GEORGE RUSSELL DRYSDALE 1/3 – George Russell Drysdale was born in Bognor Regis (Sussex, England), and its family settled in Melbourne, Australia. A chance encounter an with artist and critic awakened him to the possibility of a career as an artist. He studied in Melbourne and made trips to Europe. By the time of his return, leaving Melbourne for Albury, …
Read More »NUMBERS – Poetry, by Dorothy Porter
NUMBERS I get magic (sometimes I get more than I bargain for), but I don’t get numbers. Numbers do worse than humiliate or elude me, they don’t add up. I am no algebra tart ravished, by the meretricious music of the spheres. (Dorothy Porter) http://www.amazon.com/Love-Poems-Dorothy-Porter/dp/1459605624
Read More »PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK – Romance, by Joan Lindsay
Hanging Rock stands isolated, in the Australian bush north of Melbourne. Yes, it really was the theater event narrated in the novel: the disappearance never explained of two girls and a mature college teacher, followed by the destruction of so many lives in those lives connected. Reading, page after page, you will discover the secret relationship between humankind and Mother …
Read More »PLEASURE – Poetry, by Dorothy Porter
PLEASURE Is it the bite of a sighing crocodile? All your voluptuous bleeding incense come at once? I have traveled its Silk Road with my curtains drawn, hearing its lurching mirages shiver among the stones and nettles of its gorgeous desert. (Dorothy Porter) http://www.amazon.com/The-Best-Poems-Dorothy-Porter-ebook/dp/B00EVDM3JI
Read More »WEATHER: 15° c, WIND AT 19 MPH, HUMIDITY 72% – Your special things to do in Melbourne
No. You will not have time to sleep in this city so special, where all lovers of culture and sport, but also foodies, will find very interesting events. Arriving in Melbourne, you will discover a myriad of cafes, bars and boutiques that branch out into the city. Of course, you can immerse yourself in the atmosphere of Southbank (do not …
Read More »EATING AT SQUIRES LOFT, SOUTH YARRA – 166 Toorak Rd: without asking about who does the best steak in Melbourne
Serving steaks for over twenty years, the team here have spent years refining and perfecting their craft. The cornerstone of Squires success lies in the proprietary sauces and baste, custom built grills allowing for a unique cooking process that creates a unique taste profile and the top quality beef sourced from the Western District of Victoria. Best dish: famous pork …
Read More »THE DIDGERIDOO DISCOVERY – When sadness in the lyrics and melodies was the expression of an inner landscape
Country music is a narrative of the life of the Australian outback, where aborigines were brought up, seeing him change gradually over time. The songs tell a longing for the far country, together with the love for their land, where the sense of disorientation of indigenous peoples was expressive affinity, because sadness of the lyrics and melodies was the expression …
Read More »GAETANO CAPONE (1845/1924), ITALIAN PAINTER – An incomparable artistic experience, which collected all the atmospheres of the Amalfi Coast
HORTIS HESPERIDUM – Poetry, by Giovanni Pontano
HORTIS HESPERIDUM > Un prodigio allora avviene: aulenti selve e fonti, fresche nell’ombra adornano tutti i lidi, e i frutti d’oro penduli dai rami. In un nimbo beato di fragranze, il talamo rifulse tra ghirlande di quei fiori, di quei frutti. Ivi s’assise, più che mai bella Amalfi, e fu regina, mentre intorno cantavano le Grazie, i felici imenei. Fiori …
Read More »ALL THE SCENERY OF THE AMALFI COAST – Gaetano Capone, between oils and watercolors
GAETANO CAPONE 1/2 – He is the son of a painter. Along his career, he was the greatest exponent of an artistic movement, the one where the painters were nicknamed “Painters of Maiori.” He was the founder of an artistic experience that has grown on the Amalfi coast. In his works, the landscape it has become one load concerns and …
Read More »LITTLE VILLAGE OF RIVIERA – Poetry, Alfonso Gatto
PAESETTO DI RIVIERA > La sera amorosa ha raccolto le logge, per farle salpare. Le case tranquille, sognanti la rosa. Vaghezza dei poggi, discendono al mare, in isole, in ville, accanto alle chiese. LITTLE VILLAGE OF RIVIERA > The amorous evening has collected the lodges, to make them sail. The quiet houses, dreamy pink. Vagueness of the hills, descended to …
Read More »AMALFITAN MUSIC – White walls, sunny paintings
CANZONE AMALFITANA > Sono muri bianchi dipinti dal sole, finestre verdi, loggette fiorite, conventi appesi, vicoli scavati che, nell’acqua, si specchiano. Carolina, Carolina, guarda, vedi, vedi. Parla dei venti la rosa amalfitana, e l’aria profuma così tanto che ti stordisce, mentre, nel cielo, il suono di una campana si stende sulla stesura di una canzone. Carolina, Carolina, andiamo, dai, dimmi …
Read More »THE MARITIME CITY – Poetry, by Aleardo Aleardi
LA CITTA MARINARA > Volta ella è a Oriente; in quell’istesso mattino scendeva dai pallidi d’ulivi amalfitani clivi, leggiadra gioventude; l’arme in su la spalla; il carme in su le labbra; l’onda di fronte immensa; e la baldanza in core. E intanto la profonda mente scrivea dei padri una prudente legge, che resse la marina gente; e porgea ai nocchieri, …
Read More »THE AMALFI COAST, ITALY – Rolling hills, among lemon and fruit plantations, which are reflected in the turquoise sea
Pearls set in the rocks, overlooking the turquoise sea – the villages – along paths that allow travelers to immerse themselves in the traditions of culture and gastronomy. All guides on the Amalfi Coast, in all languages of the world, they tell you the wonders of architecture and nature, the ones that you too can see, even with a simple …
Read More »POSITANO, STORIES OF A CITY ON THE SEA – Stefan Andres and his “Dead City”, sniffing a seedling of capers
The Positano terraces are “a well-built nest with strands of silence”. This is the definition given by Stefan Andres, a German writer who lived a long time on the Amalfi coast. In Positano, Liparlati is the so-called “Dead City district”. He, from his home perched looking right out to the sea, has described those places, even for you. “Dead City”, …
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