Sonia's lifelong integration of #art into everyday began with a patchwork #quilt she made in 1911, inspired by Ukrainian peasant fabrics. She later credited this quilt as the origin of #Orphism, the abstract art movement she co-founded.

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A landmark not only of the city of Paris, but also of modernism, Delaunay devoted a long series of works to the Eiffel Tower, which was erected for the 1889 Universal Exposition. At the time when Braque and Picasso were developing cubism, Delaunay used the motif of the spectacular steel skeleton construction to illustrate the dynamics of human perception. The entire picture is composed of facets and adds up to different perspectives on the object - as though the viewer were a strolling flâneur [French term for a person who wanders through a city, observing and absorbing its sights and sounds].

Eiffel Tower by Robert Delaunay, 1911, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe, Germany)

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Vibrant posthumous lithograph after Sonia Delaunay – iconic 3 concentric circles in radiant yellow, green, blue & red. Orphism masterpiece of light, color & movement
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Robert Delaunay ~ The Kiss (1922)
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This Cubist/Orphist masterpiece blends spiritual symbolism with modern fragmentation, depicting Joan as a solitary, almost ethereal warrior, using prismatic colors and geometric forms to create a dynamic, decorative, and deeply personal interpretation of the French heroine, reflecting both Orphism's vibrant abstraction and Cubism's fractured planes, resulting in a haunting vision of faith and national identity.

Joan of Arc by Roger de La Fresnaye, 1912, Musee d'Art Moderne de Troyes (Troyes, France)

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František Kupka on #colour:

"Colour is, both for the #artist who uses it and for the spectator, the vehicle of the impression... Every colour provokes different #sensations. Though with identical functions, each color makes itself known by a specific #vibration."

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A layered abstract of circles within circles that have each been segmented, and overlay each other. Each segment of every part of the image is brightly coloured - red, orange, deep orange, yellow, green, blue, cyan, dark green, purple, light purple, black, grey.

#SensoryArt theme of the week is #Patterns

A #watercolour I did based on the work of Robert & Sonia Delaunay and #Orphism (derived from #Cubism) which is the use of geometric abstraction and bright colours.

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“Bright House” is an evocative display of Macke’s mastery in watercolor techniques and Orphism’s focus on color and abstract forms. The composition features a central white house with a red roof, juxtaposed against an array of vibrant and fragmented shapes and patterns. Lush greenery and abstract flora frame both sides of the house, offering a sense of natural intrusion into the urban scene. The use of luminous yellows, greens, blues, and oranges lends a dynamic and harmonious energy to the overall piece. The abstracted forms create a sense of movement and depth, capturing an idyllic yet modern depiction of urban living.

Bright House by August Macke, 1914, Kunstmuseum Bern (Bern, Switzerland)

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Gothic ruins of a church on a cliff overlooking the sea, a subject he encountered during his 1928 trip to the Baltic coast. The work combines multiple perspectives to show the ruin's form, with elements of Cubism and Orphism evident in its composition of geometric planes, graded colors for volume, and the superposition of planes to achieve transparency. Feininger's use of soft, diffused light and repetitive architectural forms, like Gothic arches, create a sense of mystical, almost dreamlike atmosphere in the painting

Ruin by the Sea by Lyonel Feininger, 1930 (oil on canvas)
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The Golden Tablet of Orpheus - directions for the underworld

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The Mystical Legacy of Orpheus The Sublime Musician, Bard & Prophet of Ancient Greece

His music was so beautiful that it was said to have charmed wild animals, enticed trees and rocks to dance, and calmed the stormy seas. Read more about divine Orpheus in this issue of Classics Tutor.
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Protogonos (or Phanes):

Πρωτογόνον καλέω διφυῆ, μέγαν, αἰθερόπλαγκτον
I call two-natured, mighty, aithír-roaming Protogónos,

Phanes, both male and female, and hatching from a cosmic egg. Protogonos refers to them being first-born and first king in some of the theogonies.

