#à rebours

[tri-ciclo]

#huysmans #Joris-Karl Huysmans #À Rebours #Against Nature

[noovorous]

Is there a work of art more thoroughly decadent than a beautifully made greenhouse? I do not mean those low, simple constructions spanning many acres, meant for mass production of vegetables and flowers or tiny tunnels for producing those for one household. I talk about palm houses, about Eden Project in Cornwall, about Climatron in Missouri Botanical Garden, about Royal Greenhouses of Laeken. Cathedrals of steel, aluminum, glass and transparent plastic.

Duke des Esseintes spends a chapter of À rebours admiring his collection of exotic plants, fresh and bizzare when compared to what was common in his time and place. Further, he admires the work of gardeners who shaped those plants, well aware that their bizzare shapes, colours and textures are work of men who were daring enough to shape what was given to them from nature.

Isn't a fair orangerie, a splendid palmhouse an exagerration of this line of thinking? Isn't it what cathedral is to a wayside shrine? Plants placed where nature did not intend them to be, kept in a climate controlled by human artistry, sealed within a palace of transparent panes bound by filigree of metal. That temple to Apollo and Pomona, that palace of man shaped materials housing man shaped fruits and flowers. Trees growing near each other in defiance of geographic borders, species unchanged for million of years growing next to cultivars that would not exist without thousands of years of human gardeners shaping them. A piece of rainforest, desert and mediterranean orchard all next to each other, separated by a layer of glass from the bitter snow outside.

The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam by Carl Blechen

#aestheticism #art #decadent movement #joris karl huysmans #à rebours #des esseintes #flowers #joris-karl huysman #literature #nature #palm house #greenhouse #garden #painting #carl blechen #apollo #pomona

[clairemercie]

Outfits inspired by Against Nature/À rebours (clockwise from top left): Christian Dior FW 1997, Gianfranco Ferre FW 1997, Valentino FW 2001, Versace FW 2001, Valentin Yudashkin SS 2005, Jean Louis Scherrer Haute Couture FW 1998, Roberto Cavalli SS 2003

#vintage look packs #À rebours #against nature #joris-karl huysmans #christian dior #gianfranco ferré #valentino #versace #valentin yudashkin #jean louis scherrer #roberto cavalli

[afieldinengland]

for real

#à rebours #elagabalus you will always be famous

[plrle]

being a decadent literature nerd and also a fan of childrens cartoons is fun, although almost every time cursed. that being said, me and my friend got drunk and i thought Hey Wouldn't It Be Hilarious If Des Esseintes From À Rebours Was In The Main Cast Of Strawberry Shortcake

and what do you think happened

#SHITPOST #a rebours #à rebours #strawberry shortcake #my art #i think i should stop drinking

[dorian-gray-official]

Also number 27: What’s your favorite book? Or just one you’ve read a few times? 

'À Rebours' !!

Its by Joris-Karl Huysmans and features a beautiful young orphan aesthete - a dreamer much like myself, in search of peace and tranquility away from the vulgarity of humanity.

It's a perfect work of art with absolutely no plot, it's entirely useless but I adore it so <33

It really is a splendid work and I see rather a lot of myself in it. Though it came to me in a dark time, I enjoyed it so much I had it bound in 7 different covers so I could find comfort in it no matter my mood :))

If I may express myself in the language of today's young and beautiful, I suppose I am something of a Jean des Esseintes "kinnie".

Though I'm not certain of the exact origin of this word (perhaps a modernised 'kin' or 'kinfolk') I certainly would love to lead his life.

