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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, …

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 …

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 …

When music is studied for neurological impact. Because of the family moves, she lived between Brittany, the Île-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 …

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 …

When photographing it creates emotional turmoil. With his priceless iconographic heritage, he also donated 3,000 prints, thousands of negatives, 1,600 audio cassettes, 25,000 vinyl records and 8,000 books. When he was 14, the New York Times published his first photo shoot. He was born in the West of the United States, in Wichita (Kansas), in 1918. Encouraged by his mother, …

Stop a century of events, in photo shoots. In 1931, he had bought a Leica camera, starting a journey in southern France, Spain, Italy and Mexico. By attending the Surrealists, he had begun his creative journey starting from painting, even becoming a pupil of André Lhote. That purist of the art of photography, HENRY CARTIER-BRESSON, was born in Chanteloup (France), …

Scrupulous research, long journeys and exhausting expectations. He has covered many areas of conflict, including Beirut, Cambodia, the Philippines, the Gulf War, the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, and Tibet. His career was launched when he crossed the Pakistan border into rebel-controlled Afghanistan, before Russian invasion. After working at a newspaper, he left for India to freelance. Here, he learned to watch …

Achieving powerfull effect, through strong connection for people. For him, the truth was the best image, the best propaganda. There are times when it is not always easy to stand aside, except to record the suffering around. ROBERT CAPA was famous for his recklessness. His reports bear witness to five different war conflicts: the Spanish civil war, the second Sino-Japanese …

The camera, an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera. In 1940, an image was exhibited at The Museum of Modern Art: Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California. At the time, DOROTHEA LANGE was working as a photographer for a Depression-era government agency. She was born in Hoboken (New Jersey, U.S), into a May day, 1895, becoming American documentary …

Traveling where you too will say, “I’m leaving because the weather is too good”. Born on a March day, 1865 in Sunderland, she was the daughter of a Presbyterian minister from Scotland. She is seen as a forerunner of a Scottish renaissance in inter-war poetry. Her prose writings were mainly in standard English. MARION ANGUS was a Scottish poet who …

A unique talent, inspired by the abstract and the personal, the sleek and the subversive. Fashion is like eating, you should not stick to the same menu. As Edith Head she had say, “You can have anything you want in life, if you dress for it.”  Of course, you need to remember clothes mean nothing, until someone lives in them, …

Even when her wit was mordant, she had a capacious and most generous heart. Sunderland is a city at the mouth of the River Wear. There are 77 commemorative blue plaques spread out across the city, which mark buildings, places of interest or influential people. Creating something is a powerful form of self-expression, and it can influence other people. The …

A dream that’s in your head, suddenly become something that’s on tape Unusual ways to spark song writing creativity? It would be interesting to learn more about what “creativity” really is. Even if you had a good idea to start from, also a song can born from whatever came to your mind, during that time. You need waiting to write …

Growing into Brotherhood of the Ancients. All things make Dalston a great place to explore. Looking for fried chicken and cocktail Chick ’n’ Sours restaurant http://www.chicknsours.co.uk/ waiting for you at 390 Kingsland Rd. Generally fills up with artsy types on a Friday or Saturday night. In theatre-light east London, situated in the Turkish community in Dalston, the Arcola Theatre https://www.arcolatheatre.com/ …