Poetry and Painting.

similarities and differences between painting and poetry -

a link to the art we are attracted to - its subject, form, rhythm, color, level of abstraction - and the poetry that resonates for each of us?

The art that has hung in my room for a few years must satisfy something deep:
Matisse- The King’s Sadness / Dutreleau - Wave / Giacometti - Man Walking

Matisse -
Astonishing force and magnetism. His postivism, lack of alienation, inventivness. His use of strong colours. Mosaic/collage. His balance of realism and abstraction. His musicality.
Simplicity: geometric without being cold; A down-to-earth decadence and pleasure.

works of Matisse I love.

Dutreleau -
Controlled but strong emotion of his work, rich color, powerful deep blue seascapes, deep stillness. Balance between realism and abstraction.

Giacometti -
Simplicity and deep determination and dignity of his figures. Man Walking: The subject - the action of walking... stark but vitally human...as if this is the only thing at the core of our existence: To keep walking, to move foward.

how do the elements of these paintings - perhaps their common tilt towards realism/abstraction, the singular/solitary, simplicity, movement, strong color -
connect with the poetry I read and write?