Art and life in the works of Yayoi Kusama are inextricably linked.
Born in Japan, in Matsumoto, in 1929, her family belonged to high society and had decided on a specific position for her in society. As a child, however, Kusama began to have auditory and visual hallucinations.
Right from the start, art turns out to be a necessary and therapeutic element, with which she manages her hallucinations. In Yayoi Kusama’s works, this element is present, transforming an altered reality into pure art.
The history of the lagoon city is closely intertwined with that of music and the perfect example of this union is the La Fenice Theatre, located in the Sestiere di San Marco in Venice. The neoclassical theatre, destroyed and rebuilt several times during its history, was the stage for world premieres in the 18th and 19th centuries and is still today one of the temples of opera music, with more than a hundred performances scheduled every year. Visiting it is a unique experience and allows you to discover another side of Venice, a city known the world over for its examples of Gothic and Byzantine art, such as St Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace with its Bridge of Sighs, but also for its music.
Created in 1516, Titian’s majestic Assumption is one of the great masterpieces of the most important 16th century artist in Venice and the world.
Of all Titian’s works, this is one of the most beautiful and one of the rare masterpieces that can still be admired in the place for which it was created.
In this post I explain why Titian’s Assumption is one of the great masterpieces of art history and why you should see it.
Museo del Vetro a Murano
Venice is visited every year by tourists interested not only in its unique layout – more than a hundred islands connected by canals and bridges – but also in its artistic tradition, with its many architectural examples of floral Gothic and Byzantine-inspired art. Those who come to Venice, however, often do not want to miss out on the peculiarities of local handicrafts either, especially the glass and lace-making that have made the neighbouring islands, Murano and Burano, famous.
The painting entitled Giunone versa doni su Venezia (Juno Pouring Gifts on Venice) by Paolo Veronese is the result of a commission from the Venetian Republic, who wanted the state rooms of the Doge’s Palace in Venice to celebrate the power and greatness of Venice.
In reality, the commission was given to Giambattista Ponchino, a painter from Castelfranco Veneto, who chose to be assisted by two collaborators: Paolo Veronese and Giovanni Battista Zelotti.
Paolo Veronese worked for three years and one of his most beautiful works is Giunone versa doni su Venezia.
