tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72575620108795550492024-03-06T12:02:04.131-08:00Plastic Choko" They are the chocolates that aren't considered perfect enough to go in the fancy boxes..They don't conform to the expectations of what a proper chocolate should be, they're something different, a little stange..!"
J.C.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger259125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-63971945310389010572011-07-06T06:57:00.000-07:002011-07-06T07:22:52.364-07:00Who Plays Glasto this year? MUD<div><br /></div><div>@ <a href="http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/">Glastonbury 2011</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Wellies, Mud, Rain, Junk Food, Beer... all this is true.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Good music is true too.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">And in my opinion this is the festival, the original English/hippy/rock one.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Don't worry about what to wear, you can have everything there, boots included.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Just be prepared to walk a lot, and to never sit.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">All your efforts will be rewarded.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6027/5908880496_51e2fc74d8_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6027/5908880496_51e2fc74d8_b.jpg" width="550" alt="sunny sunday @ The Other Stage" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5236/5908323233_4e646b37e9_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5236/5908323233_4e646b37e9_b.jpg" width="550" alt="5.The Other Stage" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5272/5908323699_010e9c0336_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5272/5908323699_010e9c0336_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Tipis area @ The Park" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6039/5908882546_04fedf719f_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6039/5908882546_04fedf719f_b.jpg" width="550" alt="vintage corner" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/5908331531_d3a8fb7a83_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/5908331531_d3a8fb7a83_b.jpg" width="550" alt="5.The Best Burritos" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6001/5908325031_076c24e95e_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6001/5908325031_076c24e95e_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Wellies + Mud" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5236/5908884130_b0beb3159e_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5236/5908884130_b0beb3159e_b.jpg" width="550" alt="flower + hair" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5316/5908884946_6103d0cddf_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5316/5908884946_6103d0cddf_b.jpg" width="550" alt="girls @ The Press Area" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5035/5908330199_1fbb03f3a1_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5035/5908330199_1fbb03f3a1_b.jpg" width="550" alt="sun + mud" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6054/5908888626_4aeec97d0a_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6054/5908888626_4aeec97d0a_b.jpg" width="550" alt="3.Tara + Tuborg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com214tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-60202687093945449852011-06-29T08:13:00.001-07:002011-06-29T08:18:07.124-07:00At Sonar, in video<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:6;color:#A0A095;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 24px;font-size:20px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">as seen on </span><a href="http://www.grazia.it/Stile-di-vita/Lifestyle/Vi-raccontiamo-il-Sonar-2011-in-video-parte-3"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Grazia.it</span></b></a></span></div></span></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">In this video-collage you can see live performances by various artists: Toro Y Moy, The Surrender, Janelle Monàe, Venice, Teebs, Gilles Peterson, Floating Points...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">But more than anything else, the </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">aim</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> was to convey some of the sensations experienced during the festival.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">People crossed, places, some stopped moments ...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Thanks to </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/venicemusique"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Venice</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> for the soundtrack!</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/25765431" width="550" height="385" frameborder="0"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-77457569442357652162011-06-28T02:34:00.000-07:002011-06-28T04:47:36.437-07:00Sonar Part 2<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">as seen on </span><a href="http://www.grazia.it/Stile-di-vita/Lifestyle/Vi-raccontiamo-il-Sonar-2011-parte-2"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Grazia.it</span></b></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">.....Saturday, the last day of the festival, early in the afternoon...finally </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/venicemusique"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Venice</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> is up on stage, one of my favourite at all! Native of Viterbo, moved to Rome for study, Benjamin is a real musician, and an absolutely lovely person. He participated at the last edition of "Red Bull Music Academy". Often compared to cosmic sounds, we are actually talking about an omnivore in terms of music. His latest EP "Animals, Stars and Other Creatures Psychedelic" perfectly blends evolved electronics, surf interludes, pure psychedelic, 90's british and tribal rhythms. During the concert he involves unknown technologies to me, he plays acoustic and electric guitar, he dances without never remove his sunglasses. A relic at the neck, motivated by his adoration for Alejandro Jodorowsky, visionary director, writer and screenwriter. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Coming from the underground scene of New York, familiar to contexts like the CBGB's Gallery and the Baby Jupiter, the </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/nosurrender"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">"No Surrender"</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, aka Eddie Steeples (also actor in "My Name is Earl"), Gnomad and Sherapim blend hip -hop, Afro-Punk, electro, soul, synth-pop and indie-rock, offering a pleasant interlude. For the new album "Medicine Babies" the group has recorded with Tunde Adebimpe, lead singer from "TV on the Radio", Radioclit (Santigold, MIA, Bonde Do Role) and Freq Nasty. During their live at the Village, they call on stage professionals and photographers, using until the last second. A fine discovery! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Well, now, what can I say about </span><a href="http://www.gillespetersonworldwide.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Gilles Peterson</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">? That the Japaneses are crazy about him? That he mixed jazz, samba, soul, boogie and funk for an hour and forty minutes of genuine entertainment? Or that he is a truly friendly artist, quite denied in dance? Grown up in south London, DJ Gilles, along with other distinguished colleagues, founded the legendary label "Acid Jazz", promoters of names like Jamiroquai and Mother Earth. In addition, and besides producing reference compilations also for the Blue Note, Gilles founded the "Talkin Loud", another important label. His works are dozens, combining styles from all around the world. Don't miss his program for the BBC "</span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006wq8d"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Worldwide Underground</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">". </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The final DJ set at "Sonar de dia" comes from </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/tigerandwoods"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Tiger & Woods</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, Roman duo that already created a considerable scene. The audience is happier than ever, dancing more than ever.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Their work is a trademark of contemporary reworking of boogie, funk, house and collapsed. "Editainment" is the mysterious label that produces Larry and David. If you see this name somewhere, be sure that dancing will not be an option!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Let's now talk about the evenings...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The first party in the city is that one from </span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/lifeanddeath"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">"Life and Death"</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, a label founded by Italian Manfredi Romano (DJ Tennis) and Greg Oreck (Thugfucker). The situation at the ZT Hotel, Villa Olimpica, is quite frantic, there is a huge fun desire, and the daylight lasts up to 10 pm.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">A drop at the OMM hotel is my following step; </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Dj Ralf</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, aka Antonio Ferrari, is still resident dj at Cocorico (famous club in Riccione), and he has been involved with such phenomena events as "Les Folies de Pigalle", "Breakfast At Tiffany's", or the latest "Made in Italy Ibiza". With a smile on his face, he does brilliantly his job. Unfortunately, I do not hold back until the end ...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Sonar de Noche </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">reveals itself quite different from the day, definitely more cheap and trash. Spaces are larger, the turnout more numerous, but the music proposals much far from my tastes, with a pleasant exception. But lets proceed by order.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">I can enjoy a bit of the </span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/lifeanddeath"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Underworld'</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> exhibition, surprised to see how such a large amount of people know by heart all their pieces. