Where the midnight sun encourages creativity Painting in an intuitive way, from a drop of white to creating a human body, does not always require a plan. In fact, and even outside the academic schemes, from an idea it is possible to dive into an extremely stimulating adventure. In opposition to the traditional style of the Royal Danish Academy of …
Read More »THE PHILOSOPHICAL FLIES OF AN ECCENTRIC DANISH – Robert Storm Petersen, an extravagant cartoonist and painter
Surprising views on art and popular culture The son of a butcher, he grew up in Copenhagen and interrupted his studies at the Academy of Art, starting to work as an illustrator and stand-up comedian. As a comic writer, he collaborated extensively with the Copenhagen newspaper Berlingske Tidende and cartoonist. On the environment of the petty bourgeoisie of Copenhagen, he …
Read More »PHOTOGRAPHY, BUT WITH A WOMAN’S EYES – A Norwegian photographer traveling through Iran and India
Elisabeth Meyer, one of Norway’s first photojournalists This is the story of a little girl born in Tønsberg in 1899, and she will introduce you to a Norwegian lucky enough to have received a camera from her father as a gift. The tenacious and curious girl came from a wealthy family, but she lost her father at an early age. …
Read More »MARIMEKKO, INSPIRATION AND AN HOMETOWN – Satu Maaranen, a Finnish fashion designer to watch
Strong colors and large hand-painted motifs She was just a much-unknown girl, Finnish and blonde-haired woman, yet suddenly her postal connections were filled with requests from people interested in her models. Among the most important launch platforms for the global fashion industry, she won the 28th edition of the Hyères International Festival of Fashion and Photography. Among her favorite designers …
Read More »MY SOUL WAS A LIGHT-BLUE GOWN, SKY-COLOURED – Edith Södergran, an open door to all winds
If inner fire is the most important thing you possesses An intelligent woman with a captivating smile, she also became a passionate photographer, but it was thanks to her mother that she was able to realize her poetic vein. Thanks to the impulse of a Finnish-Swedish-speaking relative, around 1908 she made the decision to make Swedish the primary language of …
Read More »A CLEAR AND INTRANSIGENT VOICE – Arne Dørumsgaard and Scandinavian musical debate
A collection of records and the development of vocal art in the twentieth century In 1950, he exiled to Paris, where he studied singing and developed a uniform voice that could switch from natural baritone to soprano melody. Living in France, he became skilled in recording and production. Famous Norwegian lover of classical music and lover of Italian music, Arne …
Read More »THE ENTHUSIASM FOR EXPRESSIONISTIC MODERNITY – Kristian Zahrtmann and the possibilities afforded by a hidden light source
A significant painter in 19th century Scandinavian art In opposition to the traditional style of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, like teacher at Kunstnernes Studieskoler, his department was well know for the impact he has had on many Scandinavian artists through his years of teaching. Around 1900, as a character, he cannot be separate from his art and …
Read More »ROMAN HOLIDAYS, BETWEEN ZIMARRE AND DOLLS – Six ways of saying, “I create”, in Rome
The virtues of others, in the echo of what they leave us Our “author’s journey” offers you a Roman itinerary that does not exist in any tourist catalog. In fact, the choice to propose some places in Rome starts from the need to walk where creative men and women have been able to express their creative talent. It will, therefore, …
Read More »THE UNUSUAL, ABOVE AND UNDER GROUND – Five dimensions of amazement in Rome
If the unusual arouses amazement, curiosity or apprehension At 27 Via Veneto, the Roman road of the Dolce Vita, a door remains open from nine to 19. To pass it and access the inside of a crypt you will have to pay 8 and half euros, on the walls and on the ceiling, you will find the bones of 4,000 …
Read More »THE ARMADILLO’S PROPHECY – The diversified graphic experiences of Zerocalcare
An individual story within a generational one of unease and uncertainty The relationship with his friends is important, even if sometimes he has little time to dedicate to him. He even has his own comic blog, www.zerocalcare.it, where he publishes short stories with an autobiographical background. His lifestyle includes abstinence from the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and drugs. Her stage …
Read More »TO COMBINE PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART – Maria Saggese and the art of making the invisible visible
Enlighten creativity with light Light Painting explores all that is hidd from human eyes. Conceived for her, she discovers occult and evocative meanings; her photographs are an open door to the invisible. She investigates beyond superficiality, probes the essential, seeks beauty.Through her skilful evanescence, and light makes the invisible visible. She is an original photographer. Maria Saggese https://mariasaggese.com/ tuned her …
Read More »WITH DESIRE, FROM IMAGINATION TO ORDER – Retropose: artisan tradition and a very original concept of luxury accessories
Timeless collections and iconic products, classic lines and artisanship Imagine a friendship born in Rome on the desks of a fashion academy. Imagine also that a laboratory was born from that friendship in via del Pellegrino. You just have to go there: you will find artisan tradition and a very original concept of luxury accessories. Each of her bags is …
Read More »SULPICIA, POETESS IN ROME – The Roman amorous elegy with a woman’s voice
Beautiful, loose and passionate carms In Latin literature, you find male authors. Still, cultured and refined women existed, but they have been ignore. Writing, as well as acting in the theater, was for men. She lived at the beginning of the imperial era of Rome, that is, at the dawn of the cultural explosion that will generate the best of …
Read More »ROMAN STORNELLI, AMONG ECHOES, ILLUSIONS AND DESIRES – Roman holidays, between Trastevere flowers and bright stars
The color of the sunset and of the ancient stones Getting to know Rome, listening to some songs, but we will need a little glossary. Only the Romans, in fact, know everything about their city. Listening to three musical pieces that speak of Rome you will discover that the Ponentino is the wind that caresses the air, you will know …
Read More »A WINDOW ON THE RENAISSANCE PORTRAIT – The evolution of Antoniazzo Romano’s portraiture
A journey from gothic styles to renaissance forms We know little about his life, yet he was the greatest Roman painter of the Renaissance. His first work is the Madonna Del Latte, preserved in the Civic Museum of Rieti. He was a painter of the Roman school of the Renaissance. Born in Rome around 1430, Antoniazzo Romano https://www.finestresullarte.info/Puntate/2012/14-antoniazzo-romano.php painted the …
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