tribute to bleriot robert delaunay

tribute to bleriot robert delaunayTribute to Blriot is a work by Robert Delaunay created in 1914, part of the Orphism movement. The painting celebrates the feat of Louis Blriot, the French aviator who crossed the English Channel in 1909. The painting presents an abstract composition, mixing geometric shapes and bright colours to represent the aeronautical feat. The painter breaks down the scene into concentric and segmented circles, evoking both the movement of the propellers and the

rather than on the details

symbols and colors that make up the background visibly reference a variety of sources

The blue and white are clearly separated

To break the too perfect symmetry of this post-impressionnist painting

This self-portrait is a poignant testimony to Van Gogh's quest for identity and artistic development

The "Eiffel Tower" series is a perfect example of Delaunay's orphic vision

The whiteness of the sleeping animal contrasts elegantly with the primary colours (yellow and red) of the background

when one looks more carefully

then it becomes pink or gray

The contrasts between light and shadow accentuate the beauty of the landscape and invite the viewer to contemplate nature in all its splendour

surrounded by houses with pointed roofs and leafy trees

trees and a pasture full of sheep