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">After them, </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/maryannehobbs"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Mary Anne Hoobs</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, british dj, music journalist and radio host for the BBC (which has just left). Festival abituè, she is considered a feminine dubstep icon. In 13-years of career she amassed more than 700 worldwide live! WOW.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://www.myspace.com/paulkalkbrenner"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Paul Kalkbrenner</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> is the last I hear, but, honestly, I don't remain very impressed by his "cinematic sound", as defined by Ellen Allien, big fan and friend of this German DJ.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">I want to spend my last lines for the performance that I enjoyed the most: </span><a href="http://www.jmonae.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Janelle Monàe!</span></b></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">A real show, of those who had not seen for time, with a great band, fantastic dancers and a real choral experience! We know that Janelle is particularly linked to the talent of Michael Jackson: she performed "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5, singing exactly like a baby Michael. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The first 8 minutes live involved soul, funk and Prince' sounds, thrilling the audience. In addition to a fantastic voice, the girl has a unique charisma, dancing and moving on stage as if it was his place ... and indeed it is!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/5859525564_a2a60baa16_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/5859525564_a2a60baa16_b.jpg" width="550" alt="4.Venice" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Venice after his concert</span><div><br /><div><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2733/5858971141_38c2339d73_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2733/5858971141_38c2339d73_b.jpg" width="550" alt="14." /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">dancefloor at Sonar De Dia</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5880020819_d3f94cd6c2_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5880020819_d3f94cd6c2_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Cécile @ OMM" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://soundcloud.com/cecile/il-corpo#"><b>Cècile</b></a> at OMM</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3193/5859523038_354fa05336_z.jpg"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3193/5859523038_354fa05336_z.jpg" width="550" alt="13.Beatriz & Pilar @ Sonar de Dìa" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Girls at the Village, Sonar De Dia</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5078/5858971775_20eccba6e2_z.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5078/5858971775_20eccba6e2_z.jpg" width="550" alt="11.free wifi @ Sonar Village." /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">free wi-fi at Sonar De Dia</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5199/5859524648_367d94edda_z.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5199/5859524648_367d94edda_z.jpg" width="550" alt="10.Janelle Monàe live @ Sonar Pub" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Janelle Monàe live</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5223/5859524474_0da77970ba_z.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5223/5859524474_0da77970ba_z.jpg" width="550" alt="12.Gilles Peterson" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Gilles Peterson after his dj set</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5066/5859524124_a11a254547_z.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5066/5859524124_a11a254547_z.jpg" width="550" alt="16.Dj Ralf live @ OMM." /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Dj Ralf</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-22001235376491803972011-06-22T03:37:00.000-07:002011-06-22T03:53:25.935-07:00Sonar Bercelona (Part 1)<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">as seen on </span><a href="http://www.grazia.it/Stile-di-vita/Lifestyle/Vi-raccontiamo-il-Sonar-2011-parte-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><b>grazia.it</b></span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Blue skies, windows and synthetic grass sorround the Spanish festivals of contemporary electronic.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The location of "</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Sonar de Dia</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">" is the beautiful </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">MACBA</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, "Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Barcelona". People dance barefoot on the green carpet that cover the ground in front of the main stage. I must admit that Sonar has been to me a very nice surprise event, almost intimate in some ways, nothing to do with the chaos I expected. Among the musical proposals, I definetly liked ones, while others well, what can I say? Not in my strings. But, if you add good vibes, sun and great Catalan food ...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">My opening concert was </span><a href="http://www.toroymoi.blogspot.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Toro y Moi</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, stage name of Chazwick Bundick, twenty-five years old, native of South Carolina. Chaz brings on stage clear references to 'electropop from the 80s, mixed with synth, loops, samples and filtered voices.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Soon after, always at the Village Stadium, comes</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></b><a href="http://www.myspace.com/floatingpoints"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Floating Points</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">with its amazing vinyls, officially entered in my favorite DJs list. Dj and producer, founder of Eglo, independent British indie label, Sam Shepherd has a 'classical and jazz music education, his father encouraged him to join a local choir as a child. Syrian, Indian, classical, jazz, house, dubstep, hip hop, soul... his sets include all of these genres, and even more. Herbie Hanckock, Fela Kuti, War, Chaka Kahn are some names that I could pick up during the live performance. A special mention, however, the real tribute, uncompromising fashionistas, who he gave to the genius of Gil Scott Heron, recently died, proposed in the full live version of "Home is Where the Hatred Is." We really danced!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://www.brandtbrauerfrick.de/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">"The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble"</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> performs at the Sonar Dome, hosted by Red Bull. Daniel Brandt, German musician, winner of the Red Bull Music Academy in 2006, began playing drums in rock bands, jazz and even classical orchestras. Then he started producing electronic music with his partner Jan Brauer. The meeting with the composer Paul Frick was decisive for the trio' creative process: Brandt Brauer Frick is a unique project, able to stage a techno / club sound, very appreciated in the contemporary scene. Their live involves a real jazz band, a harpist and a cellist included.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Short note for Sebastien Devaud, in art </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/agoriagoria"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Agoria</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, with its mix of soft techno and dreamy house, and </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/atmosphere"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Atmosphere</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, american hip hop group, my soundtrack while I was looking around, comfortably lying in the shade of the trees.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Finally is the turn of Mtendere Mandowa, aka </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/teeeb"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Teebs</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, able to enchant the audience with his avant-garde sound, rich of atmospheres. Often interspersed with environmental ' sounds, buzzing, wet ropes and strange percussion, the production of his pieces is impeccable, clearly inspired by the sound of Flying Lotus. Apparently Mtendere is also a painter .. I can imagine him, on the back of his Los Angeles house, enjoying a beer, with colors in his hand, some music from the stereo ...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">To be continued...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">on monday!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">I am off to Glastonbury this weekend!</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://www.grazia.it/Stile-di-vita/Lifestyle/Vi-raccontiamo-il-Sonar-2011-parte-1"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2794/5858973435_ac589c04ab_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2794/5858973435_ac589c04ab_b.jpg" width="550" alt="1.Whitney @ Sonar Dome" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5232/5858972999_e3627ea363_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5232/5858972999_e3627ea363_b.jpg" width="550" alt="8.Teebs live @ Sonar Dome." /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5266/5858971433_b9a92b7817_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5266/5858971433_b9a92b7817_b.jpg" width="550" alt="2..dancefloor @ Sonar de Dìa" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5160/5858970333_c955c259ce_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5160/5858970333_c955c259ce_b.jpg" width="550" alt="3.Area Stampa del Sonar de Dìa" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2714/5858970839_5cc1c8d88a_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2714/5858970839_5cc1c8d88a_b.jpg" width="550" alt="6.Calle Elisabets" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5078/5858971775_20eccba6e2_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5078/5858971775_20eccba6e2_b.jpg" width="550" alt="11.free wifi @ Sonar Village." /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/5859524828_3a3cdeee88_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/5859524828_3a3cdeee88_b.jpg" width="550" alt="7.Silvia Bergomi @ Sonar de Noche" /></a><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-20993081974010027802011-06-20T02:25:00.000-07:002011-06-22T03:58:06.676-07:00At The Biennale<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#080808;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#080808;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#080808;"><p color="#080808" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p color="#080808" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p color="#080808" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px">This is a video collage from the Vernice of Venice Biennale, on June 1, 2, 3.