Intoxicating pleasures, deformities and disproportions: The Female in decorative arts and music

Introduction “An artist is an artist only because of his exquisite sense of beauty, a sense which shows him intoxicating

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The Kaisariani Monastery, near Athens, Greece – Η Μονη Καισαριανης

Το υπεροχο μοναστηρι της Καισαριανης μετα απο 2 χρονια επισκευων και συντηρησης ανοιξε ξανα τις πυλες στους επισκεπτες του. Υπευθυνη

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Flying Words – Επεα Πτεροεντα

1. I emerge from the depths From the cool of the ocean beds, back to the warm and painful sun.

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the color snow white

white is the color of purity white is the color of mourning white is the color of all colors white is the

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The 20th century Venus of Urbino – Monica Bellucci

I know, I know, it was supposed to be only a three part sequence, but life is unpredictable, and Monica

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The 20th century Venus of Urbino – Part III: Streep, Pfeiffer, Thurman

This is Part III of the search for the 20th century Venus of Urbino, starring Meryl Streep, Michelle Pfeiffer, and

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The 20th century Venus of Urbino – Part I: Hayworth, Aimee, Cardinale

As it happens, the community of this blog, nicknamed “Binelik Atelier” has started a discourse on who might pose for

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