Category Archives: Art
Wilhelm Sasnal
Wednesday: Art I am now living in Poland and when, last year, I was writing an article about Wilhelm Sasnal while I was sipping a white coffee in a warm coffee shop in London’s East End, surrounded by the so-called hipsters
Wilhelm Sasnal
Wednesday: Art I am now living in Poland and when, last year, I was writing an article about Wilhelm Sasnal while I was sipping a white coffee in a warm coffee shop in London’s East End, surrounded by the so-called hipsters
Thank you WordPress for putting this together for me! “2012 in review” and Happy New Year!
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 50,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this
Thank you WordPress for putting this together for me! “2012 in review” and Happy New Year!
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 50,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this
Happy Birthday to the blog! Celebrating almost 50,000 views!
Happy birthday to the blog! It has been a year since this blog has come to life.. exactly 14 December 2011. A lot of music, art, photography, architecture, design and politics has flown from the world into this blog and
Happy Birthday to the blog! Celebrating almost 50,000 views!
Happy birthday to the blog! It has been a year since this blog has come to life.. exactly 14 December 2011. A lot of music, art, photography, architecture, design and politics has flown from the world into this blog and
Abelardo Morell’s Camera Obscura Series
Wednesday: ART (and as always, photographic art, that is) It’s wonderful how every day, every hour, minute and second there is always something to learn. I humbly consider myself as a photographer or photograph taker, and have always known the
Abelardo Morell’s Camera Obscura Series
Wednesday: ART (and as always, photographic art, that is) It’s wonderful how every day, every hour, minute and second there is always something to learn. I humbly consider myself as a photographer or photograph taker, and have always known the
Sayaka Maruyama’s Japan Avant-Garde Series
Wednesday: (Photographic) Art Sayaka Maruyama In other words… Sayaka Maruyama’s practice traverses the mediums of photography, film, drawings, installation and performance. Drawing on classical Japanese references and Surrealist motifs, her work explores contradictory contemporary understandings of Japanese notions of beauty,
Sayaka Maruyama’s Japan Avant-Garde Series
Wednesday: (Photographic) Art Sayaka Maruyama In other words… Sayaka Maruyama’s practice traverses the mediums of photography, film, drawings, installation and performance. Drawing on classical Japanese references and Surrealist motifs, her work explores contradictory contemporary understandings of Japanese notions of beauty,
7 photographs by Alex Majoli
WEDNESDAY: (Photographic) ART Quentin Tarantino by Alex Majoli Cécile de France by Alex Majoli Anouk Aimée by Alex Majoli Ian McKellen by Alex Majoli Nanni Moretti by Alex Majoli Souleymane Cisse by Alex Majoli Aki Kaurismaki by Alex Majoli
7 photographs by Alex Majoli
WEDNESDAY: (Photographic) ART Quentin Tarantino by Alex Majoli Cécile de France by Alex Majoli Anouk Aimée by Alex Majoli Ian McKellen by Alex Majoli Nanni Moretti by Alex Majoli Souleymane Cisse by Alex Majoli Aki Kaurismaki by Alex Majoli
Shock Art and Diane Arbus
Wednesday: Art Shock Art and Diane Arbus Perhaps art is not usually associated with common sense, yet pictures by the American E. J. Bellocq, Diane Arbus or Joel-Peter Witkin are astonishing in their disavowal of hypocrisy and beauty. A transgression
Shock Art and Diane Arbus
Wednesday: Art Shock Art and Diane Arbus Perhaps art is not usually associated with common sense, yet pictures by the American E. J. Bellocq, Diane Arbus or Joel-Peter Witkin are astonishing in their disavowal of hypocrisy and beauty. A transgression
the image maker: Thomas Hoepker
Wednesday: Photographic Art Thomas Hoepker “I am not an artist. I am an image maker”. Thomas Hoepker is one of the most acclaimed Magnum photographers. His pictures of heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, his shots from the USA in the 1960s, as
the image maker: Thomas Hoepker
Wednesday: Photographic Art Thomas Hoepker “I am not an artist. I am an image maker”. Thomas Hoepker is one of the most acclaimed Magnum photographers. His pictures of heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, his shots from the USA in the 1960s, as
Nobuyoshi Araki’s “Subway Love”
Wednesday: (photographic) ART Nobuyoshi Araki (荒木経惟) or simply Araki (アラーキー) is one of Japan’s leading photographers. His collection “Subway Love” is dazzling. From 1963 until 1972, the young Nobuyoshi Araki obsessively photographed his fellow passengers during his daily commute on
Nobuyoshi Araki’s “Subway Love”
Wednesday: (photographic) ART Nobuyoshi Araki (荒木経惟) or simply Araki (アラーキー) is one of Japan’s leading photographers. His collection “Subway Love” is dazzling. From 1963 until 1972, the young Nobuyoshi Araki obsessively photographed his fellow passengers during his daily commute on
Ben Heine: Pencil vs Camera
WEDNESDAY: Art (..creativity to the maximum) Ben Heine Ben Heine, born in the Ivory Coast, is a Belgian multidisciplinary artist. While he started off as a political cartoonist, he has now become widely known for his 2011 project “Pencil vs
Ben Heine: Pencil vs Camera
WEDNESDAY: Art (..creativity to the maximum) Ben Heine Ben Heine, born in the Ivory Coast, is a Belgian multidisciplinary artist. While he started off as a political cartoonist, he has now become widely known for his 2011 project “Pencil vs
Elena Kalis: Underwater Photography