</p><p color="#080808" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px">Everything is filmed inside the Arsenale and the “Giardini della Biennale”, around the city too.</p><p color="#080808" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p color="#080808" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px">In it you can see:</p><p color="#080808" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px">-Video Art by <b>Martin Sastre, Christian Marclay, Shahryar Nashat, Omer Fast, Gerard Byrne, Allora & Calzadilla.</b></p><p color="#080808" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p color="#080808" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px">-Works by <b>Monica Bonvicini, Maurizio Cattelan, Urs Fisher, Elad Lassry, Nicholas Hlobo, Norma Jeane, Gabriel Kuri, Nathaniel Mellors, Christoph Schlingensief, Allora & Calzadilla, Hajnal Németh, Lee Yongbeak</b>.</p><p color="#080808" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px"><b><br /></b></p><p color="#080808" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px">-<b>Gelitin</b> live performance at minute 00:23.</p><p color="#080808" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p color="#080808" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px">Final credits appear on the installation “Chance” by Christian Boltanski, inside the french pavillon.</p><div><br /></div></span><p></p><div><br /><div><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/25313882" width="550" height="385" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-79200226314081631022011-06-12T07:14:00.000-07:002011-06-12T07:43:12.096-07:00Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti in Milan<div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Ariel Pink</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> (all the info here </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Pink"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Pink</span></i></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> and here </span><a href="http://www.arielpink.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">arielpink.com/</span></i></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">) is a genius.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;">During the concert he was able to tap eight musical genres.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">He is thinking about a movie in Mexico... starring Lindsday Lohan.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><a href="http://s1025.photobucket.com/albums/y312/plasticchoko/?action=view&current=Arielgif.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y312/plasticchoko/Arielgif.gif" width="550" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Ariel Marcus Rosenberg</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5150/5824704780_6321e94147_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5150/5824704780_6321e94147_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Ariel + Dumbo" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/DumboGetsMadMusic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Dumbo Gets Mad</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> & Ariel Pink<br /></span><br /><br /><a href="http://s1025.photobucket.com/albums/y312/plasticchoko/?action=view&current=dumbo--Ariel-2.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y312/plasticchoko/dumbo--Ariel-2.gif" width="550" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/DumboGetsMadMusic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Dumbo</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> & Ariel<br /></span><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2449/5824142195_af96364d60_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2449/5824142195_af96364d60_b.jpg" width="550" alt="AP PC 1" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">us during that evening</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5115/5824142829_66390f0c79_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5115/5824142829_66390f0c79_b.jpg" width="550" alt="AP PC 2" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">us the morning after</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-78484342278498505382011-06-10T00:47:00.000-07:002011-06-10T02:26:53.466-07:00At Vernice Biennale, June 1, 2, 3, Venice<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">as seen on<i> </i></span></span></span><a href="http://www.grazia.it/Stile-di-vita/arte-e-design/Un-weekend-alla-Biennale-di-Venezia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Grazia.it</span></i></span></span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Arriving in Venice is always a bit 'weird. </span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Every time I wonder how they can hold those houses, the foundations were built on ground so unstable, the water line is like thirty centimeters below the height of the windows. T</span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">hen I remember the Visigoths and the Longobards invasions, and the fact that the city was </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">the capital of the </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_Republic" title="Venetian Republic" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Venetian Republic</span></i></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><i>,</i></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> and that every years welcomes a crazy number of people ... </span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">even if my question remains i</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">n part</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> unresolved, its historical roots confort me.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Moving around without losing yourself in the maze of streets, bridges and "campi" is quite challenging; an iPhone in my bag is not enough, <b>Google Maps</b> misfires and people know that giving information is often a futile effort... </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span title=""></span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">But everybody is very kind, always. </span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">And the atmosphere created during the inaugural days of Biennale is something rare.</span></span></span></div><div><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Of course, the frame is more than ever chic and <b>elegant</b>. </span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">People are all mixed up, smiling to each other "</span></span></span><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">scenario". B</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">rilliant minds and beautiful architectures are everywhere!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Travelling by boat is what it is, you need to be patient, or rent a private boat. </span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">By the way, all the efforts are amply rewarded when you enter into the <b>gardens of Biennale</b>: aesthetic details of every single pavilion reveal the characteristics of the nations they represent; sometimes you can see a glare between the trees, which means "</span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">sea beyond the hedge".<br /></span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Walking through the gravel paths is easy to run into an athlete, who trains on an </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">overturned</span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> tank. Entering the </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">adjacent </span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><b>American pavilion</b> you can attend the performance of professional gymnasts, exercising on </span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">some </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">worn </span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">first class seats from American Airlines; you can even listen to the harmonious notes of an ATM/</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">organ,</span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> happy for a transaction: this is the creativity of Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla, Puerto Rican duo,</span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> representing the United States.</span></span></span></div><div><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><b>Austria</b> is austere and elegant, as always. The work of Markus Schinwald is one of my favourite: through various techniques, ranging from painting to experimental film, he examines the human body, destabilizing the 'internal space", suggesting </span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">some kind of research to the visitors. </span></span></span></div><div><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span title=""></span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">And then France, Korea, Japan, Sweden, England ...</span></span></span></div><div><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><b>Video-art</b> is completely charming! You can get lost in stories of a dancing Obama in a sunny square, just in front of the "Queen Sofia" Museum in Madrid, video-opera by <b>Martin Sastre</b>. Absolutely you must admire "The Clock" by <b>Christian Marclay</b>, capable of </span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">create a narration taking images from many film.. <b>Omer Fast,</b> Israeli artist, enchants with breathtaking footage from a helicopter, a prelude to the same story, developed by changing internal parts every time. The list could continue!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Without realizing it, in a moment you are in a room where people are becoming the opera, thanks to the clay of <b>Norma Jeane</b>, "nom de plume" behind a man. It's funny to be photographed next to </span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">self-portrait from <b>Cindy Sherman</b>, or to admire a huge sculpture inspired to "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The Rape of the </span></span><em style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Sabine</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> Wome</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">" from sixteenth century, recreated in wax by <b>Urs Fisher</b>, the statue is in fact a huge </span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">candle, and it is melting (the label on the wall defines the size of the work as "variables").