I highly recommend this novel for anyone who would like to read it <3

#dorian gray official #the picture of dorian gray #dorian gray #classic literature #literature #Ask game #Oscar wilde #Roleplay #À Rebours

[nichegosh]

DES ESSEINTES ILY <33

#à rebours #a rebours #decadence #my art #artists on tumblr #art #digital art #illustration #digital aritst #digital illustration #UMMM #I PROCLAIM MYSELF THE BIGGEST DES ESSEINTES FANGIRL

[alexjcrowley]

Joris-Karl Huysmans ripensando al suo periodo naturalista:

#mi diverto con poco grazie #huysmans #joris karl huysmans #à rebours #controcorrente #naturalismo #letteratura #meme letterari così de botto senza senso

[burniture]

J.K. Huysmans Born Against, Daily Reminder 1984

#À rebours #Born Against #Daily Reminder 1984

[lhistoireduneetoile]

Je ne cesse de compter les jours, les semaines, et les mois qu'il me reste à tenir pour arriver au bout de tout ça...

#compte à rebours #dernière ligne droite

[tri-ciclo]

“And yet the point of view from which his ideas on art had sprung was a simple one: for him, literary schools did not exist; the only thing that mattered was the temperament of the artist; the only thing of interest was the way his brain worked, regardless of the subject he was treating.” ― Joris-Karl Huysmans, Against Nature

#Joris-Karl Huysman #À Rebours

[noovorous]

Beetles that des Eseeintes would keep:

Zopherus beetles would enable him to realise the project he attempted with a turtle with far greater success. Those beetles are frequently used in Mexico as living brooches, fake jewels glued onto them as well as a chain to pin to your clothing. Jean des Esseintes would definately glue some semi-precious stones to their exoskeletons and then enjoy a terrarium full of shining creatures. Perhaps he'd even wear one as a brooch.

Musk beetle (Aromia moschata) not only glimmers like a piece of stained glass in a cathedral, it also emits a musk like scent. That little gentleman is born a dandy already clothed and perfumed.

Madagaskar Giraffe Weevils (Trachelophorus giraffa) would be in eyes of many decadents a delightful display of unorthodox beauty. They move in a manner more reminescent of a clockwork toy than of a living creature and I think this appearance of artificiality would be so alluring to aesthetes and decadents.

With that being said I'm afraid a beetle collection in hands of duke des Esseintes would share the fate of his flowers, that is die of neglect as soon as he experiences his next period of malady.

#aestheticism #art #decadent movement #joris karl huysmans #literature #à rebours #des esseintes #huysmans #beetles #weevils #zopherus #maquech #ma'kech

[information-2-0]

#Compte #À #Rebours #Youtube

[afieldinengland]

à rebours, joris-karl huysmans

#à rebours #read this on the train

[plrle]

all right, the thing is happening, i think. my exams are almost over, and for a long time i wanted to draw a chapter for a pseudo comic book as a practice, and these are some of the characters. i didn't think of a plot by now, i'm deciding on the characters and their designs.

so, this is aiden and elizabeth!

#aiden à rebours #digital art #artists on tumblr #art #my art #aiden black #elizabeth evans #oc artwork #my oc art #oc #ocs #krita

[hcdahlem]

L'épaisseur d'un cheveu

Étienne a tué son épouse Violette, dite Vive. En déroulant la chronique - ordinaire - de leur vie de couple, depuis leur rencontre dix ans plus tôt jusqu'à ces instants fatidiques, Claire Berest réussit un roman brillant et glaçant sur un féminicide.

  En deux mots Si Étienne, correcteur dans une maison d’édition, est en garde à vue, c’est qu’il est soupçonné du meurtre de son épouse Violette, retrouvée lardée de coups de couteau. Il va alors nous livrer sa version des faits. Depuis une remarque banale, la relation va s’envenimer jusqu’à l’issue fatale. Ma note ★★★★ (j’ai adoré) Ma chronique Morte sous les coups de son mari Étienne a tué son…

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#Amour #analyse #édition #compte-à-rebours #concert #correcteur #Famille #féminicide #Folie #garde à vue #griefs #incompréhension #malentendu #Paris #ravage #relation mari-femme #remarque #tragédie #vernissage #vie de couple #violence