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Somebody up there loves us

In front a cup of coffee. Home-made: where did your creative career start, and how much has it been influenced by your roots? I was born on an island, somewhere between here and elsewhere, between solid ground and the infinite horizons that stretch beyond the seas. When you grow up on an island, you learn to discover the world around you, pa...

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Dec 03, 2009 | Categories: Experiences | Tags: ability, alghero, antonio marras, atmospheres, career, city, clothes, collection, concept, creative, cultures, dessert, discover, experience, honey | Leave A Comment »

Interview with Jannis Kounellis

Magazine -> #9 Coopetition

You've asserted, to use your words, that "a journey, any journey, is essentially an initiation, an affirmative and conscious statement of love for knowledge". Would you say an artist sets out on such a journey alone? Is it necessarily a solitary journey or can it be undertaken with other artists as travel companions? Well, it's difficult to say. ...

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Nov 30, 2009 | Categories: Experiences | Tags: america, artist, beautiful, beauty, collaborative, community, competition, creation, cubism, day, diversity, emotion, germany, globalisation, icons | Leave A Comment »

On butterflies’ wings

Magazine -> #21 Senti-mentally

In front a cup of coffee. “I learnt to paint like Raphael, now I have to learn to draw like a child.” Pablo Picasso I’ve often wondered whether art and life are really related. Some artists have indeed turned their lives into their best work of art. But what a price some have had to pay for their commitment and approach to life! Oscar...

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Nov 23, 2009 | Categories: Experiences | Tags: absolute beauty, acknowledge, age, appearance, art, beauty, caravaggio, country, deep meaning, desires, details, dreams, emotional content, endless job, eternal damnation | Leave A Comment »