</span></span></span></div><div><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">A special mention to <b>Regina Jose Galindo</b>, from Guatemala: s</span></span></span><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">he</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">exhibited</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">her</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">rotten gold teeth</span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, pulled out by an European dentist, to report the futility of tangible things</span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> and the metaphor of South America </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">colonial plunder </span></span></div><div><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Within such a large concentration of quality, it's almost <b>embarrassing</b> to visit the <b>Italian</b> pavilion, rightly criticized and criticized.</span></span></span></div><div><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">But we host the Biennale, it is good enough, isn't it? </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span title=""></span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Fortunately, I run into Rick Owens and his wife, and thanks God that Italy is also represented by Maurizio Cattelan and Monica Bonvicini, just to mention two names. </span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The moral rises up!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Negative note for the <b>party anxiety</b>, which can be harmful. </span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Although, to be honest, it's a sin not to attend when you have </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">boats </span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">events, parties on mysterious islands or in magnificent palaces, inevitably ending up in the halls of Bauer Hotel or at chic "Bungalow </span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">8". </span></span></span></div><div><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Competitions, silent challenges, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">psychotic dramas, </span></span><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">fake</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">work-related stress</span></span></span><span title=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, </span></span></span><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">superfluous</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">eccentricity, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">exaggerated </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">exhibitionism... these arguments are out here! People talk in a totally easy way. Nothing like "OMG, I am so tired, I had a shooting today, I am exahusted... you can't understand!", or "This city is so boring, I deserve more"...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Truly inspiring, I feel better</span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.grazia.it/Stile-di-vita/arte-e-design/Un-weekend-alla-Biennale-di-Venezia"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2562/5817129577_69f0952f30_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2562/5817129577_69f0952f30_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Fia Backstrom _Windows, Trees and Inbetween_, Interno del padiglione svedese, Giardini della Biennale" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Fia Backstrom</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> "</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Windows, Trees and Inbetween</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">", inside of the Swedish Pavillon, Giardini della Biennale</span></p><p></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5316/5817129395_8edeb92501_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5316/5817129395_8edeb92501_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Facciata del Padiglione Greco, Giardini della Biennale" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Facade of the Greek Pavillon, Giardini della Biennale</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/5817129189_2f3d4fdeb5_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/5817129189_2f3d4fdeb5_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Entrata dei giardini della Biennale" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Entrance of "Giardini della Biennale"</span></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/5817696420_75847eb390_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/5817696420_75847eb390_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Ayşe Erkmen _Plan B_, Arsenale, padiglione turco, opera commissionata dalla FIAT" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Ayşe Erkmen</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> "</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Plan B</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">", T</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">urkish</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> P</span><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">avilion</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, work commissioned by FIAT, inside Arsenale</span></p></div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/5817128673_8733cd485e_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/5817128673_8733cd485e_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Abramovich yacht, the biggest in the world, 105 metres" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Abramovich yacht, the biggest one in the world, 105 metres</span></p></div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2680/5817130951_e248c89c13_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2680/5817130951_e248c89c13_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Silvia Bergomi al Ponte delle Guglie" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">me @ Ponte delle Guglie, Cannaregio, Venice</span></div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3256/5817698110_2968f81746_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3256/5817698110_2968f81746_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Rick Owens & Michele Lamy" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Rick Owens & Michele Lamy</span></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2121/5817697726_3101c3aa1c_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2121/5817697726_3101c3aa1c_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Nathaniel Mellors _Hippy Dialectics_ (Ourhouse), Padiglione Centrale, Giardini dell' Arsenale" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Nathaniel Mellors</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> "</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Hippy Dialectics</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">" (Ourhouse), Padiglione Centrale, Giardini della Biennale</span></p><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/5817130091_dce1208ed3_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/5817130091_dce1208ed3_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Lee Yongbeak, _The Love is gone but the Scar will Heal_, Padiglione Coreano, giardini della Biennale" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Lee Yongbeak</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, "</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The Love is gone but the Scar will Heal</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">", Korean Pavillon, Giardini della Biennale</span></p></div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/5817129851_1eaa04d748_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/5817129851_1eaa04d748_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Klara Lidén, _Untitled_ (Trashcan), Arsenale, Corderie_Artiglierie" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Klara Lidén</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, "</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Untitled</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">" (Trashcan), inside Arsenale, Corderie/Artiglierie</span></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3338/5817130459_ea474d6c32_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3338/5817130459_ea474d6c32_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Principe Giovannelli al Bungalow 8 " /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Prince Giovannelli</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> @ Bungalow 8, Venice</span></p></div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2222/5817131103_b0a273ca30_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2222/5817131103_b0a273ca30_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Todosijevic Dragoljub Raša _Light and darkness of symbols_, Padiglione Serbo, giardini della Biennale" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Todosijevic Dragoljub Raša</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> "</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Light and darkness of symbols</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">", Serbian Pavillon, Giardini della Biennale</span></p></div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2330/5817698792_8906ac67a4_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2330/5817698792_8906ac67a4_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Urs Fisher, _Untitled_, statua di cera, Arsenale Corderie_Artiglierie" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Urs Fisher</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, "</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Untitled</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">", waxwork, inside Arsenale, Corderie/Artiglierie</span></p></div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2436/5817699048_9e74e52ea3_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2436/5817699048_9e74e52ea3_b.jpg" width="550" alt="“Entre Siempre y Jamás”, entrata dell' IIla, Istituto Italo-Latino Americano, Arsenale, Corderie_Artiglierie " /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">“</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Entre Siempre y Jamás</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">”, entrance of the IILA, Italian/Latin American Institute, inside Arsenale, Corderie/Artiglierie </span></p></div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/5817715608_938f224b93_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/5817715608_938f224b93_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Silvia Bergomi & Cindy Sherman" /></a></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">me & Cindy Sherman, inside Padiglione Centrale, Giardini della Biennale</span></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-53023586811764734922011-06-05T11:24:00.000-07:002011-06-07T00:13:37.434-07:00Garden Dinner Party, May 20<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">hangout in the garden of my birth house...