It was raining heavily on Saturday. It took me 13 stations to get to ShaTin by MTR. After passing a few shopping centers and bridges, I arrived the Hong Kong Heritage Museum.
I was there to visit the exhibition of Monet: The Spirit of Place, to express my admiration to the great master.
There were many visitors even it was a rainy weekend. Group of friends, family, couple and the single one from around the world. There were few “Umbrella Mountains” as umbrellas are prohibited in the exhibition.
Ticket
Brochure of the exhibition
Outside the Gallery
The color-changeable backdrop in the lobby has become the first scenic spot of this show. I guess many of your friends have uploaded the same photo with caption like “Come visit my idol”, “It is my turn finally!” or “It will be an artistic day!”
Of course, I was one of them.
Inside the Gallery
Not much lighting was used inside as there were animation and video playing, given the dimmed exhibition hall a note of romantic touch.
You don’t need to worry about missing any master pieces as the exhibition map is a one-way route.
Different from other exhibition, photo taking in “The Spirit of Place” is allowed. Guess no one will miss this chance. Some visitor even took photo of it without the frame, it could be the wallpaper their phone.
So crowded!!!!
Although photo taking is welcomed at the exhibition, there is one exceptional. Visit the exhibition and will find the answer yourself!
I talked to a security guard and he said, “This picture looks different when we see it from different angles, because of the effect of lights.
Houses of Parliament 1904
Four Sections
More than ten artworks from different periods was displayed, and the exhibition is divided into four sections: Normandy and Brittany; Paris and the Île-de-France region; London and Venice; and Giverny’s famous water lily garden.
Effect of Spring, Giverny 1890
Boats on the Beach at Étretat 1883
Oat and Poppy Field, Circa 1890
Road to Giverny in Winter 1885
The Seine at Vétheuil 1879-1880
The Break-Up of the Ice at Vétheuil , Facing Lavacourt, 1880
The Railroad Station at Argenteuil 1872
Gondola in Venice 1908
Wisteria 1919-1920
After Claude Monet, Water Lilies, 1913, Wool, Savonnerie carpet, France, Pairs, Mobilier National et Manufactures Nationales des Gobelins, de Beauvais et de la Savonnerie
Water Lily at Giverny 1917
Water Lilies 1907
Water Lilies 1907
Japanese Water Garden
This section decorated as Monet’s Water Garden in 1900s. There was pond, bridge and flowers. Visitors could use the digital tablets to paint the water lilies on the pond.
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Who is Monet?
Claude Monet was born in 1840 in Paris. He was a famous landscape artist. He enjoyed painting outdoor with dabs of pure colour. The sky, earth and water were presented under the light. His famous artwork, Impression, Sunrise was criticized as sloppy and unfinished, and this painting style was described as “impressionist” afterward.
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Source: Wikipedia
Impression, Sunrise1872
Source: Wikipedia
Monet got married two times in his life. He and his first wife, Camille had two sons, Jean and Michel. Camille died when the younger son turned one-year-old. 13 years later, Monet married Alice. In 1911, Alice died. 1914, his elder son, Jean died. Monet had cataract and had surgery in 1923. In 1926, Monet died in Giverny.
What’s the point of us painting picture if the public never gets to see them?
For iOS and Android users, you can download “MONET IN HK” first. This application has all you need to know about the exhibition: videos, paintings and texts with information on the artist.
Claude Monet: The Spirit of Place
4 May 2016 – 11 July 2016
Monday, Thursday to Friday: 10 am to 6 pm
Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 10 am to 8 pm
Closed on Tuesdays
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