Works by Hopper: photo gallery

Wednesday June 1st, 2016 , Artists and Works

Edward Hopper, Compartment C, Car 293 (1938)

WORKS BY HOPPER: PHOTO GALLERY

Works by Hopper. A photo gallery dedicated to Edward Hopper.
The main works of the American artist and his essential painting. A man capable of describing ordinary life and its poetry.

In Hopper’s paintings light indicates the time or a moment of the day.
Maybe, there has not been another painter who entitled his works using simply the times of day.
However, in Hopper’s painting everything is enshrouded by silence, that is not peace, but uneasiness.

Exhibitions 2016: exhibitions you can’t miss in June

Tuesday May 31st, 2016 , Events and Exhibitions

Exhibitions 2016: exhibitions you can’t miss in June

A list of exhibitions you can’t miss in June 2016.

Exhibitions and new exhibitions are finishing, shows that I’ve seen, and I want to see exhibitions.
Aspect to read your opinions in the comments and reviews on the exhibitions you have seen and the shows that you recommended and which are not in this list;-)

Rolli in Genoa: describe your Rolli and win a special evening in Genoa

Saturday May 28th, 2016 , Events and Exhibitions

ROLLI IN GENOA: DESCRIBE YOUR ROLLI AND WIN A SPECIAL EVENING IN GENOA

Rolli in Genoa. In 2016 Genoa will celebrate the 10^th anniversary of the inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage of the Sistema dei Palazzi dei Rolli (the Palazzi dei Rolli system) in Genoa.

To celebrate this important event the Municipality of Genoa will present the Rolli Days, the days in which the Palaces will be open to the public, and invites everybody to participate in promoting the historical and artistic heritage of the city through a writing contest.

The hills of Bologna: a green belt surrounding the city of Bologna

Friday May 27th, 2016 , Cities of Art

THE HILLS OF BOLOGNA: A GREEN BELT SURROUNDING THE CITY OF BOLOGNA

The hills of Bologna. When I think about Bologna and its landscape, a song by Lunapop always comes to my mind “Ma quanto è bello andare in giro per i colli bolognesi…” (“How nice it is driving around for the hills of Bologna…”).

Imagining Cesare Cremonini, the leader of the group, who drives his Vespa Special around the hills of Bologna with wings underneath his feet, has always made me think that these places are marvellous.
I don’t know Bologna well, I must confess. I go there at least twice a year, but I preserve a wonderful memory of the hills of Bologna and of a graduation party.

CANOVA IN VENICE: CANOVA AT THE GALLERIE DELL’ACCADEMIA IN VENICE

Wednesday May 25th, 2016 , Cities of Art, Museums

CANOVA IN VENICE: CANOVA AT THE GALLERIE DELL’ACCADEMIA IN VENICE

Canova in Venice. One of the greatest novelties of the new tour of the exhibition at the Gallerie dell’Accademia, which I have recently described in a special post dedicated to the new rooms set in the Palladian Wing, is the exhibition of the works by Antonio Canova in Venice.

These works were often chosen and sent to Venice by the sculptor himself with the aim of being the didactic instrument for the students at the Accademia di Belle Arti, to which Canova would be attached for all his life.
These works are very important because they allow us to understand the artistic process of Antonio Canova, from drawings to models and to completed works.