</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">wine, friends</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">I totally forgot to take pictures of my guests!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2578/5800648207_2f547f36c2_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2578/5800648207_2f547f36c2_b.jpg" width="550" alt="din 4" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Panoramic trees<br /></span></span><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/5801205096_ec8ccac894_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/5801205096_ec8ccac894_b.jpg" width="550" alt="din 5" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">view from the tower</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://s1025.photobucket.com/albums/y312/plasticchoko/?action=view&current=me-.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y312/plasticchoko/me-.gif" width="550" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br />me in a vintage Pucci "elf" dress</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3367/5800653531_7156ea1b1b_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3367/5800653531_7156ea1b1b_b.jpg" width="550" alt="luc" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">my brother</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2436/5800646637_e3b63834b5_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2436/5800646637_e3b63834b5_b.jpg" width="550" alt="din 1" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2795/5800647631_366ffa740b_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2795/5800647631_366ffa740b_b.jpg" width="550" alt="din 3" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">the menu, so girlish, so crude</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2033/5801205786_b9a70d96ae_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2033/5801205786_b9a70d96ae_b.jpg" width="550" alt="din 6" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">goodmorning flowers</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5800650581_11a7a7789a_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5800650581_11a7a7789a_b.jpg" width="550" alt="din 7" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">goodnight scots pine</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-44238291858020019992011-05-24T03:43:00.000-07:002011-05-24T07:35:24.163-07:00Vintage and sparkling wine<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Paola Annicchiarico</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> is a culture and music journalist for an italian channel television.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Last week I had the pleasure to have a really funny aperitif time at her place in Milan, just behind Corso Como.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I went there with my friend </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Liz</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> to choose some </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">vintage dresses</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> for a flea market (post soon).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Obviously I couldn't resist to take pictures of Paola' lovely house.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Hope you're gonna like them as much as I do!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2679/5753989751_1e48f7e118_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2679/5753989751_1e48f7e118_b.jpg" width="550" alt="p3" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2471/5753989351_22b480ca8a_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2471/5753989351_22b480ca8a_b.jpg" width="550" alt="p1" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Paola and her terrific "cabbage dress"<br /></span><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2216/5753989515_43519d8584_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2216/5753989515_43519d8584_b.jpg" width="550" alt="p2" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5184/5753988423_1b9f7cd0a1_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5184/5753988423_1b9f7cd0a1_b.jpg" width="550" alt="ca22" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5754533934_0d80c92c39_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5754533934_0d80c92c39_b.jpg" width="550" alt="ca14" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5148/5754536896_07e7e99a7c_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5148/5754536896_07e7e99a7c_b.jpg" width="550" alt="p4" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5021/5753987139_15bdfc9c75_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5021/5753987139_15bdfc9c75_b.jpg" width="550" alt="ca15" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2345/5753987913_cc7965a0b5_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2345/5753987913_cc7965a0b5_b.jpg" width="550" alt="ca19" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5310/5753987689_595ae92ace_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5310/5753987689_595ae92ace_b.jpg" width="550" alt="ca18" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5068/5754535746_c72214bdd3_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5068/5754535746_c72214bdd3_b.jpg" width="550" alt="ca8" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-71639026559619112712011-05-18T01:19:00.000-07:002011-05-18T09:03:29.213-07:00Water<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(13, 6, 0); line-height: 16px; text-transform: uppercase; font-family:Times, serif;font-size:11px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">A NEW VIDEO I CUT.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I was INFLUENCED BY MEMORIES AND IMPRESSIONS of AQUATIC moments.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I PUT SOME OF MY IMAGERY IN IT, JUST BECAUSE I WANTED TO SUGGEST THIS OBVIOUS CONCEPT.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">AND BECAUSE I AM REALLY INTO VIDEOS ACTUALLY</span></span></div></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23867838" width="550" height="385" frameborder="0"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-50121657535934946092011-05-10T01:34:00.000-07:002011-05-10T09:05:50.586-07:00Dumbo in Rome<div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/DumboGetsMadMusic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b>"Dumbo Gets Mad"</b></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> is a blossoming psych rock project out of Italy. It’s a solo venture, and surprisingly so. Rarely does a single person sound this engaging and dynamic.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">“Plumy Tale” is the only song to released thus far, and it displays some undeniable taste. The opening sax and organ are a schmaltzy stroke of genius, while the chorused vocals call back to ’60s without shame. Chimes, electronic squawks, and other noises fill the mix as the drums keep things moving to a dirty groove" cit. Antony Fantano from </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/theneedledrop"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b>The Needle Drop</b></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">so proud of my brother Dumbo!!!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">read the article on </span></span><a href="http://www.grazia.it/Stile-di-vita/musica/Il-talento-di-Dumbo-Gets-Mad"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b>Grazia.it</b></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">and peek a little video I filmed during the live </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';">debut</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> in Rome, @ <b>Circolo Degli Artisti</b>...</span></span><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">truly</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">an honor</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">as a first gig venue!</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23319885" width="550" height="385" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3330/5706743446_2c697b1398_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3330/5706743446_2c697b1398_b.jpg" width="550" alt="DGM3s" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3444/5706179123_83c3c0086e_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3444/5706179123_83c3c0086e_b.jpg" width="550" alt="papa boys s" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><b>The Band</b>. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">From left, standing: Carly (voice & maracas), Lollo (drums). </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Sitting: Benjamin (synth), Luchy (voice & guitar), Skarfo (bass)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">+ <b>papa boys</b> in Rome, via dei Sediari</span><br /></span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2364/5706168821_e797257e32_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2364/5706168821_e797257e32_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Luchy pc" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Luchy aka Dumbo</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2449/5706168329_cf41b3aec3_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2449/5706168329_cf41b3aec3_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Carly pc" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Carly </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-33567096095183924172011-04-28T07:03:00.000-07:002011-04-29T01:56:24.733-07:00Liz and the Flea Markets<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">loving </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">flea</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> sunday markets with Liz,</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">everything is possible to find.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Even a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">flowerpot flamingo shaped with built-in clock!