The world’s longest hunger striker. It is located in extreme eastern India, with an average elevation of 786 metres. Imphal is the capital city-state of Manipur. Ruins of the royalseat of the erstwhile Kingdom of Manipur are in the city centre. It is Hiyangthang Lairembi Temple Complex (religious site and a tourist attraction), it is noted for its annual Durga …
Read More »SINGING FROM THE OUTSIDE – Moushumi Bhowmik / Indian bard songs in many voices.
Between kirtan, blues and both Indian and Western classical music. You wish to visit one of Asia’s biggest Flower Market in a morning walk.Visiting Kolkata, you can move until Mallick Ghat, where overwhelm your senses in boisterous sounds and fabulous colors. For a Bengali Food Experience in Kolkata https://www.klook.com/activity/12056-traditional-bengali-food-experience-kolkata/?krt=r22&krid=3e47f8a0-d71c-495b-7dfd-bd8b0021b816 euro 19 for a traditional 3-course Bengali meal. To discover India’s “Land of …
Read More »NOTHING LESS THAN THE BIRTH OF INDIAN ART – The Ajanta cave murals.
Discovering lost treasure. During your visit to the Ajanta caves, http://www.madhya-pradesh-tourism.com/central-india-tourism/aurangabad-tourism.htmlwe think it the best place to stay. Rooms size good, beds comfortable. If youare planning to stay here, please take care especially during nights: Ajanta Tourist Resort it is know for snakes and other reptiles. Visiting Mahatma Gandhi Gardens (15 km from the resort), you will find beautiful garden …
Read More »NANDALAL BOSE, INDIAN PAINTER – A creative passion bordering on devotion.
An irrepressible analytical mind that compelled him to many different art traditions. He did not have the support of his family, but the trust he had in his own passion, turned him into one of the most celebrated Indian painters of the 20th Century. Today, critics consider his paintings among India’s most important modern paintings. That pioneer of modern Indian …
Read More »THE PERCEPTIVE HORIZON OF THE AMERICAN WEST – A California journey, the dream of instant creativity.
California Dream, the psychological motivation to gain creativity. Reading the “Beauty Myth” (a nonfiction book by Naomi Wolf) and “Collected Poems” by William Everson, listening “Songs from the Attik” by Brooke White you experience this “California author trip”, where the incredible paintings by Wayne Thiebaud ever will remain into you memories. Four creative people and four special cities. This is …
Read More »THE ART OF DRAWING WITHOUT AN ERASER – Artists life, through California and Arizona.
Art, freedom and creativity, the essence of all the beautiful on your California trip. Creativity takes courage and every artist was first an amateur, such as every child is an artist. Without forget that art it is a journey enables us to find ourselves (and lose ourselves at the same time). With some photographs, we propose a journey through four …
Read More »WHEN BEAUTY PROVOKES HARASSMENT – Naomi Wolf /Writing about the beauty myth.
The fixation on female thinness? An obsession about female obedience. Famous Golden Gate Bridge it is one of the modern wonders of the world. With so much to do in this amazing city, do not forget San Francisco is famous also for its restaurants. Best waterfront? Fisherman’s Wharf. Here you can experience some fantastic food. 1.5 miles off the shore, …
Read More »BEAT TO THE SQUARE, SQUARE TO THE BEAT – William Everson / The strange vocation of a Californian poet.
When Poetry become an orchestration into vast, compelling wholes. This former gold-mining centre is now a modern city, but with plenty of reminders of its past. Entering Old Sacramento district, you will discover some old-world charm. Hip urban areas? Midtown, where you can tour craft breweries. Something special? Dragon House, featuring murals and even lamp poles made of fairies. (This …
Read More »SONGS FROM THE ATTIC – Brooke White / Singing Hold Up My Heart.
Debuting at number 47. Los Angeles is big, stuffed with so many worthwhile experiences that you will never be asking yourself what to do. Before browsing the shelves at Small World Books, grab lunch at the local Figtree’s Café. Venice Beach (has long been known), the bohemian epicenter of California, the boardwalk is still a brilliant place for people watching. …
Read More »WAYNE THIEBAUD, AMERICAN PAINTER – Stylized realism, depicting everyday objects and scenes.
When paintings reflect the continuity and visual connections between past and present. Our journey into California creativity, today brings us to Mesa (on the border with Arizona), to learn about art through paintings. Located in the named Maricopa County, it is a city filled with museums and hiking opportunities (do not forget its delicious food and drink). You will have …
Read More »ON RAFFAELLO’S TRACES – A “author’s journey” from Urbino to Rome, following the artistic path of a creative genius.
Crossing the existential parable of a talent, through places and faces of his characters. In Urbino, the collections belonging to the National Gallery of the Marche, are on display in Ducal Palace (built for the Duke Federico da Montefeltro), http://www.gallerianazionalemarche.it/en/ducal-palace/ where next to his own rooms (between the twin turrets), the Duke had a splendid study built using wood inlay. …
Read More »WHEN TIME WAS A VINDICTIVE BANDIT – Raffaello / When one is painting one does not think.
Looking faces without rippled flesh, burning gums and empty sockets. When he died, a crack shook the Vatican buildings, while the sky was filled with dark clouds. Famous at a very young age, RAFFAELLO gathered around him a team of artists to work on the many works that were commissioned. Thanks to a careful study of the psychology of the …
Read More »ROMAN HOLIDAYS, BETWEEN HILLS, TOWNS AND CARROZZES – Antonello Venditti / When time stops in Rome.
No sex without love. It’s hard law in my heart. What are the most beautiful works of painter Raphael to see in Rome? In Vatican City, entering the Stanza della Segnatura you can admire “The School of Athens“, a large fresco with a base of 770 cm. Many of the philosophers who are portrayed there are coeval personalities with Raphael …
Read More »KISSED MOUTH DON’T LOSE ITS FORTUNE – Giovanni Boccaccio / The Decameron.
When farmers allowed one rooster for ten hens. Stendhal’s syndrome, is a psychosomatic disorder that causes dizziness and hallucinations when an individual is exposed to an experience of great personal viewing art. Welcome Florence, while you exposed to the super concentrated works of art. Don’t worry for syndrome, the effects are relatively short-lived, but what you will see remain with …
Read More »SHORT AND FULLY POETIC MASTERPIECES – Sandro Penna / A strange joy of living, even in pain.
Oracular wisdom verses, inside Epic imprint. Here you find historical structures, museums and attractions such as the Perugina Chocolate Factory https://www.perugina.com/it During the Middle Ages, Perugia was known for its devotion to the development of arts and culture. Here he was called to work Raphael, when he moved between Florence and Perugia. Today it is a small museum dedicated to …
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