Greenhouses by Bernard Moninot" The post Poetic Geometry: Greenhouses by Bernard Moninot appeared first on Flashbak.
It is a common misconception that life in the Middle Ages was extremely harsh and depressing. This couldn’t be further from the truth! While it is true that, at times, war and disease spread across the land, not all was doom and gloom. People (including peasants) had plenty of free time to enjoy life, […]
