This is what you call ART!

Hello everyone. Sorry for the late post. Recently I am caught up with a lot of homeworks and assignments. Plus the monthly exam is just around the corner so my time schedule is quite tight at the moment. Okay, back to the post. Today I am going to introduce something which is found only in Paris. I am sure everyone have read or heard or even watched "The hunchback of Notre Dame". We all learn that this "ugly" hunchback resides in the highest floor of Notre Dame where he rang the bell of the magnificent tower everyday. In reality, whether a hunchback really lives in the Notre Dame is true or false really depends on the individual. If you believe he exist, then he will exist in your heart but if no, then just stick to your belief. Now back to the topic. The actual name of Notre Dame is Notre Dame de Paris. It is located in Paris, France. The word Notre Dame actually means "My Lady" in French. A nice name right? Hehe. In actual fact, the Notre Dame was almost destroyed during the 1970's when the France revolution took place. I guess we are all happy that the French government decide to restore it so that we all might have the chance to visit it. Notre Dame is still used as a cathedral in the modern civilization. The picture to the right is Notre Dame during Christmas. Beautiful ain't it? The construction of Notre Dame took up a lot of time. The construction started back in 1163 and it took them approximately 182 years to complete it. The inside of the tower is even more glamorous but I don't think I will be posting them out or else there would be no more meaning to visit it personally. Oh right, I almost forgot. There really are bells allocated within the building. They are position in the different locations throughout the building and if I am not mistaken, the one located at the south part of the tower is called Emmanuel. Besides that, you can also notice flying buttresses outside the Notre Dame which supports the thin walls of the building from falling apart or crack up. This is one of the flying buttress found outside of Notre Dame. One of the main purpose why Notre Dame was more outstanding than the Romanesque structures is because it have a heavy influence of naturalism which is lacking in the Romanesque architecture. It's naturalism influence is greatly shown when you look at the heavily stained glass and it's sculpture. The stained glasses are actually called rose windows and they are rather magnificent and they also look marvelous when you look at it up close. Whenever we talked about cathedrals, organs must not be excluded in the topic. In Notre Dame case, it's organ has a total of 7800 pipes with 900 of them considered as historical ones. It also have 109 stops and one of the greatest organist which ever played this majestic organ is Louis Vierne. He modified the tonal characteristic of the organ making it sounds just like the voice of the angels. There are still a lot of interesting part about this building which we must see it for ourselves. For example the nave and the choir. The roof of this building is also a must see as it's designed is very unique. According to the locals, the structure of this building is actually thought of by one of the bishops during that time and his name I think was Maurice de Sully. They say that he have a vision of a beautiful cathedral and sketch it down on paper before removing some houses and built some roads for the construction of his visionary cathedral and that's My Lady. Well, that's all from me for today. Next is time to go to the beach. *smirk* Oh right, before I end today's topic, here's the reason why we must go to see the Notre Dame with our own eyes. This is how the Notre Dame looks like if one viewed it from the south. Truly beautiful!

Live is just full of wonders

Every time when we are fed up about life and wish it could just end that way, well, we should consider twice as there are lot's of factors why we should live on. First of all, for those art colic, to die without seeing famous pieces of art is just not worth it. It can even be considered as a remorseful death. That's why we should live as there are tonnes of magnificent things on earth for us to see.

First off is the Mona Lisa. I am sure everyone of you know about this famous masterpiece drawn by Leonardo Da Vinci. Now, all of you might be thinking why on earth could this simple painting be so famous? Well, the answer is actually quite simple. After doing some investigation, it was found out that no matter at what angle you looked at the painting of Mona Lisa(also known as La Gioconda), she will always stare back at you with a smile. Creepy eh...but it really gives you the chill when you decide to go to Musee Du Louvre to see it during the night time. Some witnesses said it was alive..*goosebumps*

Besides the Mona Lisa, Da Vinci also created another famous painting and that one is "The Virgin of The Rock". It's really a fine art once you set your eyes on it as the selection of the color is just perfect. It gives you the feeling that Mary is actually moving. Here's the masterpiece.

Ok, lets stop talking about Da Vinci. Why not we go to Michelangelo? Michelangelo also painted a lot of famous paintings but he was more devoted towards sculptures. One of his most renowned sculptures were "David", "Mary and Baby Jesus" and "Piete".

This is piete. It shows Mary embracing Jesus in her arms after Jesus was crucified.

And here we have Mary and Jesus. As you can see, this church is beautifully built and decorated. When I obtain the chance, I will come here personally to see it. They even say you can see the signature of Michelangelo on the sculpture.

Vuala! Here's David. It shows the manliness of man and that man were born with a beautiful body. Hehe. Sorry female readers. No offenses. Thanks for understanding.

Besides excelling in sculpture, Michelangelo was also a renowned painter and his work of art was considered as leveling off with the works of Leonardo Da Vinci. For example, Michelangelo was able to paint the whole ceiling of Sistine Chapel in just four years. All of you might think:"So what? I can also paint a ceiling of a church in 4 years. What's the big deal?" If you think this way then you ought to think again.This is the painting on the ceiling of Sistine Chapel. Try to paint that in four years. To top things up, all those paintings were imagined inside Michel's brain so all of the figures in the painting is considered original.

I am sure everyone is well aware of this one. This is called "The creation of man". It is one of the more outstanding artwork located on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

So, to put it simply, we still can't be fed up yet as there's still too many things for us to view with our own naked eyes. The above paintings and sculptures are solid proof why we can't give up. If Michelangelo and Leonardo had given up due to the extreme difficulty in painting out this masterpiece, then we, the future generation won't even have the slightest chance of witnessing it. Well, that's all from me today. The next post will be concerning something marvelous on this earth. It will leave you speechless...hehe *grin*.