Works of art that take your breath away

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<p>What are some works of art that capture truth and resonate beauty, the kind that makes you marvel at the ability of humans to produce such a thing? They can be of any medium: operas, plays, paintings, songs, architecture, etc. (not people though).</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.chihuly.com/[/url]”>http://www.chihuly.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I saw his works on tour at the Mint Museum in Charlotte. AMAZING.</p>

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<p>I personally really like the School of Athens by Raphael… but I am a Reniassance person… that is, I really like the Reniassance.</p>

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<p>Basically anything from Monet. His paintings are just… I don’t know. </p>

<p>I also love Tchaikovsky. He composed so many awe-inspiring works, they truly are amazing when put to dancing.</p>

<p>.-_-.</p>

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<p>Most Kandinsky peices.</p>

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<p>Bernini’s Rape of Persephone & Apollo and Daphne, most Caravaggio pieces and many other more spacial works of art (architecture/sculpture) such as the Piazza Navona. Also works by Artemisia Gentileschi (the Judith pieces) Carlo Scarpa’s Brion Cemetery and Peter Eisenman’s Berlin Holocaust Memorial. I could go on, but for the sake of space I’ll stop here.</p>

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<p>The works of the mid-Reniassance: Da Vinci, Michealangelo, Bernini, though Da Vinci’s my favourite.</p>

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<p>Yea, except I really don’t like the Mona Lisa that much… I’ve heard it is pretty disappointing in person too.</p>

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<p>Music: Mozart and certain R&B (like Ray Charles)</p>

<p>Art: Henri Cartier Bresson, Henri Eggelston, Andre Kertesz, Van gogh, Michelangelo, Sally Mann, anything impressionist</p>

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<p>The Nike of Samothrace in the Lourve is my personal favorite–climbing up the stairs to it was a memory I’ll never forget. Michelangelo’s Pieta is up there too, though I’ve never seen it in person. I’ve also never seen the Sistene Chapel, but I’m told it’s awe-inspiring.</p>

<p>When it comes to music–there’s just too many.</p>

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<p>somebodynew - the sistine chapel is amazing so is the Pieta, but its not very easy to see because its behind glass. :(</p>

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<p>I saw some of Paul Rubens paintings, I was especially blown away by the “Elevation of the Cross”. I could not believe a mere mortal can paint something so beautiful. It looked so real.</p>

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<p>The Gleaners by Jean-Fran</p>

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<p>The Golden Gate Bridge. Just looking at it makes you feel good:</p>

<p><a href=“http://photosbymartin.com/images/pcd1733/golden-gate-bridge-30.3.html[/url]”>http://photosbymartin.com/images/pcd1733/golden-gate-bridge-30.3.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>The Vesperbild, Gislebertus, Chartres Cathedral.</p>

<p>I am always intrigued by these pieces, especially the Vesperbild. There is something so horrifying about it. It definitely stopped me in my tracks the first time I saw a slide of it. It was so real and vivid and scary and terrifying, all at once. I have never been so intrigued!</p>

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<p>Anything El Greco.</p>

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<p>I adore William Bouguereau and J.W. Waterhouse’s paintings.</p>

<p>As for musicians, I personally prefer Gustav Mahler.</p>

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<p>Chopin Ballades.</p>

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<p>Breath away…that’s a tall order!
I’d have to say the Grunge movement of the early 90s. That rock was really moving. Can’t say the same for anything nowadays–it’s all commercial, and if it’s not it isn’t as heart-wrenching or breath-stealing as the genuine tragedic singers.</p>

<p>For the person who said Chihuly:
"<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/30161/“&gt;http://www.slate.com/id/30161/&lt;/a&gt;”
An interesting article about him, though pointlessly overanalytical per Slate.com’s usual.</p>

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<p>That was me. That article was really interesting- thanks.</p>