The work of Alfons Mucha, “Summer”, is an example of the virtuoso technique of flat printing. This is a rather complicated process consisting of several stages of creating a work of art. If it were not for the original work of the author, an outstanding way of its creation, the viewer could confidently assert that “Summer” is written in watercolor or gouache on paper or cardboard.
The technique of execution is such that the gaps between the clear contours of the drawing are identical to the enamel. Jewelers use this technology to create collections with enamel or glaze. Being not only a painter, but also an excellent jeweler, Alfons Maria Mucha realized his knowledge in the presentation of printed paintings. “Summer” stands out from the seasonal series of colors and richness.
Pay attention to the wreath of ripe poppies. Due to the fact that this flower symbolizes dope, the viewer is captivated by the opium mood of the work. It is impossible to understand what month the artist narrates, because poppies bloom from late May to late August. Exhausted by the heat of the body of the girl gives the middle of summer. The inferno disappears, the sky is gray, and the clouds are colored with the purple of the departing star. Summer lowered her bare feet in the cool water. The water element is mirror and merges with the horizon. The blurred plan contrasts the heroine with contrast, creating the illusion of presence. Fabulous story feed on strange plants – the invention of Alphonse. It is difficult to understand that the branch supports the languid maiden. The leaves are carved, and the vines that twine around a woman’s hand resemble wild grapes.
The foliage is already beginning to dry, sedge acquires a blurred decrepitude of greenery. Everything dies from the heat… “Summer’s” palette is warm with a touch of cold mint. Paints lay down transparently, as if mixed in water. The first impression of the picture is similar to the languor before the midday sleep. It has a sweet, fruity taste on the tongue, so juicy and sticky. It is all her fault, the heroine of the plot. Brown eyes full of fatigue and calm afternoon siesta. The girl is fed up, well-groomed with a summer tan and beckons a bothersome look.
Knowledge of female tricks and methods of seduction gives out in Alphonse Maria experience and his age. At thirty-six, the author deftly plays with the characters and grimaces of the seductress. His girl Leto is insolent and capricious. Young Spring has matured and flowed into the sultry maiden-woman.
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