Macke's "At the Cemetery" depicts a scene of mourning and remembrance, but unlike traditional, somber depictions of cemeteries, Macke employs a vibrant and expressive color palette. The painting shows figures, likely family members, gathered around grave, with focus on the emotional atmosphere rather than realistic detail. The use of simplified forms and bold colors, characteristic of Expressionism, conveys a sense of grief and acceptance. The composition is dynamic, with figures arranged in a way that suggests novement and interaction. The background features trees and landscape rendered in similarly bold and abstracted colors. This artwork is a key example of German Expressionism, a movement that emerged in the early 20th-century as a reaction against the perceived superficiality of Impressionism and the increasing industrialization and urbanization of society. Expressionism sought to convey subjective emotions and experiences rather than objective reality. Macke was associated with the "Blaue Reiter" (Blue Rider) group, a collective of Expressionist artists who explored spirituality and abstraction in their work. "At the Cemetery" reflects the Expressionist tendency to depict intense emotional states and to use color and form to express inner feelings.

At the Cemetery by August Macke, 1913, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus (Munich, Germany)

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Reading the Derveni Papyrus written by Gabor Betegh. Really really interesting if you're at all wondering about Orphism. I will say I was not prepared for so much phallus eating.

#derveni #orphism

The Toys of Dionysos Ritual Objects of the Orphic Mysteries

In today's FREE edition of Classics Tutor, read about the mysterious playthings which helped initiates develop their spirituality over the course of a millennium, and continue to be the source of inspiration for contemporary students of the mysteries. #orphism #neoplatonism #dionysus

French artist Robert Delaunay, who with his wife Sonia Delaunay co-founded the Orphism art movement, a system based on geometric and optical characteristics and brilliant colors that were so dynamic they would function as the form.

Rhythmes, 1934

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#Orphism explained, Life & Death of #Orpheus, Orphic Beliefs & Practices, and the #Orphic Creation Myth.
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Delaunay was fascinated by how the interaction of colors produces sensations of depth and movement, without reference to the natural world. In Simultaneous Contrasts that movement is the rhythm of the cosmos, for the painting’s circular frame is a sign for the universe, and its flux of reds and oranges, greens and blues, is attuned to the sun and the moon, the rotation of day and night. But the star and planet, refracted by light, go undescribed in any literal way. “The breaking up of form by light creates colored planes,” Delaunay said. “These colored planes are the structure of the picture, and nature is no longer a subject for description but a pretext.” Indeed, he had decided to abandon “images or reality that come to corrupt the order of color.” The poet Guillaume Apollinaire christened Delaunay’s style Orphism, after Orpheus, the musician of Greek legend whose eloquence on the lyre is a mythic archetype for the power of art. The musicality of Delaunay’s work lay in color, which he studied closely. In fact, he derived the phrase “Simultaneous Contrasts” from the treatise On the Law of the Simultaneous Contrast of Colors, published in 1839 by Michel-Eugène Chevreul. Absorbing Chevreul’s scientific analyses, Delaunay has here gone beyond them into a mystical belief in color, its fusion into unity symbolizing the possibility for harmony in the chaos of the modern world.

Simultaneous Contrasts: Sun and Moon by Robert Delaunay, 1913, Museum of Modern Art (New York City, NY)

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🎨 'Portrait de Madame Heim' (1926-1927)
by Robert Delaunay (French, 1885-1941)

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🎨 'Runners' (1924)
by Robert Delaunay (French, 1885-1941)

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🎨 'La ville de Paris' (1915)
by Robert Delaunay (French, 1885-1941)

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🎨 'Soleil, tour, aéroplane (Sun, Tower, Airplane)' (1913)
by Robert Delaunay (French, 1885-1941)

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A must-read thread on the Orphic Mysteries:

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Planes by Colors (Great Nude) | Frantisek Kupka
oil on panel
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Robert Delaunay self-portrait

#RobertDelaunay was born in Paris #OnThisDay in 1885, pioneering a style of #art he called #Orphisme during the period from 1912 to 1914; this is his self-portrait (1905-06) (Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris) #Orphism #painting
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French artist Sonia Delaunay, co-founder of the Orphism art movement (with her husband Robert Delaunay), a system based on geometric characteristics and brilliant colors that are so dynamic they would function as form.

Simultaneous Dresses
(Three Women, Forms, Colours, 1925)
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Living as a Nyktelioi Uncertainty, Presence, and the Absence of Fear

However, my own experience, living as a Nyktelioi, stands in stark contrast to these instinctual reactions. The state I find myself in is one of deep presence, detachment from fear, and an embodiment of non-duality. #Nyktelioi #Nyx #Enlightenment #Nonduality #Orphism

Remember: Of all the toys, it was the mirror and the reflection it cast that dazzled Zagreus, delivering the young God and would-be King into the clutches of the cannibalistic Titans.

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