Works of art that take your breath away

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<p>What are some works of art that capture truth and resonate beauty, the kind that makes you marvel at the ability of humans to produce such a thing? They can be of any medium: operas, plays, paintings, songs, architecture, etc. (not people though).</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.chihuly.com/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.chihuly.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I saw his works on tour at the Mint Museum in Charlotte. AMAZING.</p>

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<p>I personally really like the School of Athens by Raphael... but I am a Reniassance person... that is, I really like the Reniassance.</p>

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<p>Basically anything from Monet. His paintings are just.... I don't know. </p>

<p>I also love Tchaikovsky. He composed so many awe-inspiring works, they truly are amazing when put to dancing.</p>

<p>.-_-.</p>

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<p>Most Kandinsky peices.</p>

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<p>Bernini's Rape of Persephone & Apollo and Daphne, most Caravaggio pieces and many other more spacial works of art (architecture/sculpture) such as the Piazza Navona. Also works by Artemisia Gentileschi (the Judith pieces) Carlo Scarpa's Brion Cemetery and Peter Eisenman's Berlin Holocaust Memorial. I could go on, but for the sake of space I'll stop here.</p>

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<p>The works of the mid-Reniassance: Da Vinci, Michealangelo, Bernini, though Da Vinci's my favourite.</p>

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Da Vinci's my favourite

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<p>Yea, except I really don't like the Mona Lisa that much... I've heard it is pretty disappointing in person too.</p>

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<p>Music: Mozart and certain R&B (like Ray Charles)</p>

<p>Art: Henri Cartier Bresson, Henri Eggelston, Andre Kertesz, Van gogh, Michelangelo, Sally Mann, anything impressionist</p>

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<p>The Nike of Samothrace in the Lourve is my personal favorite--climbing up the stairs to it was a memory I'll never forget. Michelangelo's Pieta is up there too, though I've never seen it in person. I've also never seen the Sistene Chapel, but I'm told it's awe-inspiring.</p>

<p>When it comes to music--there's just too many.</p>

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<p>somebodynew - the sistine chapel is amazing so is the Pieta, but its not very easy to see because its behind glass. :(</p>

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<p>I saw some of Paul Rubens paintings, I was especially blown away by the "Elevation of the Cross". I could not believe a mere mortal can paint something so beautiful. It looked so real.</p>

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<p>The Gleaners by Jean-Fran</p>

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<p>The Golden Gate Bridge. Just looking at it makes you feel good:</p>

<p><a href="http://photosbymartin.com/images/pcd1733/golden-gate-bridge-30.3.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://photosbymartin.com/images/pcd1733/golden-gate-bridge-30.3.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>The Vesperbild, Gislebertus, Chartres Cathedral.</p>

<p>I am always intrigued by these pieces, especially the Vesperbild. There is something so horrifying about it. It definitely stopped me in my tracks the first time I saw a slide of it. It was so real and vivid and scary and terrifying, all at once. I have never been so intrigued!</p>

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<p>Anything El Greco.</p>

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<p>I adore William Bouguereau and J.W. Waterhouse's paintings.</p>

<p>As for musicians, I personally prefer Gustav Mahler.</p>

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<p>Chopin Ballades.</p>

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<p>Breath away...that's a tall order!
I'd have to say the Grunge movement of the early 90s. That rock was really moving. Can't say the same for anything nowadays--it's all commercial, and if it's not it isn't as heart-wrenching or breath-stealing as the genuine tragedic singers.</p>

<p>For the person who said Chihuly:
"<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/30161/"&gt;http://www.slate.com/id/30161/&lt;/a&gt;"
An interesting article about him, though pointlessly overanalytical per Slate.com's usual.</p>

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<p>That was me. That article was really interesting- thanks.</p>