A quiet notice V2Melody closes at midnight on , Spanish time.

Closes

A note from Richard

V2Melody will close at midnight on 20 January 2028

This site has been a retirement project in musical poetry: poems chosen with care and set to music, offered freely for as long as it felt right to keep the garden open.

The work no longer holds the place it once did in my life. I have gone as far with it as I wish to go. Like a sand mandala, it was made to be completed and then released. I am not attached to its permanence, and I do not believe any of it needs to last beyond the time it was given. The poems were already here before I arrived and began to experiment with them. They will still be here when these musical experiments, and indeed myself, have been swept away, like the sand of a mandala. Nothing has been lost.

I want a simpler end to my life, days of simple love and enjoyment with my wonderful wife of 20 years. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit that life.

From 4 November 2026 I will not be adding new poems or musical poems to the site.

Until midnight on 20 January 2028, Spanish time, everything remains available exactly as it is. That is when my VPS server contract comes to an end, and it will not be renewed. After that, the server will be switched off and the site will disappear.

Thank you to anyone who found a poem, a track, or a quiet moment here.

The pleasure was in the making.

Richard


1680

Event dated 1680–1750

Culture Technology

Rise of Chinoiserie Style in European Decorative Arts

What happened

The rise of Chinoiserie style in European decorative arts around 1680 was inspired by the influx of Chinese porcelain, lacquerware, and silks into Europe. Artisans began to blend Eastern motifs with Western forms, creating a unique aesthetic that reflected the fascination with the exotic and the global trade networks of the time. Chinoiserie became a significant cultural phenomenon, influencing architecture, interior design, and decorative arts across Europe.

Literary impact

The rise of Chinoiserie in European decorative arts influenced rococo-inspired poetry with its whimsical and exotic imagery. This aesthetic sensibility shaped 18th-century English and French literature, inviting poets to explore themes of beauty and cultural exchange.

Source: Wikipedia

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