Stefan Maximilian Szczesny - Artist Info

About Stefan Maximilian Szczesny

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    Mainau Island

    A Dream of Earthly Paradise

    The yearning for Arcadia and the dream of an earthly paradise have always fascinated people. So it's no wonder that this yearning has also been a favorite subject for painters and poets. Two great names in modern painting stand for this: Paul Cézanne, with his bathers, and Henri Matisse, with his key work Luxe, Calme, et Volupté.

    Stefan Szczesny chose a whole island, Mainau, as the goal of his artistic longing, by stylizing and transforming it into his very personal, modern Arcadia. The island itself, embedded in one of Europe's most beautiful cultural landscapes, with its lush vegetation and an evening mood in the pale light, radiates a paradisaical calm and ...

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