{"id":563,"date":"2011-09-26T04:46:43","date_gmt":"2011-09-26T04:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donfarrell.net\/?p=563"},"modified":"2011-10-13T19:40:14","modified_gmt":"2011-10-13T19:40:14","slug":"bonnard-integration-rhythm-and-motifs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donfarrell.net\/?p=563","title":{"rendered":"Bonnard  (Integration, Rhythm and Motifs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_564\" style=\"width: 903px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.donfarrell.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/1925-After-the-Meal-117-x-114-cm-46-x-45-in-oil-on-canvas.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-564\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-564 \" title=\"1925 - After the Meal - 117 x 114 cm - 46 x 45 in - oil on canvas\" src=\"http:\/\/www.donfarrell.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/1925-After-the-Meal-117-x-114-cm-46-x-45-in-oil-on-canvas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"893\" height=\"904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.donfarrell.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/1925-After-the-Meal-117-x-114-cm-46-x-45-in-oil-on-canvas.jpg 893w, https:\/\/www.donfarrell.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/1925-After-the-Meal-117-x-114-cm-46-x-45-in-oil-on-canvas-296x300.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pierre Bonnard - After the Meal - 1925 - 117 x 114 cm - 46 x 45 in - oil on canvas<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While perusing this painting I remember asking myself.\u00a0 Why is the wine bottle shape\u00a0 off kilter?\u00a0 And thanks to considering composition before subject, I realized the bottle shape had to be adjusted to harmonize <em>(rhythm)<\/em> and support the figure leaning over the table.<\/p>\n<p>I continued to let Bonnard lead me through his poetic composition.\u00a0 I love how he integrated the figure with the dark vertical connecting with the blue line in her sweater.\u00a0 Then how your eye is carried down the edge of the tablecloth to her shoes. Note how the stripes on her skirt parallel the edge of the table, another rhythm.<\/p>\n<p>Another beautiful integration is the dark horizontal which connects to her head.\u00a0 Then you are taken along the blue line to the other figure at the left.<\/p>\n<p>This figure is a superb example of his sophisticated use of motifs.\u00a0 She is actually occupies a rectangle and is actually a rhythm of rectangles herself.\u00a0\u00a0 It may help if you blur your vision.<\/p>\n<p>The rectangle motif is dominant and is supported by a sub motif of ovals<\/p>\n<p>Also note how the bottom of the smaller figure&#8217;s dress integrates with the table top.<\/p>\n<p>There are many other beautiful notes to enjoy such as his sophisticated use of colour.<\/p>\n<p>Let me finish with the bottles.\u00a0 Do you feel how the dark vertical supports them in size and value?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While perusing this painting I remember asking myself.\u00a0 Why is the wine bottle shape\u00a0 off kilter?\u00a0 And thanks to considering composition before subject, I realized the bottle shape had to be adjusted to harmonize (rhythm) and support the figure leaning &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donfarrell.net\/?p=563\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,10,4,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donfarrell.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donfarrell.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donfarrell.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donfarrell.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donfarrell.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.donfarrell.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":573,"href":"https:\/\/www.donfarrell.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions\/573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donfarrell.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donfarrell.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donfarrell.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}