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5664841470_bc2dd79591_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5664841470_bc2dd79591_b.jpg" width="550" alt="nl1" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5108/5664276245_8bcf115b3c_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5108/5664276245_8bcf115b3c_b.jpg" width="550" alt="nl2" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5025/5664842642_0f30bc5b93_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5025/5664842642_0f30bc5b93_b.jpg" width="550" alt="nl5" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5063/5664842846_c5bc0671fc_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5063/5664842846_c5bc0671fc_b.jpg" width="550" alt="nl6" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5026/5664843266_c7cb27b745_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5026/5664843266_c7cb27b745_b.jpg" width="550" alt="nl8" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5266/5664277393_f65e8c7e4d_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5266/5664277393_f65e8c7e4d_b.jpg" width="550" alt="nl7" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5310/5664842406_f6795c29d9_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5310/5664842406_f6795c29d9_b.jpg" width="550" alt="nl4" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5664276619_df411fa1e1_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5664276619_df411fa1e1_b.jpg" width="550" alt="nl3" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-29583435435309596252011-04-25T23:56:00.000-07:002011-04-26T02:09:30.175-07:00Rural Barbecue<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Like every year, yesterday was time for the Barbecue at Bruno's,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> one of the most impressive spaces of my birthplace countryside.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">As I love polaroids, I mean the old paper ones, and I love my friends, here are some snapshots of our amazing "allergy" day.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5264/5656350323_339021b2b4_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5264/5656350323_339021b2b4_b.jpg" width="550" alt="pr6" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Caterina and the coffees</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span><div><br /><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5228/5656350501_cd01a88934_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5228/5656350501_cd01a88934_b.jpg" width="550" alt="pr7" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Madame Framboise, Madhouse & Giulia D</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5110/5656350689_1aaa2918bc_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5110/5656350689_1aaa2918bc_b.jpg" width="550" alt="pr8" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Us</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/5656349655_6811129fa8_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/5656349655_6811129fa8_b.jpg" width="550" alt="pr3" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Boris, me and Umbe San</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5305/5656922844_893569079a_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5305/5656922844_893569079a_b.jpg" width="550" alt="pr2" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Giangi, Talker, Luca & Raff</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5656349921_74a7a89499_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5656349921_74a7a89499_b.jpg" width="550" alt="pr4" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Manu & Bruno</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5269/5656350905_4f291befe6_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5269/5656350905_4f291befe6_b.jpg" width="550" alt="pr9" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Luchy, Carly & Benji, aka 3/5 of "Dumbo Gets Mad"</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5228/5656348911_8406931706_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5228/5656348911_8406931706_b.jpg" width="550" alt="pr1" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Fede(</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">♥) </span></span>and Giulia D</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5270/5656349097_35069798a6_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5270/5656349097_35069798a6_b.jpg" width="550" alt="pr10" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">me</span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-90576377199852171662011-04-20T05:17:00.000-07:002011-04-20T05:39:17.921-07:00London People<span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />As seen on <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.grazia.it/Stile-di-vita/Stile-di-vita/People">Grazia.it</a><br /><br />some images from my post "People".<br /><br />I shot these photos around London.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><br /></span><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5230/5637664400_578d5283c0_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5230/5637664400_578d5283c0_b.jpg" alt="dancers @ Vogue Fabrics" width="550" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >dancers @ Vogue Fabrics in Dalston</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5303/5637664160_08223029cc_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5303/5637664160_08223029cc_b.jpg" alt="Covent Garden tube stop" width="550" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Covent Garden tube station</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5637087105_e9d1cd4dcc_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5637087105_e9d1cd4dcc_b.jpg" alt="Champagne bucket @ The Light (the loft party)" width="550" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >a guest @ The Light, Shoreditch</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5224/5637086825_4ea500b8a3_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5224/5637086825_4ea500b8a3_b.jpg" alt="sweet couple in Brick Lane" width="550" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >sweet couple in Brick Lane</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5141/5637086287_e1d1da8e35_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5141/5637086287_e1d1da8e35_b.jpg" alt="one of the djs @ the Vogue Fabrics, in Dalston" width="550" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >the dj of Vogue Fabric</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5147/5637663352_2bb1394d2a_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5147/5637663352_2bb1394d2a_b.jpg" alt="Rory in Cheshire Street" width="550" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Rory in Cheshire Street</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5637664594_d27c7f6be0_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5637664594_d27c7f6be0_b.jpg" alt="David Mancuso at work" width="550" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >David Mancuso djing at The Loft Party</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5229/5637690688_6794e0b7cb_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5229/5637690688_6794e0b7cb_b.jpg" alt="Grace @ Rokit, Brick Lane" width="550" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Grace inside Rockit, Brick Lane</span><br /><br />.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-29246764669615205982011-04-18T10:07:00.000-07:002011-04-18T10:58:28.870-07:00Grazia.it<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Well,</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">finally I can tell you! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">The new website of <b>Grazia magazine</b> is online at </span></span><a href="http://www.grazia.it/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">grazia.it</span></span></b></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">and I am part of it!!!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Have a look to my first contributions for the lifestyle section:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><a href="http://www.grazia.it/Stile-di-vita/Stile-di-vita/At-The-Loft-Party">http://www.grazia.it/Stile-di-vita/Stile-di-vita/At-The-Loft-Party</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I filmed "<b>At The Loft</b>" video in London, before, during and after this special event I attended to... The Loft, by <b>David Mancuso</b>.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I am sure you all know him, he's the pioneer dj of disco music. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">First celebrated in his house in <b>New York</b>, the Loft, the famous party he invented, started to change locations every time due to the big success, becoming a truly place to be during the '70.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Three times a year you can go to "The Light ", in Shoreditch, to participate, and to dance untill you get the energy!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">As I always do, I love London.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/22563220?color=ff0179" width="550" height="303" frameborder="0"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-74216482364932699762011-04-14T03:43:00.000-07:002011-04-14T06:53:42.650-07:00Piazza Affari<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">new editorial for </span></span><b><a href="http://dossierjournal.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Dossier Journal</span></span></a></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">some backstage images I wanted to share.</span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">photography by my friend </span></span><a href="http://www.larevolution.it/#123351/Emanuele-Fontanesi"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Emanuele Fontanesi</span></span></b></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Styled by </span></span><a href="http://cargocollective.com/silviabergomi"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">me</span></span></b></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Hair and makeup by </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Hugo Villard</span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Photographer’s Assistant </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://www.raffgrosso.com/"><b>Raffaele Grosso</b></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Stylist’s assistant </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Umberto Sannino</span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Model </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Benjamin Sczesny</span></span></b></div></span></span></b></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5189/5618386921_19d6a92f22_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5189/5618386921_19d6a92f22_b.jpg" width="550" alt="p.a.7" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Benjamin in the studio</span></span><div><br /><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5109/5618972636_bc4bdfa99a_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5109/5618972636_bc4bdfa99a_b.jpg" width="550" alt="p.a.5" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Manu & Benjamin</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5061/5618386045_4d57237470_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5061/5618386045_4d57237470_b.jpg" width="550" alt="p-a-1" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Raff, Manu, Umbe, Me, Benjamin</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5190/5618972476_397a7e1e29_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5190/5618972476_397a7e1e29_b.jpg" width="550" alt="p.a.4" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Manu</span> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5021/5618386367_312ae50c2e_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5021/5618386367_312ae50c2e_b.jpg" width="550" alt="p.a.3" /></a></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Umbe</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">and