tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061665328242748532.post8614064555737684556..comments2024-03-24T05:21:44.666-04:00Comments on PinkTaxiBlogger: Promenade with VenetPinkTaxiBloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105826333680155633noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061665328242748532.post-57301692549403166532010-06-28T06:01:23.866-04:002010-06-28T06:01:23.866-04:00The Promenade des Anglais in Nice can be soon chan...The Promenade des Anglais in Nice can be soon changed to the Promenade de Venet,since I noticed this year the giagantic monuements of the artist all over,the latest being installed near the Opera House!I look forward to meeting the creative artist one of those summers,to see how he creates en place!<br />The best car trip to make on a sunny breezy Sunday in June,is to visit one of the beautiful French towns nestled in the hills of the Alpes Maritime,or waht is more commonly called the French Riviera!<br />This Sunday,we went to St Paul de Vence to visit the galleries and the renowned Fonadation Maeght,founded in 1964 and houses paintings,sculptures,collages,ceramics and all forms of modern art.It exhibits for Braque,Calder,Chagall,Giacometti,Leger,Miro amongst others.the grounds are simple shaded by lovely pines,and has treasures in its gardens as well as its interior.<br />This year the exhibition is dedicated to works of Giacometti,a Swiss-Italian sculptor born in 1901,son of an impressionist painter."He became obsessed with creating his sculptors exactly as he envisaged through his unique view of reality,he often carved them as thin as nails..".The Fondation owns so many of his works that have become priceless.If you visit south of France,a trip is a must to see the magnificent collection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com