Στο Κάτω Γραικικό Τζουμέρκων, στην κοινότητα Γουριανά υπάρχει μια χωμάτινη διαδρομή (περίπου 3 χιλιόμετρα) που σε πηγαίνει στη Μονή Χρυσοσπηλιώτισσας. Σήμερα
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Κατηγορία: τέχνη
Christ’s Passion in the Thyssen – Bornemisza Museum of Madrid
Christ’s Passion is the pivotal event for Christians all over the world. This is the reason that it has been
Continue readingCan the Middle East migrant crisis be contained?
The migrant crisis has reached an acute state in Greece and Europe for more than one year now. Millions of people
Continue readingThe Philosopher’s Conquest – A painting by Giorgio de Chirico
Introduction “One must picture everything in the world as an enigma, not only the great questions one has always asked oneself
Continue readingPaula Rego and Edvard Munch: Dance
Today I present two paintings on a theme that has inspired two of my favourite painters: Paula Rego and Edvard Munch.
Continue readingEmil Nolde: At the Night Club (1911)
During my recent visit to Oslo’s National Gallery, I found time to “break” my complete and undivided attention to Edvard
Continue readingEdvard Munch: Alpha og (and) Omega
“Sickness and insanity were the black angels that guarded my cradle” Edvard Munch, personal manuscript. Background Edvard Munch is one of
Continue readingVoyage to Cythera: A film by Theo Angelopoulos
Angelopoulos’ movie is not a journey to a destination. It is a journey to infinite emptiness. Spiros is a
Continue readingPainting London’s Waterloo Bridge
Introduction It was 1995 and I was living in Kingston upon Thames, a stone’s throw from the river. My job
Continue readingTwo Masters of Light: Claude Lorrain and J.M.W. Turner
An enormous deep-red sunset over a stormy sea, an indication of an approaching typhoon.A detail from JMW Turner’s “Slave-Ship”. Painting
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