“The work presented at Venice is optimistic in its reflection on chance and destiny; the chance of birth against the
Continue readingΚατηγορία: beauty
In my beginning is my end (T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets, East Coker, I)
5th century BC 6th century AD 16th century 16th – 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century and beyond
Continue readingBacchus Sculptures – Three examples of Greek Art
Great Art is a mix of two basic components. The first is the accumulation of the past. The second is
Continue readingReal Greece – Part IV: Aegean Sculpture – A Church in the village of Marpissa, Paros, Greece
I was for a few days on the island of Paros, Greece, where one night I saw under the weak
Continue readingIntoxicating 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
Continue readingWho is the artist who should immortalize Monica Bellucci?
Back in 2009, I wrote a four part article on the Venus of Urbino, trying to answer the question: “Who
Continue readingGreen Eyes – Ojos Verdes – Πρασινα Ματια
Greek song Two green eyes with blue eye lashes have driven me into madness my heart you should know the
Continue readingLa Dolce Vita – Fellini's Masterpiece
“The film first impinged on the world at large in February 1960 when foreign journalists reported back to their readers,
Continue readingLa Mezquita in Cordoba – Part I
I am not familiar with Islamic art. But my recent visit to the Great Mosque of Cordoba in Spain was
Continue readingIts almost summertime and the living gets easier – Εσκασε μυτη το καλοκαιρακι και η ζωη γινεται ευκολωτερη
Late May in Greece and the continuum of space and time is broken. You go to the beach and although the
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