Niki de Saint-Phalle - arbre de vie-fontaine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_n0qQkERk5JstwVu-q0719IGsSTNvyKG6WVCQp1lDDy9gV64F-7HZ1GFjKE3EUmAcRy5V2OxF864cM6HVxBatuvpCMHbY-JEsPJEu50Zn2588nGfi2xGfQDecXf7ggaSry7cPqx9HBc/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+075+DSC_8204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_n0qQkERk5JstwVu-q0719IGsSTNvyKG6WVCQp1lDDy9gV64F-7HZ1GFjKE3EUmAcRy5V2OxF864cM6HVxBatuvpCMHbY-JEsPJEu50Zn2588nGfi2xGfQDecXf7ggaSry7cPqx9HBc/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+075+DSC_8204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tree of life,</div><div style="text-align: center;">fountain of serpents</div><div style="text-align: center;">Grand Palais</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Niki de Saint-Phalle's mosaic fountain </div><div style="text-align: center;">was placed in the center of François-Raoul Larche's </div><div style="text-align: center;">Fontaine Miroir d'eau for the duration of  the Grand Palais exhibit.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is an interesting juxtaposition of the marble fountain created in 1910 </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the colorful serpent fountain of 1987.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The exhibit has been moved now to the Guggenheim Bilbao (Spain), </div><div style="text-align: center;">February 27 - June 11, 2015.</div><div style="text-align: center;">There are other examples of her work in Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Does this resemble the Stravinsky Fountain?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Niki de Saint-Phalle<br /> Du 17 septembre 2014 au 2 février 2015<br /> Galeries nationales du Grand Palais</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris </span></i></span></div>

Niki de Saint-Phalle - arbre de vie-fontaine

Tree of life, fountain of serpents Grand Palais Niki de Saint-Phalle's mosaic fountain  was placed in the center of François-Raoul Larch...

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Église Saint-Merri - La Fontaine Stravinsky

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_LrTstbosDCVqxkgmyg30Q-RDDrbtTL1Sk9sZNM3biMNrPo1_ZSQBioSyObx6b8cBOTR4X8CaleSEwCYoRSPCoAGgRKHkQ8-1BbWLUnbujukRiTXZZC-FLMJSHBbe9LDavLKYWjyz0w/s1600/2013+0523+Thurs_39DSC_6253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_LrTstbosDCVqxkgmyg30Q-RDDrbtTL1Sk9sZNM3biMNrPo1_ZSQBioSyObx6b8cBOTR4X8CaleSEwCYoRSPCoAGgRKHkQ8-1BbWLUnbujukRiTXZZC-FLMJSHBbe9LDavLKYWjyz0w/s640/2013+0523+Thurs_39DSC_6253.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Merri</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Stravinsky Fountain</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The whimsy of 16 animated sculptures stands in contrast </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to the flying buttresses of this ancient church </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with its "Gothic Flamboyant" architectural style.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The fountain sculptures were installed in 1983...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The church built between 1500 and 1550...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Which of these two Paris landmarks will look the best in 200 years?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Merri </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">76, rue de la Verrerie</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Merri - La Fontaine Stravinsky

Église Saint-Merri The Stravinsky Fountain The whimsy of 16 animated sculptures stands in contrast  to the flying buttresses of this ancient...

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