Day 2
Do you like art? Yes, then let me introduce you to my friend, Lilian Andrée Dietlin. She has successfully run her Galerie Lilian Andrée for 30 years. Her exquisite gallery is close to the famous Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, a suburb of Basel.
When you are in Basel, make sure to drop in and say hello. And let yourself be seduced by the wonderful artwork of her artists. She is also a generous hostess and will spoil you with a glass of crémant and some delicious Gugelhopf with olives.
She works closely and supportively together with her artists from mainly France, Germany and Switzerland. Amongst others the gallery has also shown exhibits by famous and renown artists such as Henry Moore, Pablo Picasso, Sam Francis and Francis Bacon.
Her current exhibition (August 18 – September 22, 2013) features two artists: Adrian Bütikofer, sculptor, who works with wood, subjecting it first to fire, thus eliminating all mechanical traces and letting the form appear like naturally grown (German text by Christian Härtel, translation by yours truly).
What filigree beauty!
Kathrin Spring fascinates with her paintings exuding a meditative calmness. She works with natural colours gained from plants and bark. This is a very delicate task as natural colours never are the same and therefore only limitedly reproducible. They are subject to seasons, locations and phases of the moon.
Fascinating colours gained from plants and barks
Hey, I have made it to day 2!
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Ho interesting Barbara! I wonder how Kathrin derives the colors from plants and barks and how she preserves them! What a beautiful way to combine art and nature!
Happy Day #2!
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Lori
That sounds like a wonderful exhibit. I really like the new blog design, too. Art is wonderful!
ExtremelyAvg Hi Brian, thanks for stopping by. Yes, it is a wonderful exhibit and while the two artists are completely different in expressing themselves, their exhibits go well together. Hey and thanks also for linking my blog design.
I have a lot of catching up to do, reading blogs, your latest post “Africa is Calling” sounds intriguing. I will come knocking!
Hi Lori! Where did my comment go? I thought I had replied to you yesterday – oh darn, my apologies! You would love Kathrin, she is a very elegant and fine woman. If you want to know I can ask her how she does it, just let me know. I am sure you’d find lots of plants and bark to use.
Just posted day #3, yak, what a day spent with paper work, what a waste of time whilst the sunny weather has been begging me to come outside and play ….