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Aix-en-Provence
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 Situated
along the renowned "route Cézanne" the school's
carefully chosen location has many advantages. The Marchutz
School offers students a unique opportunity to study abroad
in the rich artistic environment of Aix-en-Provence -
land of Paul Cézanne. And yet, the school is not based
simply on one place or one personality. The light, color
and atmosphere in the south of France have been an inspiration
to artists throughout the centuries - from the cave painters
of Cassis (40,000 B.C.) to the late works of Matisse. |
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| Find Yourself in the South of France! |
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| Aix-en-Provence
is a beautiful old town, rich in history and local tradition. It
is considered one of the finest examples of the famed Provencal style
of architecture. Indeed, a walk through the streets of old Aix is
a lesson in artistic control, in form, composition, rhythm, and beauty.
The well-known modern architect Fernand Pouillon, in defining architecture,
saw in the town the embodiment of his own definition: "The architectural
whole is more important than isolated masterpieces because it participates
in the daily life of the people. Aix is an architectural whole". |
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| The
music festivals, libraries, museums, churchs, markets and cafés
have earned Aix its reputation as one of France's most desirable
cities. Its distinquished sons, René d'Anjou, Mirabeau, Cézanne,
Zola, Milhaud and others, have left their mark on a city and on the
collective imagination of its inhabitants. A wealth of cinemas, restaurants,
discothèques and sports facilities welcome students from across
the world. |
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Provence
is one of the most beautiful, varied regions of France, roughly Bordered
by Mont Ventoux to the north, the Var to the east, and the Rhone
to the west. The Mediterranean is the natural boundary to the south.
Provence's topograghy
is marvelously diverse : valleys, mountains, canyons, legendary
beaches, and the salt marches of the Camargue where breeding horses
remains a thriving industry. Van Gogh's paintings of Arles and
St. Remy and Cézanne's paintings of Aix and the Mont Sainte
Victoire portray - as freshly as a century ago - the year round
Provençal landscape and pastimes. In their seasons will
be found the same orchards, yellow wheat fields, vineyards, irises,
poplars, and dark, twisted cypresses. |
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In
addition, Aix's location allows students ready access to the great
museums of Europe. In these magnificent classrooms, students address
the masters face to face. On such occasions, the long hours of
hard work and serious discussion begin to bear their fruit as students
discover their own answers to the ancient questions, "What makes
a great painting great ?" or, simply and profoundly, "Why is painting
important ?"
You, painters
of the Marchutz School, have taken it upon yourselves in Cezanne’s
own back yard to interpret the silences - a difficult if not
impossible task -. Your humility and pertinacity are the surest
proof of an integrity that burgeons beneath your brush stroke. |
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