The Mermaid
J. W. Waterhouse, A Mermaid 1982-1900 “Who would be A mermaid fair, Singing alone, Combing her hair Under the sea In a golden curl With a comb of pearl On a throne?” Lord A. Tennyson, The Mermaid 1883 . Mermaids appeared for…
The erotic world of a kitsch genius
This work Salvador Dalì did for the december issue of Playboy in 1974 really impressed me. The erotic theme currently appeared in his artworks, but this is different because he did it for money so the theme was not his own…
The Buontalenti Grotto
The Buontalenti Grotto or Large Grotto (Boboli Gardens, Florence) The Grotto is a great exemple of mannerism architecture and a typical seventeenth-century artificial cavern mixing sculpture, architecture and painting. The Large Grotto is placed into Boboli Gardens, Florence, and it’s…
Cy 1928-2011
In memory of Cy Twombly, died two days ago, I want to share these pictures of his studio in Rome. source: forpilar.blogspot.it
Sans fin, Christian Boltanski
Di fronte al chiasso di molte opere contemporanee tra installazioni colorate, sculture incomprensibili e noiose performances estreme, il silenzio che Christian Boltanski impone alla sua opera è salvifico. Nulla di più semplice. Non ci sono colori in questa installazione, né…
90′s vibes pt 3: Madonna
1990 by Christopher Ciccone Here it’s just a selection of Madonna 90’s shoots and outfits, with a special attention to 1990-1995 period. I’ve always been a Madonna fan as, without her, a lot of britneys, christinas and gagas wouldn’t exist,…