La Normandie et La Bretagne

Normandie et Bretagne est tres belle. En Bretagne, le population est trois millions onze mille. En Normandie, le population est trois millions deux cent quarante-huit mile. Elles sont situees dans la nord-ouest France. Elles ont beaucoup attractions pour les touristes, tel que le American Museum of Art du Normandie et le Parish Closes du Bretagne. Il y a aussi un station belneaire, Deauville en Normandie. Ici, il y a casinos, sa marina, et son festival du films Americain. 

Map:

The American Museum of Art in Normandy: An important monument in Normandy is the American Museum of Art in Normandy. The museum features the work of many American artists that came to France during the 1900's to work on their art.

The Parish Closes:  The Parish Closes in St. Thegonnec, Guimiliau and Lampaul-Guimiliau are an important aspect of Brittany. They are Catholic and Celtic religious structures that were built as early as 1532.

allfranceinfo.com

westernfrancetouristboard.com

http://www.fatbirder.com

my.aup.edu

www.betourtism.com

www.french1412.wordpress.com

Master of the Loving Lens: Robert Dosineau

       


             Robert Doisneau was born on April 14th, 1912 in Paris, France.  Tragically, both of his parents died by the time he reached the age of seven and he was raised by his aunt.  As a teenager, he took up photography, and his love for the art only grew as the years passed.  He found work in advertising, and, for the early years of his career, that sustained him.  As he got older, though, he transitioned into more artistic photography, recording the images and scenes that he thought the most moving.  His trademark came to be his portrayal of everyday street life.  The hustle and bustle of the city provided him with more than enough inspiration.  In particular, he photographed the children of the city at play in there own world, away from parental supervision.  His pictures of the streets of Paris helped immortalize the city, and many of his works also enhanced its image as the city of love.  Doisneau was married to Pierrette Chaumaison until her death in 1993 and had two daughters with her,  Annette and Francine. Doisneau died in 1994 shortly after his wife.  In regard to his photography he said, "I don't photograph life as it is, but as I would like it to be."

Down to Factory

Dosiseau grew up in urban area of Southern Paris, and was not far away from factories such as this one.  Like many before and after him, he lamented how these giant factories marred the landscape, and inhibited the natural beauty of the land.  In this picture a man is also shown heading towards the factory, presumably for work.  Factory working conditions being as bad as they were even by the 1950's, Doisneau gives a comprehensive and stark picture of a factory and all the connotations and mental images that come with the word.

Champs de Mars Garden

                                                                              
         Doisneau's love for capturing the innocence of youth is on full display in this photo.  Children running about the Champs de Mars Gardens gave Doisneau an opportunity to capture a certain amount of authenticity as well.  By showing them at play, he shows them as they truly are.  They are acting without any restrictions, and no adults are close enough to curb their behavior.

Musician in the Rain

Musician in the rain is a great example of Doisneau's romanticization of Paris.  An artist who goes on despite the rain and a musician giving cover to his instrument, exemplify the kind of artsy, idealistic way in which Paris is now seen. It has also, been said that Paris is most beautiful in the rain.  So, Doisneau, no doubt, made a point to show the city in a moment of such condition.

Kiss by the Hotel de Villa

Kiss by the Hotel de Ville is most definitely Doisneau's most famous piece.  It captures the young and impulsive love that Paris has come to symbolize.  The spontaneous kiss in the middle of a crowded street, and total disregard that each lover has for anything but the other, shows a certain type of passionate love.  The photograph also sparked great controversy, as a couple who thought they were photographed without their permission sued because French law stipulates that each individual holds the rights to their likeness.  However, Doisneau revealed the photo was of another couple, whose permission he had received to take the picture, and to whom he had given an original signed copy of the photo.

What about your subject is particularly French?

Robert Doisneau's photography a played huge role in the immortalizing of Paris. His black and white images have furthered embedded France as the City of Love in our global culture.  He romanticized Paris to a degree that perhaps no other city has been.  Without him, who knows if the cultural implications that Paris stirs to mind would still be so widespread. It is not that he made Paris beautiful, it is just that he made sure everyone knew it was so.

