A Turkish Cemetery and Brancusi

And again, on the way up to and from the Black Sea Castle, I found this terraced cemetery, a cool green oasis amongst the glare of the bare earth and the paved roads.

What surprises me is how the grave is still mounded after, in this case, almost 20 years.

Theses flat cut-out silhouettes

remind me of simplified versions of the Romanian grave markers I found in the decorative arts museum in Budapest,

 

which strongly suggest the inspiration for Brancusi's sculptures and bases.