the story</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b><br /></b></span></div><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5025/5619097514_61aaeaa988_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5025/5619097514_61aaeaa988_b.jpg" width="550" alt="5. piazza affarijpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5619097828_531c397ac6_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5619097828_531c397ac6_b.jpg" width="550" alt="6 piazza affari" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5266/5619098418_a0de2206f8_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5266/5619098418_a0de2206f8_b.jpg" width="550" alt="8 piazza affari" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5618511565_530554fafb_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5618511565_530554fafb_b.jpg" width="550" alt="7 piazza affari" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5309/5618512093_5872db756d_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5309/5618512093_5872db756d_b.jpg" width="550" alt="9 piazza affari" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5221/5618510709_5c759cc505_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5221/5618510709_5c759cc505_b.jpg" width="550" alt="4.piazza affarijpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5028/5618510459_f14cd72c2b_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5028/5618510459_f14cd72c2b_b.jpg" width="550" alt="3 piazza affari" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5149/5619096492_6d2c349818_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5149/5619096492_6d2c349818_b.jpg" width="550" alt="2 piazza affari" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5027/5619096328_8477c70c6c_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5027/5619096328_8477c70c6c_b.jpg" width="550" alt="1 piazza affari" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-88318466117226620842011-04-12T09:13:00.000-07:002011-04-14T03:31:43.630-07:00Dark Level Lookbook<span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;"><br />The last February I was called to style the new Autumn Winter lookbook & campaign of <a href="http://www.dark-level.com/"><b>1.Dark Level</b></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Carolina Amoretti</span> was the photographer<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Maura Camilla Cocco</span> the hair plus make up artist<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Celine Derrien </span>the model.<br /><br />Here are some pictures I shot during the backstage.<br />It follows the behind the scenes video, edited and directed by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Baldibloom</span>.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5027/5613146425_7630f5e557_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5027/5613146425_7630f5e557_b.jpg" alt="dl1" width="550" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">Celine and Caro</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5308/5613146783_65274e1329_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5308/5613146783_65274e1329_b.jpg" alt="dl2" width="550" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Maura as Frida<br /></span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5269/5613147625_e5f9ea7e55_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5269/5613147625_e5f9ea7e55_b.jpg" alt="dl5" width="550" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">Celine</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5062/5613147051_0639c25a90_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5062/5613147051_0639c25a90_b.jpg" alt="dl3" width="550" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">Caro and her Très Bone boyfriend/assistant</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5307/5613726722_c707d57187_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5307/5613726722_c707d57187_b.jpg" alt="dl4" width="550" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">Celine</span><br /><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WAR6gtif8hk" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="550"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-82995395237689948392011-04-05T02:21:00.000-07:002011-04-05T05:01:32.974-07:00Mom' inspiration part ||<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">All the images were taken from 1975 to 1985.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">How adorable were my parents and their friends?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">We had a loss of style during years..</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5227/5591242803_33c9d373d7_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5227/5591242803_33c9d373d7_b.jpg" width="550" alt="mum h" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5030/5591241905_c7943a93b5_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5030/5591241905_c7943a93b5_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Mum a" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/5591242025_b0c436f88d_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/5591242025_b0c436f88d_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Mum b" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5230/5591242147_b01c583dcb_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5230/5591242147_b01c583dcb_b.jpg" width="550" alt="mum c" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5227/5591242311_ee09c89fa8_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5227/5591242311_ee09c89fa8_b.jpg" width="550" alt="mum e" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5591242433_0f3825165b_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5591242433_0f3825165b_b.jpg" width="550" alt="mum d" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5148/5591835766_f911f32188_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5148/5591835766_f911f32188_b.jpg" width="550" alt="mum f" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5183/5591242999_6327b5e0a6_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5183/5591242999_6327b5e0a6_b.jpg" width="550" alt="mum i" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5591836362_4e45af1c12_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5591836362_4e45af1c12_b.jpg" width="550" alt="mum l" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5171/5591243437_1267b00cd5_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5171/5591243437_1267b00cd5_b.jpg" width="550" alt="mumg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-16235115762941521592011-03-28T02:32:00.000-07:002011-03-28T03:14:36.046-07:00Details of my life<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">random pictures of random objects..</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Rome</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Milan</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">birthplace</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5091/5567636672_b286328397_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5091/5567636672_b286328397_b.jpg" width="550" alt="d6" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5567636454_c59351e9e5_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5567636454_c59351e9e5_b.jpg" width="550" alt="d5" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="ttp://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/5567636202_c5923251ed_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/5567636202_c5923251ed_b.jpg" width="550" alt="d4" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5567051839_fe5e987cbf_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5567051839_fe5e987cbf_b.jpg" width="550" alt="d3" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5567050399_c55bbd34d2_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5567050399_c55bbd34d2_b.jpg" width="550" alt="d1" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5015/5567051601_4860c4d25a_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5015/5567051601_4860c4d25a_b.jpg" width="550" alt="d2" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-50862076769712481692011-03-21T09:14:00.000-07:002011-03-21T10:00:49.139-07:00In conversation with Vivetta<div><a href="http://www.vivetta.it/VIVETTA/Vivetta.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">vivetta.it</span></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Vivì Ponti is the mind behind this fashion brand.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">We met at her studio in Milan.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">Puffed rice green tea is always perfect for female conversations...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">If you want, read the full interview on Dossier Web</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://dossierjournal.com/style/fashion/in-conversation-with-vivetta/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">http://dossierjournal.com/style/fashion/in-conversation-with-vivetta/</span></span></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5547305162_c4a0fd1ee2_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5547305162_c4a0fd1ee2_b.jpg" width="550" alt="22210001" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5546762819_9155e5c31c_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5546762819_9155e5c31c_b.jpg" width="550" alt="F1000029ok" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5546725485_91d1722820_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5546725485_91d1722820_b.jpg" width="550" alt="22210007" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5020/5547308564_a3d5e62577_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5020/5547308564_a3d5e62577_b.jpg" width="550" alt="F1000037" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5546727343_6999c83cfe_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5546727343_6999c83cfe_b.jpg" width="550" alt="F1000025" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-25334433755332056362011-03-17T12:30:00.000-07:002011-03-18T03:01:06.996-07:00Houses in L.A.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">You can go down the streets and see so many differents styles... Private residences in Los Angeles are absolutely original. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">And seems that gardening is a real business.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">It gave me a peace sense going through Beverly Hills in the morning and say "hello" to all those gardeners. They really care about their blooms.