Non solo arte

  “If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all”.Michelangelo Buonarroti “Se la gente sapesse quanto duramente lavoro per raggiungere la maestria, la mia arte non sembrerebbe per nulla così meravigliosa”.Michelangelo Buonarroti

“Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad”. Salvador Dalì “Il disegno è la sincerità nell’arte. Non vi è alcuna possibilità di barare. O è bello o è brutto”. Salvador Dalì

“For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” Vincent Van Gogh “Non so nulla con certezza, ma la vista delle stelle mi fa sognare.” Vincent Van Gogh

Tim Burton, a filmmaker known for his own brand of ghoulish cartoon characters, is taking on the world of wide-eyed artist, Margaret Keane, in a new movie titled “Big Eyes.” Margaret Keane (born 1927) is an American artist and pop culture icon. Her works are recognizable from the doe-eyed children that are depicted in the […]

Recently, It happened to me to visit the Excelsior Hotel in Venice. I could not stop admiring the Sala degli Stucchi, where was filmed the legendary dance scene between Robert De Niro and Elizabeth McGovern from the film “Once Upon a Time in America” by Sergio Leone (1984). The Excelsior is the Moorish style architectural […]

Just some days ago it was released the video for the song Diane Young of Vampire Weekend that recreates the “Ultima Cena” of Leonardo da Vinci in a rock style. The party atmosphere remembers the “Nozze Of Cana” by Veronese, but there are precise referrings to Da Vinci’s Cenacolo. Jeesus with a ski-mask is in the […]

Today I show you pictures of works of art that bring joy just to look at them and they start the day with a smile. Are the works of Yarn bombing / Guerrillia Crochet. Yarn bombing / Guerrillia Crochet are international movements that literally robe and colors our city with “clothes” and installations in wool or […]

Jonathan Jones is perhaps the most important and fearedAmerican art critic. On his articles in the Guardian can decide the fate of an artist’s career or the success of an exhibition.These days out, for the moment only in English, his new book, which is already startingto discuss.The Jonathan Jones’s book “The Loves of the Artists” […]

Cupid and Psyche is a story from the Latin novel Metamorphoses, also known as The Golden Ass, written in the 2nd century AD by Apuleius. Since the rediscovery of Apuleius’s novel in the Renaissance, the reception of Cupid and Psyche in the classical tradition has been extensive. The story has been retold in poetry, drama, […]

“Empire State. Arte a New York Oggi” è la mostra allestita presso il Palazzo delle Esposizioni di Roma (fino al 21 luglio) che esplora il ruolo della città di New York intesa come “caput mundi”, esattamente come lo era Roma ai tempi dell’Impero romano. New York, nella riflessione fatta dai curatori Sir Norman Rosenthal e […]

When you embark on your morning internet queries today you may notice the option to press play where the traditional Google symbol usually lies. That is because the always festive Google doodle is honoring Saul Bass, the iconic American graphic designer who punctuated film titles with raw images and fragmented text. Happy birthday, Saul Bass, […]