As I arrived earlier at my work (actually at the town where we used to live before we moved) I got those 30 extra minutes to acquire a cup of coffee. Perfect! Much more relaxed way to start the lessons. The closest place was the cultural centre; there I could find the coffee machine and serve myself the enchanting horses...
...what? Horses?
I went for coffee, not for horses, but the poster hanging on the exhibition hall door won this time.
In fact, that lady won over coffee, the artist whose works I could see today, Monique Neyzen.
There is one word that could summarize her works - movement. These horses, the main topic of her exhibition were in movement. I could see them everywhere: on the stands, framed on the walls, but also almost flying.
Doesn't it seem to you that this horse is flying towards its star, determined and elegant?
Okay, here is the whole picture of this work. It was labelled with the number 22, so I checked later in the catalogue of the artist. It was a sculpture made of bronze called Spirit.
Later I spotted a few more horses with a similar attitude, having that spirit and energy to jump, to fly...
Galloping is also a good choice... Who knows how many tribes have galloped from distant lands to some new continents, to new areas? All with the help of these noble, wonderful animals.
There were plenty of paintings and drawings in the exhibition, even though I found more interesting the sculptures. That's why I didn't take many photos of the framed works on the walls, just a few.
The reflection transformed this golden horse into a unicorn?
The artist, Monique Neyzen said a few words about her exhibition. I could read her words there, in the catalogue:
I just love horses! I enjoy riding horseback and like to watch horses: their power and elegance, and how they move is special. Horses are a favourite subject and movement is my central theme. I try to capture that or interesting lines and shapes.
We can notice that the majority of the sculptures are made of bronze, which is probably her favourite material but I see she also combined the bronze horse sculptures with wood or stone.
This little one is just super cute:
Unfinished head:
In the end, I got myself a cup of coffee, but just after this little tour through the enchanting horse sculptures. Let me know which one is your favourite work.
This refined sculpture is my pick.