Continually shifts back and forth between the present days. The publication of two novels have shown him to be as deft at novel writing. He began writing short stories when he was in high school. His father, exiled in the early 1960s, because he was a part of a plan to fight against apartheid, was a lawyer. ZAKES MDA was …
Read More »A MINIMALIST SOUND, LEAVING THINGS OUT – Zonke Dikana: Moving around afrosoul and neo soul.
I am strong, but I am not that strong. Her genre of music was majorly house music, before she switched to afrosoul and neo soul. During early years as a singer, she worked with Joe Nina and Deborah Fraser. She had her big break when she wrote a song for Germany-based band Jazzkantine. Born in KwaZakhele (Eastern Cape, South Africa), …
Read More »INERT MATTER ON INERT SURFACES, TO CONVEY REAL ENERGY – Judith Mason: To paint in order to make sense of life.
She story of an agnostic humanist possessed of religious curiosity. Her images run the gamut from through representational and starkly symbolic. She matriculated at the Pretoria High School for Girls, and in 1960, she was awarded a BA Degree in Fine Arts. Displaying a rare technical virtuosity, her work is rich in symbolism. JUDITH MASON http://www.judithmason.com/, born in Pretoria into …
Read More »WORKING YOUR CREATIVITY, TRAVEL, SAVE AND REPEAT –Starting Santiago de Compostela until Lanzarote, waiting for creative things that can happen.
Traveling Spain, where the dead are more alive than the dead of any other country in the world. In the north-west of Spain, Santiago de Compostela is famous for being the final destination of the path of Santiago https://www.caminodesantiago.gal/en/inicio, it preserves a cathedral from 1211, whose facade decorated with stone statues opens towards a large square enclosed by the walls …
Read More »WHEN YOU HAVE SEEN HORRIBLE THINGS – Laia Abril: Looking back, to highlight the long erosion of women’s reproductive rights.
Documenting the small tragedies that beset every individual in its search for a place in the world. Welcome to Barcelona, where you can admire Las Ramblas and Sagrada FamÃlia, Casa Batlló, Camp Nou and Park Güell, but you will not have to forget the market of La Boqueria, with its characteristic iron and glass roof, erected in 1914. Refresh yourself …
Read More »SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL CREATIONS, FULL OF ORIGINALITY – Amaya Arzuaga
Designer Award, Gold Medal in Fine Arts and National Fashion Design Award. Quiet village, with several restaurants and very nice views, Lerma it is a village in the province of Burgos (Spain), where you can admire important monuments dating from the 17th century. Originally, one of these it had gardens on the banks of the river, with fountains and stately …
Read More »I SEE MY PATH, BUT DO NOT KNOW WHERE IT LEADS – RosalÃa de Castro: To express one’s own Celtic and mysterious soul with poems.
Happiness, I know you exist and are no futile dream. In the north-west of Spain, Santiago de Compostela is famous for being the final destination of the path of Santiago https://www.caminodesantiago.gal/en/inicio, it preserves a cathedral from 1211, whose facade decorated with stone statues opens towards a large square enclosed by the walls of the old city. The French and Spanish …
Read More »EXPLORING CANARY ISLANDS MUSICAL RHYTHMS – Rosana Arbelo: Mature and deep sound, toghether natural and smooth sentiments.
A wish at the court of King Baltasar, to live it in a corner of paradise. Also, stop at the César Manrique House Museum, observing the objects loved by a man who loved these places. Buy yourself a musical selection of a woman, who was born on this island, then rent a car and experience every little street you meet. …
Read More »WHEN ART IT IS THE IDEA OF LAYERS OF TIME – Miquel Barceló: The many influences that may determine the course of an artist’s creation.
Starting seeing more land and less sea. In the southern part of the island of Majorca, the picturesque town of Felanitx is surrounded by suggestive windmills. The main square of the city, with the beautiful façade of the Esglesia de Sant Miquel, is ideal for relaxing, without losing the opportunity to taste at least one spicy sausage, made with black …
Read More »DELICIOUS LOBSTERS AND CREATIVE ARTISTS, INSIDE A JOURNEY OF ART – From Brittany to the French Riviera, together with five shades of France.
When we do not have what we love, we have to love what we have. Tourism in the Finistère? Saint-Renan https://www.france-voyage.com/cities-towns/saint-renan-9127.htm, the heart of the Country of Iroise. The medieval city will you seduce, by the richness of its historical heritage. Essential site, the place of the old market, with its period houses. A memory of the flavors of these …
Read More »MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY – Jacques Henri Lartigue
Capturing people and objects in motion. Initially focused on the daily life of the French bourgeoisie, he became a popularizer of aesthetic innovations in the art world. Born in Courbevoie on a day in June 1894, he was a photographer and painter. Although he is considered a photographer, JACQUES HENRI LARTIGUE always presented himself as a painter. Beginning in 1904, …
Read More »FOCUSING ON LUXURY AND ELEGANCE – Bouchra Jarrar: Focusing on practicality and classic glamour.
When fashion be the reflection of the street. Her collections place an emphasis on daywear, elevating pieces with luxurious fabrication. Although laid back and minimal in approach, her style is wearable and modern. Born in Cannes into a November day, 1970, she become an haute couture fashion designer. Her style is recognized as minimalist. She is inspired by whatever she …
Read More »EVEN THE DARKEST NIGHT WILL END – Victor Hugo: I want to be either Chateaubriand or nothing.
The whole of my work, one day will be like an indivisible whole. Arousing widespread acclaim throughout Europe, his writings embraced all literary genres, from lyric poetry to historical and social fiction. An exponent of the romantic literary movement, VICTOR HUGO had accepted the vicissitudes of his life, capturing the nuances of the human soul. Born in Besançon on a …
Read More »THE NOLWENN EFFECT – Nolwenn Leroy: Making music that appears to have a different effect on brain-based modulation, than other music.
When music is studied for neurological impact. Because of the family moves, she lived between Brittany, the ÃŽle-de-France and the Nord-Pas-de-Calais. At age 11, she is in Saint-Yorre, where she learns to play the violin. The daughter of a former footballer, she was born in Saint-Renan on a day in September 1982, NOLWENN LEROY https://it-it.facebook.com/nolwennleroyofficiel/ has become a singer, songwriter …
Read More »FROM DARKNESS, WITH LIGHT – Jacqueline Lamba: Publishing photographs, paint and create surrealist objects.
Began exhibiting objects and drawings, with the Surrealists. She studied art at the National Higher School of Decorative Arts, attending André Lhote’s painting courses. Becoming the wife of André Breton, as well as the subject of her husband’s poems, she separated from him to marry an American sculptor and painter. Born in Saint-Mandé on a day in November 1910, JAQUELINE …
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