WEDNESDAY: (Underwater) Photographic Art All following photos are strictly © Elena Kalis. ELENA KALIS. THE UNDERWATER WORLD. Elena Kalis. She is a conceptual underwater photographer. Stunning and unusual photographs with a personality. Elena Kalis was born in Moscow, Russia but has
Elena Kalis: Underwater Photography
WEDNESDAY: (Underwater) Photographic Art All following photos are strictly © Elena Kalis. ELENA KALIS. THE UNDERWATER WORLD. Elena Kalis. She is a conceptual underwater photographer. Stunning and unusual photographs with a personality. Elena Kalis was born in Moscow, Russia but has
Seo Young Deok’s bicycle chains
WEDNESDAY: Art Seo Young Deok I just found out today about Korean artist Seo Young Deok because he was featured in The Telegraph’s Picture of the Day. His sculptures attracted my attention not only for their peculiar beauty, but also because
Seo Young Deok’s bicycle chains
WEDNESDAY: Art Seo Young Deok I just found out today about Korean artist Seo Young Deok because he was featured in The Telegraph’s Picture of the Day. His sculptures attracted my attention not only for their peculiar beauty, but also because
Calligraphy and Lettering Art: Luca Barcellona
WEDNESDAY: Art (an unusual form of art) Luca Barcellona. He does magic with just a brush and some ink. It’s purely a matter of skills, but with computers more and more taking over our lives, calligraphy is becoming rarity and
Calligraphy and Lettering Art: Luca Barcellona
WEDNESDAY: Art (an unusual form of art) Luca Barcellona. He does magic with just a brush and some ink. It’s purely a matter of skills, but with computers more and more taking over our lives, calligraphy is becoming rarity and
Ma Yue, a Chinese artist
WEDNESDAY: Art Ma Yue, 马越 in Chinese characters, is a contemporary Chinese artists from the Northeastern province of Jilin. Born in 1968, he moved to Beijing in 1993 and there was able to take advantage of the exploding market for Chinese
Ma Yue, a Chinese artist
WEDNESDAY: Art Ma Yue, 马越 in Chinese characters, is a contemporary Chinese artists from the Northeastern province of Jilin. Born in 1968, he moved to Beijing in 1993 and there was able to take advantage of the exploding market for Chinese
Steve McCurry and the power of colour
WEDNESDAY: Photographic art …photography is an intriguing art because it speaks in silence and leaves the viewer free to interpret it. STEVE McCURRY The magic of colour Steve McCurry is an American photojournalist whose talent and photographs are universally acknowledged
Steve McCurry and the power of colour
WEDNESDAY: Photographic art …photography is an intriguing art because it speaks in silence and leaves the viewer free to interpret it. STEVE McCURRY The magic of colour Steve McCurry is an American photojournalist whose talent and photographs are universally acknowledged
René Burri
WEDNESDAY: Art = Photographic Art René Burri “I never thought I would become a photographer” “I never thought I would become a photographer”. This is what he said, but I would reply, you don’t become a photographer, you are born
René Burri
WEDNESDAY: Art = Photographic Art René Burri “I never thought I would become a photographer” “I never thought I would become a photographer”. This is what he said, but I would reply, you don’t become a photographer, you are born
Irving Penn: The one and only
WEDNESDAY: ART “A good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart, and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it; it is in one word, effective.” IRVING PENN Those are the words of Irving Penn.
Irving Penn: The one and only
WEDNESDAY: ART “A good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart, and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it; it is in one word, effective.” IRVING PENN Those are the words of Irving Penn.
Ling Jian, Hero No.5 (2008)
WEDNESDAY: ART One of the most powerful artworks I have ever come across. By Ling Jian | Hero No.5 | oil on canvas | 2008 | China The look | there were many people ahead. there were many people between
Ling Jian, Hero No.5 (2008)
WEDNESDAY: ART One of the most powerful artworks I have ever come across. By Ling Jian | Hero No.5 | oil on canvas | 2008 | China The look | there were many people ahead. there were many people between
Gregory Colbert: Nature’s living masterpieces
WEDNESDAY: ART! Gregory Colbert is one of the most inspiring person to have ever lived. Born in 1960 in Toronto, he is a Canadian film-maker and photographer, but he is so much more than just a film-maker or just a
Gregory Colbert: Nature’s living masterpieces
WEDNESDAY: ART! Gregory Colbert is one of the most inspiring person to have ever lived. Born in 1960 in Toronto, he is a Canadian film-maker and photographer, but he is so much more than just a film-maker or just a
Xu Yong – 徐勇: A Second Look
WEDNESDAY: ART! The photographs of Xu Yong compel viewers to stop and have a second look, not quite sure how to respond to the fuzziness on them whether it is from their eyes or from the imageries. In his series
Xu Yong – 徐勇: A Second Look
WEDNESDAY: ART! The photographs of Xu Yong compel viewers to stop and have a second look, not quite sure how to respond to the fuzziness on them whether it is from their eyes or from the imageries. In his series
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Hi and welcome to my blog! My name is Roberta Cucchiaro, I’m Italian, from the North of Italy, lived (and still living) abroad most of my life, a world citizen, a crazy traveller and a photogrer in the heart. This
About:
Hi and welcome to my blog! My name is Roberta Cucchiaro, I’m Italian, from the North of Italy, lived (and still living) abroad most of my life, a world citizen, a crazy traveller and a photogrer in the heart. This
