Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Round the World Planning
Hopefully about to book ticket with Ralfy. Plan is to fly to Buenos Aires, round South America, across Pacific via Tahiti, through Oceania, up into South East Asia, the Far East then South Asia and home! Bring it on!!
Notting Hill Carnival
Went briefly yesterday to the Notting Hill Carnival. Apparently over a million people attended - what a marvellous celebration of London's multicultural mix!
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DSC05968 Hosted on ZooomrSaturday, August 26, 2006
Amadeo Modigliani
Visited the Modigliana exhibition at the Royal Academy this afternoon. Fabulous! Go see, it's on till 15th October. Modigliani was an Jewish-Italian painter and sculpter who spent most of his creative years in Paris.
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He was something of the womaniser, but settled down with beautiful Jeanne Hébuterne, an artist herself, who stayed with him despite his drinking, drug-taking and impoverished means. He died of tubercular meningitis aged 35, and Hébuterne, despite being heavily pregnant, committed suicide shortly after. Interestingly, his only self-portrait was the last picture he created (unlike most artists of the time), which was on show at the exhibition.
I find his style interesting for several reasons. Firstly, despite his distinctive and odd way of representing his models (long necks, and eyes often left blank), they still come across as being elegant. It seems Modigliani grabs their characteristics and moulds them in his style. The colours he uses are vibrant, yet with little to distract from the main character of the painting. Here is my first effort at his style (apologies for the lighting - will try taking another picture in daylight!)
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modigliani105 Hosted on ZooomrHe was something of the womaniser, but settled down with beautiful Jeanne Hébuterne, an artist herself, who stayed with him despite his drinking, drug-taking and impoverished means. He died of tubercular meningitis aged 35, and Hébuterne, despite being heavily pregnant, committed suicide shortly after. Interestingly, his only self-portrait was the last picture he created (unlike most artists of the time), which was on show at the exhibition.
I find his style interesting for several reasons. Firstly, despite his distinctive and odd way of representing his models (long necks, and eyes often left blank), they still come across as being elegant. It seems Modigliani grabs their characteristics and moulds them in his style. The colours he uses are vibrant, yet with little to distract from the main character of the painting. Here is my first effort at his style (apologies for the lighting - will try taking another picture in daylight!)
DSC05788 Hosted on ZooomrMonday, August 21, 2006
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
"Do not eat the Jaffa Oranges of Zion!!" So sayeth a loonie on the Royal Mile at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. Another marvellous weekend, care of Chris and Rob. Attended shows throughout Saturday and Sunday, with a nice mixture of comedy (Jimeion), Theatre (People Can Run's Fish Story), and a whole host of stuff at Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe.
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