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5534990631_f57ac7a2c7_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5534990631_f57ac7a2c7_b.jpg" width="550" alt="_10_00093" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Hermosa Beach</span></span><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5212/5535569880_e199e8c2ea_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5212/5535569880_e199e8c2ea_b.jpg" width="550" alt="__9_00092" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Somewhere in West Hollywood</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5052/5535569486_77887e6b16_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5052/5535569486_77887e6b16_b.jpg" width="550" alt="_36_00144" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Beverly Hills</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5535570856_437686820f_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5535570856_437686820f_b.jpg" width="550" alt="_16_00310" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Malibu</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5095/5535570490_9e1be9a99b_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5095/5535570490_9e1be9a99b_b.jpg" width="550" alt="_16_00099" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Venice</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-46109487260653749142011-03-13T08:08:00.000-07:002011-03-13T08:44:49.670-07:00Mom' inspiration<div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I always loved vintage images.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">There's an entire cupboard at my parents house, thousands of photographs, pure beauty!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I like everything from them, the kind of film, the format, the colours.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I made a first selection... just to share the innate style, and the inspiration they give me.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">And, the looks!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">They are my parents, and these are moments from the 70's</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:24px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5522934676_47145e547b_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5522934676_47145e547b_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Mum 11" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5522934422_15c4285580_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5522934422_15c4285580_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Mum 10" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5060/5522344969_1efc2bc9f6_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5060/5522344969_1efc2bc9f6_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Mum 13" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5522935718_2c25b3934a_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5522935718_2c25b3934a_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Mum 14" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5012/5522349485_5b1935e245_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5012/5522349485_5b1935e245_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Mum 16" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5178/5522349755_b0f7d17d7b_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5178/5522349755_b0f7d17d7b_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Mum 7" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5522940708_ce2d85a1b1_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5522940708_ce2d85a1b1_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Mum 8" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5051/5522948194_00e58ef36c_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5051/5522948194_00e58ef36c_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Mum 9" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5020/5522345701_a9c5c9212c_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5020/5522345701_a9c5c9212c_b.jpg" width="550" alt="Mum 15" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-16052416235262360562011-03-09T07:18:00.000-08:002011-03-09T07:40:24.680-08:00Nights in Milan<div><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Fragments of</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">my</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">social life...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="hps" title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">more to come</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5219/5511781341_660cea5084_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5219/5511781341_660cea5084_b.jpg" width="550" alt="F1000001" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Dolce & Gabbana party @ Dolce & Gabbana <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Boutique </span></span><br /></span></span><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5215/5511776347_a41e304bb1_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5215/5511776347_a41e304bb1_b.jpg" width="550" alt="3" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Plastic</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5512374256_d4848f608c_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5512374256_d4848f608c_b.jpg" width="550" alt="2" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Plastic</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5179/5511770681_96a7d006b8_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5179/5511770681_96a7d006b8_b.jpg" width="550" alt="180055-13-1" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Via Savona</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5295/5512376456_21fc89de59_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5295/5512376456_21fc89de59_b.jpg" width="550" alt="__4_00241" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">outside Cape Town</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5511778055_31e2186727_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5511778055_31e2186727_b.jpg" width="550" alt="__2_00239" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">after Plastic</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5131/5512375802_d4a7c2e100_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5131/5512375802_d4a7c2e100_b.jpg" width="550" alt="__1_00238" /></a></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">?</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-52740956544472676902011-03-03T11:00:00.000-08:002011-03-13T08:56:09.685-07:00Los Angeles people, part 2<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">more of them<br /></span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5292/5494310778_a1c551c1f3_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5292/5494310778_a1c551c1f3_b.jpg" alt="LA People 7" width="550" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en"><span title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative" class="hps"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">a</span></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;"> </span><span title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative" class="hps" style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">pianist</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;"> </span><span title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative" class="hps" style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">in</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;"> </span><span title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative" class="hps" style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">Venice</span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5292/5494310330_05bdcbb3f8_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5292/5494310330_05bdcbb3f8_b.jpg" alt="LA People 5" width="550" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">Molly in Santa Monica</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5139/5493717519_1b922ced56_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5139/5493717519_1b922ced56_b.jpg" alt="LA People 2" width="550" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">a Venice citizen</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5057/5493719069_7d1109a1d9_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5057/5493719069_7d1109a1d9_b.jpg" alt="Luchis5" width="550" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">"Dumbo gets mad"@ the Grove</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5017/5494310532_b0fb5ea2d4_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5017/5494310532_b0fb5ea2d4_b.jpg" alt="LA People 6" width="550" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">Manhattan beach</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/5493718363_33d26f0af2_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/5493718363_33d26f0af2_b.jpg" alt="LA People 9" width="550" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">"Damiano Pizza" in Fairfax</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5091/5493718543_69b4beae03_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5091/5493718543_69b4beae03_b.jpg" alt="LA People 12" width="550" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">Lifeguards in Malibu</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5494311344_7dfef4df80_b.jpg"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5494311344_7dfef4df80_b.jpg" alt="LA People 14" width="550" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">me in Melrose</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257562010879555049.post-33165512821174680882011-02-28T13:17:00.000-08:002011-04-06T11:59:02.056-07:00Milan Fashion Week collage<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div>Ok,</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">here I am! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Sorry for the long silence.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">These have been busy week (happy for that).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I 'd love to share a collage video that I made with some fashion shows I attended to.. it's a kind of experiment, not first class quality video, but I had more fun than I thought in doing it...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">This I promise... my future videos will be definetely better. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">So many things on the horizon!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">In order:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b>Gucci</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b>Blumarine</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b>Cavalli </b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b>Jil Sander</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b>Missoni</b></span></span></div><div><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20479253?color=ff0179" width="550" height="309" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2