What are some major themes that your subject addresses?

Doisneau focused largely on everyday street life and the common human interactions that take place constantly.  He understood the beauty of human relations and the importance of capturing them.  Nothing was as beautiful to him as the wonder of everyday life itself, and the simultaneous simplicity and complexity of it.  He once said, "The marvels of daily life are so exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected you find in the street."

How has your subject contributed to French culture?

Doisneau greatly attributed to the artistic and romantic image that French culture as a whole possesses today.  He changed the way all the generations after him would see and think of France's greatest city, and was a pioneer of photography in general.  He gave the French a great flag to stick in the history of the art of the photography and left a truly indelible mark on France's culture.

Links:

Robert Doisneau Gallery

http://www.artscenecal.com/ArticlesFile/Archive/Articles1999/Articles0699/RDoisneauA.html

http://www.nouvellesimages.com/Robert-Doisneau_id~artistes_aut~AUT002463

http://www.famouspictures.org/mag/index.php?title=Kissing_Couple

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doisneau

Blek le Rat:Gratffiti 

     

     Blek le Rat was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris in 1952 as Xavier Prou. 

The children's cartoon "Blek le Roc", using "rat" as an anagram for "art" is the reason behind his name. He was first influenced by the early graffiti in New York, but upon visiting realized Paris would be better suited with a more realistic style.  He remodeled the streets of Paris creating a name for himself as the 'Godfather' of stencil graffiti art. However he did have to face the Parisian court on the account of causing 'damage to other people's property.' He began to put up posters, stickers, and cutouts of his stencils to spread his art in a more accelerated fashion and to avoid authorities. 

He began his style of graffiti by spraying rats in the streets of Paris. He chose them because he says "they are the only wild living animals in cities and only rats will survive when the human race will have disappeared and died out". They seem to represent the portion of society that has pushed out of sight and mind. 

"The Sheep", first drawn in 2003, represents the realism involved in Blek le Rat's work. He would re draw the sketch in new locations around the city in order to spread his work and name. 

In the 1980s, Blek was inspired by English artist David Hockney who created life sized crayon drawings. Blek began trying larger stencils and is now often credited as the inventor of full-scale human character stencils. "Ballerina" appears at 941 Geary Gallery, San Francisco.

Blek mainly worked in black and white and he chose his locations carefully. This was done in order to "reproduce the ambiance of the street", according to Blek. This stencil graffiti in Marrakech, Morocco is and example of his attempt at capturing the moment in a place. 

What about Blek le Rat's work is particularly "French"?

Blek was inspired by the graffiti he saw in New York in the 1970's yet wanted to create a style that suited Paris. He chose the stencil in mainly black and white which he felt represented the french culture. Stencils were used in the Renaissance.

How has his graffiti influenced a particular cultural movement?

He had a great influence on graffiti art including the "guerrilla art" movements. The main motivation behind his work was social consciousness and his desire to bring art to the people. The Guerrilla art movement became famous in the 1980's when people began expressing views and sharing ideas through art form in public places.

What are some major themes that are addressed?

Blek's motivation for his work was to bring issues of social and political consciousness to the forefront. Some of the major themes seen in his work are those of freedom, self-expression, frustration with capitalist society and political processes. 

References

Gilewicz, Samantha. the insider: blek le rat. Nylon. April 4, 2008. Retrieved 2011-3-29.

Coan, Lee (13 June 2008). "Breaking the Banksy: The first interview with the world's most elusive artists". Daily Mail (London).

