A series of five vase bouquets painted from 1942-1951 are the unexpected standouts of the current “Giorgio Morandi, 1890-1964” retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, through 14 December 2008. They are painted in the same softly constrained palette as the unoccupied vases and jars that cozy up to one another in typical works of his mature period. However in these pictures, the interplay is between a single vase, its comportment of flowers, and the calm but radiant ground. How to explain their haunting presence? Is it that, drawn from silk flowers rather than living ones, their tone becomes sculptural, with attention to light and dark, tipping planes of bloom, and a ... See full document!

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Title	Author	Medium	Type	Hits	Rating	Added
Vase Bouquets That Remain on the Brain	Miss Isabel	Document	Critical	1607	4.5	19-Nov-08
Painting with Leaves (Pictured)	Kate Collins	Portfolio	Critical	2519	5	19-Nov-08
Painting with Leaves	Kate Collins	Document	Critical	2437	5	19-Nov-08
Sao Paulo Graffiti	chill	Portfolio	Creative	1853	5	12-Oct-08
10 Books to Read in 2008	Sara Hartley	List	Critical	971	4.8	21-Apr-08
William Nicholson’s Vibrant Art for Kids	Sara Hartley	List	Critical	1541	4.5	20-Apr-08
A Treasury of Children’s Books—Part III	Sara Hartley	List	Critical	1734	5	22-Jan-08
A Treasury of Children’s Books—Part II	Sara Hartley	List	Creative	2759	5	28-Dec-07
Kids’ Flicks	HermioneSG	List	Creative	943	4.67	19-Dec-07
Films: Classic French Love	HermioneSG	List	Creative	913	4.5	12-Nov-07
A Pair of Prize Bookstores in London	Sara Hartley	Document	Critical	2468	5	26-Oct-07
A glimpse into DJs and the dance culture in Egypt	Shaden	Document	Critical	1951	4.9	29-Jun-07
The Real Top Ten List of House/Electronic Tracks of the Summer	mtalib	List	Critical	1142	4.8	27-Jun-07
Top Ten Electro House Tracks For The Summer	jon	List	Critical	5263	5	27-Jun-07
10 Books to Read in 2007	Sara Hartley	List	Creative	2158	4.83	27-May-07
A Treasury of Children’s Books – Part I	Sara Hartley	Document	Critical	2710	4.8	15-May-07