ITALIAN narrative

 ionic column, pompeii

 stucco, cattedrale di sant'andrea, amalfi

 

 mosaic, facciata del duomo, ravello

 villa rufolo, ravello

 “Io non so se son Valacchi o se Turchi son costor…”

exoticism and discovery in opera

 "contemporary art gallery", capri

Voyaging to the epicentre of the renaissance it would have been criminal for a history of art student to ignore a country saturated in artistic innovations. I put together a few highlights from the trip (an extremely vague chronicle of the capacity of Italian art), from the ancient cobbles of Pompeii to the sumptuous costumes of the Teatro di San Carlo, ENJOY!

PANORAMA

view of vesuvius from sorrento, sunrise

 ravello from neighbouring town of scala (which is twinned with new york, by the way)

Just returned from an impromptu trip to southern Italy, and being the culture vulture I am I couldn’t resist posting some of the beautiful sights from one of the most beautiful places, in my opinion, on EARTH.

WOW! Gorillas.

Driving through Bristol on my way home I find every open space in Bristol has been encroached upon by a gorilla.

Yes, a gorilla.

Upon opening my front door I was bombarded by my mum with articles on the beasts of Bristol: turns out they were initiated by Bristol Zoo to celebrate their 175^th anniversary and raise money for gorilla conservation and Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal.

Reminiscent of the Elephants Parade that invaded London in 2010, it’s refreshing to see Bristol isn’t still dwelling on Banksy to preserve its artistic acclaim, and is recognising the importance of public art and local artists as a source of civic pride, economic prosperity and just fun, really. 

The colourful creatures are on display for 10 weeks this summer, injecting some vibrancy to an otherwise dull English SUMMER.