 Blek Le Rat interview. UK Street Art. July 29, 2008. Retrieved 2011-3-29.

     bleklerat.free.fr/mutualart.com

Les vacances de Francais: courte mais souvent

Le français a beaucoup de vacances. Ils obtiennent temps de plus de vacances qu'un autre Européen. L'été est le meilleur moment de l'année pour voyager. D'autres endroits sont amusants et festifs aux Français pendant l'été. Aujourd'hui, les taches de vacances les plus populaires sont l'Espagne, l'Afrique, l'Italie, et d'autres parties de la France. Pendant le temps que la plupart de voyage de Français, beaucoup de magasins et bureaux de près. En moyenne, une personne française générale aime voyager. D'habitude ils ne voyagent pas pendant longtemps, mais ils vont souvent.


#1 France
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#2 Spain

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#3 Africa

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#4 Italy

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Un monument specifique en la Francais est Notre Dame de Paris, Chateau de Versailles, le Louvre, et  l'Eiffel Tower.

   

Un ville en l'Afrique est Cairo, Egypt, Lagos, Nigeria, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, et Johannesburg, South Africa.

   

Un plat special en l'Italie est tortellini alla panna, pasta alla carbonara, dolce monte bianco.

   

Une personne celebre en l'Espagne est Penelope Cruz.



Vocabulary List:

obtiennent - get
meilleur - best
taches - spot/place
plupart - most
autres - other

Works Cited (by picture list):

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http://famouswonders.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Spain-map.gif
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/afnewtest.gif
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/itnewzz.gif
http://www.globeimages.net/data/media/178/notre_dame_de_paris_cathedral__paris__france.jpg
http://www.ww1westernfront.gov.au/versailles/images/ver-1.jpg
http://www.photos-voyages.com/paris/paris07.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Tour_Eiffel_Wikimedia_Commons.jpg/220px-Tour_Eiffel_Wikimedia_Commons.jpg
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTBOh-66so1gTVJR6Dys-jxKYj61Swo5fwUpUG9nqo0hfk2yNixAg
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/03/0304_difficult_cities/image/002_lagos_nigeria.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Kinshasa_Congo.jpg/250px-Kinshasa_Congo.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Johannesburg_from_Braamfontein_12-09.jpg/250px-Johannesburg_from_Braamfontein_12-09.jpg
http://www.lifeinitaly.com/files/imagecache/large/dreamstime_9167862.jpg
http://italianchef.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/TortelliniAllaPanna.jpg
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlVStWn0ZiYEn2T8Rwxt1Hl2czeKfH9mJ5RW4qWN5x7bnFL6cluVt7LzTqUukra2he9T-bTz_ki5dwBBNCDt81aRiInMGS34bMZMBMTa79gXYgJWSjJtQeBl6Je7UoD2KQug_4VTaOTh5/s1600/pasta-alla-carbonara.jpg
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Penelope_Cruz.jpg/220px-Penelope_Cruz.jpg

Povence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Rhone-Alpes:

Le Rhône Alpes est en dehors des Alpes qui borde la Suisse et l'Italie. La plus haute montagne est le Mont Blanc. Les Alpes sont connus pour leur ski fantastique, et ont accueilli les Jeux olympiques d'hiver à trois reprises.

Lyon la capitale, est connu pour sa nourriture merveilleuse, surtout fondue.

sur la côte, vous trouverez de belles plages de galets et des villes.

La ville de Cannes a accueilli un festival de cinéma international depuis 1946. Vedettes de cinéma passer une semaine à la plage pendant que leurs films en compétition pour les prix. dans la ville de Grasse, l'industrie est la taille de parfums. Des millions de fleurs sont cultivées pour créer de belles odeurs.

     In the Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, perfume is one of their main industries. Famous perfumes like Chanell and Molinard have always been made in Grasse. Over twenty-seven tons of Jasmine is harvested every year and sold/made into perfumes. "Le nez" are people specifically trained to use their noses to smell and make new perfumes all of the times. They are expected to have over 2000 scents memorized on any given day. They will sit in front of hundreds of bottles of different scents while they smell and chose to make inventive smells, and after they have made the recipe, its sent off to be mass produced and tested.

