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Date Posted: 04:37:28 05/13/02 Mon
Author: Laura
Subject: Re: Marc Chagall
In reply to: Alicia Calisto 's message, "Marc Chagall" on 18:30:16 05/12/02 Sun

I absolutely adore Marc Chagall's works, too. While his drawings are somewhat abstract and a far cry from the realistic look that Renaissance painters had, his works of art evoke emotion, whether it be pain, sadness, or happiness. I think that it is absolutely amazing that Marc Chagall can achieve such emotion simply with a canvas and paint. I think that is what makes his works captivating.

My first exposure to this artist, though, was not his paintings, but rather his stained glass windows for the Union Church of Pocantico Hills. (Strangely enough, this Church contains a window by another artist that we have learned about, too--Henri Matisse.) When light shines through Chagall's windows, they are as wonderful to look at as his paintings. Actually, I preferred viewing the stained glass windows because the light coming through added to the emotion of it all. For example, his "Cherubim" window makes the light coming through feel peaceful and warming, while the light coming through his "Jeremiah" window makes the light feel too warm, and consequently discomforting, as Jeremiah himself seems to feel in the window.

For those interested in seeing pictures about what I am talking about, here is a good web site:

<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.hudsonvalley.org/web/unio-rocke.html">http://www.hudsonvalley.org/web/unio-rocke.html</a>

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Re: Marc Chagall -- Laurie, 01:42:40 09/25/03 Thu