Tag Archives: Claude Monet

Architecture and Ideology: The Crystal Palace and the Ideology of Glass

Joseph Paxton’s design for the Crystal Palace in London in the 1850s was both innovative and revolutionary in its design. Apart from being a phenomenal structure to look at, the design of the Crystal Palace also gave rise to raising both philosophical and ideological implications on the choice of glass as an architectural material. The […]

Art History: Understanding Abstract Expressionism

If someone asked you to paint your mind, what would it look like? How do you start? Is there anyone there to remind you of everything you want to say, be or feel? It is for me. It’s a wonderful 1950s abstract painting by Jackson Pollack. Abstract Expressionism was a painting movement that began in […]

How to Build a Water Lily Pond

For a peaceful place to create a peaceful atmosphere and attract birds to your garden, you can’t beat a water lily pond. You, too, may be inspired by the beauty of the great impressionist, Claude Monet, in French. Behold, build a water lily pond in your garden. The best place for your aquarium Pond Always […]

Monet House and Gardens: Giverny, France

If I was given a chance to travel anywhere in the world right this second, I would travel without hesitation to Claude Monet’s House and Gardens in Giverny, France. I fell in love with Claude Monet’s impressionism paintings when I was a little girl in grade school. His work speaks to me in ways that […]