In Cannes, film artists and actors flock to the city for the annual Festival de Cannes. Juries are put together to judge new films and present awards to directors, actors, writers for their work. It is one of the most well known film festivals in the world. The festival brings in a lot of tourists despite the fact that it is a small city. 

Vocabulary list

Côte D'Azur- Blue coast

l'Italie- Italy

de galets- pebbles

 accueilli- hosts

Vedettes- stars (famous people)

Sources

-"Festival De Cannes - From 15 to 26 May 2013." Festival De Cannes - From 15 to 26 May 2013. N.p., n.d. Web. Oct. 2012. <http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/yearsInPictures.html>.

-French 1 Book p 246-247 

La Normandie est La Bretagne By:Morgan Hunter

 

La Normandie: Le Camembert et les plages

La Bretagne: Les crepes et la peche

 

La Normandie est tres belle. La Bretagne est tres grande. La Normandie's population est 3,248,000. La Bretagne's population est 3,011,000. La Normandie's industries principales sont elevage bovin, energie nucleaire, est du petrole. La Bretagne sont agriculutre, elevage, peche, est tourisme. La Bretagne est tres belle. La Bretagne a beacoup de tourisme attractions.

 

La Normandie

La Bretagne

 

La Bretagne et L’Alsace

 

Mont-Saint-Michel



Une Personne Celebre Est Moniment Specifique

Christain Dior in La Normandie. Christain was a French fashion designer. In La Bretagne a famous person was a man named Jacques Cartier. He was a French explorer who claimed the land of Canada for France. A specific monument for Normandie is Mont-Saint-Michel. The Mont-Saint-Michel is a rocky tidal in Normandie. A specific monument in Bretagne is L'Alsace. It is a north-west region in Betagne.

 

Industries principales: main industries

Elevage: Breeding

Peche: Fishing

Du Petrole: Oil

Energie Nucleaire: Nuclear energy

 

http://french1412.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/la-bretagne-et-lalsace/

http://www.astroshamans.com/2012/05/27-sun-in-taurus-moon-in-libra.html

http://french1412.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/la-bretagne-et-lalsace/

http://blog.cfpj.com/cfj/reunification2lanormandie/2007/11/26/le-serment-depaignes-souffle-sa-premiere-bougie/

http://www.d-daybeaches.com/

La France: un lieu de nombreux interets

La France est un endroit passionnant a visiter. Il est rempli de touristes profitant de l'atmosphere. 60 millions de touristes venir. En France, de nombreux mesees et monuments peuvent etre trouvees. Le Chateau de Chenonceau est une attraction. La France a argo-alimentaires, produits de leuxe, et banques. La France a beaucoup celebres. Claude Debussy, Camille Claudel, et Auguste Renior sont tous des personnages celebres francais. La France est l'enfriot endeal pour prendre des vacances et de la grandeur d'experience.


Map of France:

   










Vocabulary:
Banques-banks
rempli-filled
trouvees-found
peuvent-can
nombreux-many
personnages-characters









Un monument specifique: Le Pantheon
The Patheon is an ancient building in Rome that stands for a temple for all Gods. Michaleango reconized this round shaped building as "angelic and not human design." After it was a temple it became a christian church but by that time it was already 1350 years old. No one knows this buildings real age, but there are many legends about its age and when it was built. The dome shape was adapted in 120 AD when Hadrian came to power. The beatuful building became a circular shape with lavish inscriptions and art decorating the walls. The patheon is a site in France any tourist or local would love to visit.



Une personne celebre: Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy was born Auguest 22 1862 in France. At the age of nine he showed palent at the piano. He studied composing music and playing the piano at Paris Constervatory. Although he lived in peverty with his parents in France, he still continued to play music and compose. As he grew up his music tlye matured and develpoent into something that changed music in the 20th century. His music won many awards such as the 1884 Grande Prix and his music was used in producions like ballets. Claude Debussy is a profound musician that gives France something else to attract people
along with the stunning enviorment.


Madison McElheney


Citations:
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vhlcentral.com

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