The artist, Seraphine Louis, was an unschooled "modern primitive" who was discovered by a German art collector, Wilhelm Uhde. The movie "Seraphine", based on her life, is a moving tribute to her genius and her art. One line in the movie struck me as particularly poignant. When asked if she had ever been in love, she replied that she had once been in love, but that he left her, disappeared, and she never saw him again. Then she adds, "When you paint, it is another kind of love..."
Her life was dedicated to creating her vivid, beautiful works. The vibrant colors and simple style reflects her inner light, and a purity of spirit. Her canvases were huge, she poured her life into her creations...
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I highly recommend the 2008 French-Belgian movie which won seven Cesar awards and stars Yolande Moreau as Seraphine and Ulrich Tukur as the German art collector, Uhde. The film conveys her isolation and poverty in stark almost monochromatic scenes, which contrast with the colors and the ecstacy she experiences when being outside, in nature.
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