One of the more successful interpreters of Caravaggio’s style. His father was a Florentine artist who had moved to Pisa, the city where he was born on a day in July. What he has painted represents a creative synthesis in perfect balance between physical concreteness and abstraction. He knew the art of Rubens. In Genoa and London he was able …
Read More »SATURNO BUTTO (1957), ITALIAN SURREALIST PAINTER – Painting a human figure, to illustrate the story that you decide to tell.
A work focused on identity and content. The work of SATURNO BUTTO, born in Portogruaro (Venice), is characterized by his interpretation of sacred art. What you observe inside his paintings, is his creative and conflicting approach to Western religious iconography, compared to the human body. Within a conflict between transgression and ecstasy, living paintings and neo-Gothic altars, the artist’s surrealist …
Read More »FIVE SHADES OF ENGLISH CREATIVITY – From Sheffield to Canterbury, together with two painters and two writers, listening to music by Bring Me the Horizon
Trasforming your life into a true masterpiece. Everyone can express their creative part, even giving life to travel experiences. It is possible to create something unique even following your special art itinerary, including original and precious masterpieces, reading novels and poems of those born in that latitude. Experiencing the travel experience with an artistic spirit means adding meaning to your …
Read More »TRAVELING IN PICTURES – England artistic creativity
Add meaning to your life. Experiencing travel experience with an artistic spirit, means adding meaning to your life, transforming your life into a true masterpiece. The intellectual property of the images that appear in this blog correspond to their authors. The sole purpose of this site, is to spread the knowledge of these artists and that other people enjoy their …
Read More »SOLO – Novel by Rana Dasgupta
The brilliant story of one man living through the 20th century, in Bulgaria. It lies on the River Stour. Its Archbishop is the primate of the Church of England. You are inside the fabulous district of Canterbury, where you can book your accommodation (also online). Here you can find events, or choose somewhere to eat, discovering fantastic tourist attractions. Fine …
Read More »CAN YOU FEEL MY HEART – Bring Me the Horizon
How accidentally became rockstars Here you’ll find a modern cityscape set, against the stunning backdrop of the Peak District National Park. Sheffield was famed for its industry, and remains a city of innovation to this day. Beer is you thing? You’re inside the birthplace of the UK craft beer revolution. Here you can find round 400 different beers, to try …
Read More »QUITE RADICAL, BUT POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT – John Fuller / Think about literature
Becoming poet, novelist and critic It has been a market town since the 13th century. Ashford, a town in the county of Kent, it lies on the River Great Stour, about 61 miles (98 km) southeast of central London. Its St Mary’s Church, has been a landmark since the 13th century, and now it functions as a centre for worship …
Read More »COLIN UNWIN GILL (1892/1940), ENGLISH PAINTER – The most notable work as a war artist during the First World War
Painting Western WWI Front COLIN UNWIN GILL was born at Bexleyheath (Kent), and studied at the Slade School of Art. At the start of World War I he served on the Western Front, until he was back to England with gas poisoning in 1918. His first exhibited in 1914, and he showed works at the Royal Academy. He also taught …
Read More »NIGEL VAN WIECK (1947), ENGLISH REALISTIC PAINTER – When lights, shadows and colors turn a canvas into a realistic narration
A way of painting that prefers urban streets and interiors of houses He loves to create a concrete perspective, the one that always invites you to enter his painting. Stronger was his fascination with the work of Edward Hopper, in whom he perceived a kindred spirit. NIGEL VAN WIECK https://www.facebook.com/nigel.vanwieck has been living and working in New York, USA. His …
Read More »A MAGICAL COUNTRY, WHERE NATURE MELTING WITH HUMAN CREATIVITY – From Auckland until Dunedin, the creative astonishment in your steps
Golden beaches, sculptured granite cliffs and world-famous creative people Among its prominent places, the Abel Tasman National Park, http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/nelson-tasman/places/abel-tasman-national-park/ an unforgettable place that includes several kilometers of golden beaches. One of the most technologically developed countries in the world, New Zealand, is a land rich in natural wonders, long remained unknown to the West. Not only. Here you can also …
Read More »INNER LANDSCAPES / NEW ZEALAND
In the land of world-famous creative people New Zealand, a land rich in natural wonders, long remained unknown to the West. Not only. Here you can also find some magnificent fruits of human creativity. The intellectual property of the images that appear in this blog correspond to their authors. The sole purpose of this site, is to spread the knowledge …
Read More »DON’T DREAM IT’S OVER – Crowded House
There is freedom within Its Te Awamutu Museum has a number of permanent exhibitions, focusing on the history of Te Awamutu. There is also an exhibition focusing on Tim and Neil Finn, brothers of the band Crowded House. Neil Finn was born in Te Awamutu. The town is located 30 km south, south from Auckland and Hamilton, in the North …
Read More »THE CARPATHIANS – Novel by Janet Frame, the woman who did not want to live the human world under false pretenses
There is no past or future. Using tenses to divide time is like making chalk marks on water This town is home to Baldwin Street, the steepest street in the world. Archaeological evidence, points to the area having been inhabited by Māori, prior to the European arrival. Its urban area lies on the central-eastern coast of Otago, and Its name …
Read More »A FEW RULES FOR BEGINNERS – Katherine Mansfield / When everything in life that we really accept undergoes a change
I want to be all that I am capable of becoming Its oldest building is the 1858 Colonial Cottage in Mount Cook, while the tallest building is the Majestic Centre (on Willis Street at 116 metres high). Wellington it is at the south-western tip of the North Island (between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range). You can discover that this …
Read More »FRANCES HODKINGS (1869/1947), NEW ZEALAND PAINTER – A singular artist
I feel that if I had known what was before me, I should never have had the courage to begin FRANCES HODGKINS was born in Dunedin, the daughter of a lawyer and amateur painter. As a girl, she and her sister attended a private girls’ secondary school, demonstrating artistic talent early. After attended the Dunedin School, she became an art …
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