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Tag Archives: Art
You Were Filthy But Fine.
“You were filthy but fine” sang James Murphy in that LCD Soundsystem jewel that is New York I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down and I, for once, think that it could very well fit to Beirut. Spotless, it certainly … Continue reading
Posted in Lebanon, Middle East
Tagged Antiques, Arabic, Armenia, Armenia street, Art, Cedar, Dust, God, Graffiti, Lebanese Civil War, Lebanon, Middle East, Murales, Photographer, Protests, Stencil, Street, Street art, Writing, You Stink
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The whistling man of Registan.
Denying it would be pointless, and I won’t: I am an unabashed Morricone fan and – the two go hand in hand, really – an Alessandroni devotee. Whilst I appreciate that Morricone’s fame is somehow a given, I’m aware that … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Central Asia, Uzbekistan
Tagged Architecture, Art, Asia, Bibi Khanum, Central Asia, Control, Freeloaders, Islam, Madrassah, Millyi Gvardiya, People watching, Police, Registan, Registon, Religion, Samarkand, Samarqand, Selfies, Shir Dor, Tamerlane, Tillya Kari, Timur, Tourism, Ulug Beg, Uzbekistan
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Modern art
I don’t often go to modern art fairs, mainly because I don’t get it at all, and I have a tendency to express scorn and not-so-educated scathing comments out loud when everyone else is silent (it’s a family gift, Dad … Continue reading
A quiet day at the Atelier
A few months ago I wrote about Jozséf Perlaki and his son Vince who, in the Hungarian town of Veszprém, are busy reviving the ancient art of stained glass. Today I paid a visit to their atelier, finding them in-between jobs. A … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Faith, Hungary
Tagged Abstract Art, Art, Craftmanship, Hungary, Jozséf Perlaki, Magyarorszag, Modern Art, Mosaic, Religion, Stained glass, Veszprém, Vince Perlaki
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Marseillais Graffiti – A photo essay (Part II)
As promised in the previous instalment, here’s the second part of my photo essay about Marseille’s street art. Graffiti are, without a shadow of a doubt, the main actor on the stage that are the Panier’s walls. But it’d be … Continue reading
Marseillais Graffiti – A photo essay
As with many other cities in France, Marseille has a tough stance on graffiti. Fines and prosecution for taggers are serious business and, unlike neighbouring Italy, vandalising public properties is no longer condoned as an unsuppressable physical need felt by … Continue reading
Naples: unearthing the treasure trove (Part I)
The cab was a Rénault estate, so old that – had it been a person – it could’ve legally been allowed to drive. It had about 300,000 km on the odometer and, rather worryingly, wobbly seat belts that wouldn’t tighten … Continue reading
Posted in Campania, Europe, Italy, Napoli, Overlooked locations
Tagged Art, Campania, Food, Italy, Metro, Naples, Napoli, Nilo, Religion, Rough Diamond, Southern Italy, Vesuvius, Volcano
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Capturing light: the lost art of stained glass in Hungary
Hungary, in my humble opinion, is one of the most underrated countries in Central Europe. Most of those who bothered visiting either contented themselves with a quick trip over to Budapest or with a cruise down the Danube, oblivious of … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Hungary, Overlooked locations, Random memories
Tagged Art, Church, Craftmanship, Hungary, Jozséf Perlaki, Stained glass, Veszprém, Vince Perlaki
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