When portrait paintings it’s the focus. Have you decided where to go to sleep? Try Kirkwood Inn, http://www.kirkwoodinn.com/ a romantic motel with a complimentary breakfast and an outdoor pool. In this town you can find a large community of working artÂists Cincinnati Opera and a variety of theaters. From its 18th-century beginnings, music was a Cincinnati social and civilizing influence. …
Read More »GIOVANNI ANTONIO BOLTRAFFIO (1466/1516), ITALIAN PAINTER – To dedicate oneself to painting, more for pleasure than for profession.
The independently and wealthy artist, able to devote himself to painting without economic restraints. It’s the city of fashion (and the economic capital of Italy). There are modern and trendy skyscrapers, surrounded by beautiful historical buildings all over the city centre. Milan is one of the coolest cities in Italy. Piazza del Duomo is one of the most visited parts …
Read More »CHARLES BLACKMAN (1928/2018), AUSTRALIAN FIGURATIVE PAINTER – The dream of his life was the dream of all Australian lives.
Working into the Antipodeans group, best known for his Schoolgirl and Alice in Wonderland series. Sydney’s a beautiful place to live, where you can find many things to do, from kayaking on the harbour to cocktails with a view. During your trip, you can see Sydney Harbour by night, when it takes on a whole new magnitude. Visiting Carriageworks Farmers …
Read More »SINDUDARSONO SUDJOJONO (1914/1986), INDONESIAN PAINTER – When artistic oeuvre covers a wide spectrum.
Monumental works, which significantly reflect on the true spirit of Indonesian people. Kisaran is a City in the North Sumatra, a town located in the path of trains of northern Sumatra. Here you can experience the Bukit Lawang Jungle https://www.bukitlawang-jungletrekking.com/ Starting from the village Bukit Lawang (northern Sumatra, Indonesia), they arrange jungle trekking tours through the rainforest of Gunung Leuser …
Read More »YU HONG (1966), CHINESE FEMALE PAINTER – When paintings work is celebrated for its intimacy, honesty and tactility.
Focused creativity on skills of observation. Olfaction, is our ability to detect odour molecules in the air. Also your olfactory system begins in your nose, throught hundreds of olfactory receptors. Odour molecules excite specific receptors, and this combination of excitement is interpreted by the brain to perceive the “smell”. Anche la città di Xian (where was born a famous Chinese …
Read More »LIU XIAODONG (1963), CHINESE PAINTER – The human dimension through carefully orchestrated compositions between artifice and reality.
Large-scale works, as a history paintings for the emerging world. Sight, is the capability of the eyes to detect images of visible light, generating electrical nerveimpulses for colors and brightness. Visual perception processes these impulses, interpreting visual stimuli through comparison with experiences made earlier in life. For this reason we have brought you to this creatively special land, the Chinese …
Read More »JAHAR DASGUPTA (1942), INDIAN PAINTER – Drawing a bridge on which aesthetes can come closer to each other.
Mainly working in ink, pastel and acrylic colour. It is quite unusual to see a factory in the heart of a town. First stop, also for you, should be the Tata Steel factory. Flooded with shopping centers, Bistupur Market http://www.jamshedpuronline.in/city-guide/shopping-in-jamshedpur is packed with shoppers who come here for buying the good-quality items available. During the weekends, its locals flock this …
Read More »GANESH PYNE (1937/2013), INDIAN PAINTER – Forging a personal idiom, rather than slipping into traditionalism.
When surrealist paintings starting with watercolours and tempera. She was an Albanian Roman Catholic missionary, her former home and charity in Kolkata is now known as the Motherhouse, where you can find Mother Teresa’s tomb. Kolkata is located on the Eastern edge of India. This is a city that teems with streams of honking traffic, restaurants and street food. Located …
Read More »LOUIS LE BROCQUY (1916/2012), IRISH PAINTER – Painting stylized figures, in shallow space.
With a focus on capturing the 20th-century idea of the portrait. In Dublin, you to can travel through time in Trinity College, where the Book of Kells wows (but every Dubliner knows the crown jewel in Trinity College is its Old Library). At the Hugh Lane gallery, you can gaze upon the sheer madness of Francis Bacon’s studio (brought over …
Read More »JOHN LAVERY (1856/1941), IRISH PAINTER– Portraits and wartime depictions.
When works maintain a sketch-like quality. This is the city that inspired the Gulliver’s Travels. You’ll also find fascinating cultural escapes and literary inspirations. In Belfast, there are some of the coolest pubs, superb shopping (and enough eateries) to satisfy your tastes. Entering Titanic Public Art / The Masts, you can discover eight well-known Belfast-made ships (represented by spectacular sculptured …
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