{"id":2889,"date":"2013-03-17T17:24:36","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T00:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chezarts.com\/?p=2889"},"modified":"2013-03-18T20:47:21","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T03:47:21","slug":"flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chezmana.com\/?p=2889","title":{"rendered":"Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Roshan<\/a>

Roshan Houshmand, “In Flight,” 2012, oil on wood, 5″ x 7″<\/p><\/div>\n

In Flight<\/h2>\n

In flight towards Paris. The image of a painting comes to my mind.\u00a0A black bird flies inside Van Gogh<\/a> clouds. The swirling white clouds around the bird remind me of the countries I am about to experience.\u00a0\u00a0The painting is called In Flight<\/em> by artist\u00a0Roshan Houshmand<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Like the bird, I want to move freely across the skies and blend in with the clouds. To immerse myself in each culture, what better way than to come in close contact with the art, artists, and people in those places.<\/p>\n

Paris<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In Paris, I see the universal need for freedom expressed in three quite different forms.<\/p>\n

In the movie called Wadjda<\/a>, the main character is a 10-year-old girl who lives in Saudi Arabia. She longs for a blue bike she has seen in a shop window. She would like to learn to ride it and beat her friend Abdullah in a race. Soon she realizes all the hurdles in front of her in a society where girls are treated quite differently from boys. \u00a0Her innocence, joyfulness and determination are irresistible. Haifaa Al-Mansour<\/a>, the first female Saudi director, uses a straightforward depiction of local elements to communicate her powerful messages lightly. The result is a delicately touching movie that reveals deep rooted issues facing a Saudi girl who wants freedom to fly on a bike.<\/p>\n

The exhibit \u201cVan Gogh Dreaming of Japan\u201d at the Pinacoth\u00e8que museum<\/a> expresses Van Gogh”s yearning to be free from inner turmoil. While his bipolarity created havoc in his life, his art drew inspiration from the peaceful landscapes of the Japanese artist, Utagawa Hiroshige<\/a>. The exhibit juxtaposes several of their paintings for the first time and concludes that the themes of Hiroshige had a central place in the majority of Van Gogh\u2019s landscapes from 1887 onwards. Van Gogh sought serenity, structure and peace through these works.<\/p>\n