czwartek, 25 grudnia 2008

lalala,Sopot,Poland


LALALA: bistro-bar-guest house-wine house.
In short - a hybrid, a place for mavericks who look for a charming, airy space, infiltrating calmly into their bloods
treams, pulsing delicately. Before your eyes there appears a tenement with a wooden patio, a little idyllic garden and a hammock, slightly out of the way, where time flows in another rhythm. An original reshuffle of styles and forms, of wine, wine and wine; genuinely smiling and imaginative service, informal vibe and a unique, not only as for Tricity, arthotel with rooms created by artists… The threshold welcomes us with kitsch golden cats, straight from China, lamps made of tubes bought for a song, draped into a designer object of desire, a black piano in the corner, crystal chandelier over the bar interspersed with origami figures; a little altar paved with arabesque tiles takes us to Alhambra. A blend - or mélange if you wish: the multicoloured and unusual personalities of the owners are manifested on every step. Children love this place, as by coming here they enter the Wonderland in quest of colourful treasures and sounds of hidden musical boxes.

The kitchen serves creative dishes, concocted to order from high-quality products. We especially recommend the goat cheese salad, lalala-made ice cream, hot chocolate cake with chilli - a fantastic aphrodisiac, and our one of a kind home-made burger with brie for carnivores.

Lalala means also an exceptional vision of sit downs and spontaneous/unpredictable actions, such as jam sessions out of the blue, exhibitions, dancing parties or performances. Here you will not be exposed to clubbing pushing-and-shoving, never-ending queues to the loo, nor loud beat. Instead, you may unexpectedly discover alternative works of art or take part in a merry street action, practice yoga in Hopla, participate in "Sporty Sunday", togs' day (i.e. duds exchange) or wine tasting. In summer the patio smells sweet with herbs, a hammock is hung, talks resound and there is much fun and laughter. A cat nuzzles and Asia’s mare comes to art exhibitions. Everything for gourmands, fondlings, hedonists and experts in beautiful time-wasting. A rich mixture of forms.



Lalala Arthotel
7 rooms, 7 stories, 7 tastes going frisky on the eye, 7 spick-and-span artistic concepts, a conspiracy of free minds and imaginations, a wonderful alternative, hotel-nonhotel - no doubts an arthotel, Mecca of impression collectors, and for dessert - a Moresque apartment a la Zastrozna, i.e. a designer Bakhchisaray in foamy, marine Sopot… Welcome to the eclectic flea market of bliss of seven faces. Artistic souls often carouse here, rooms are packed with people, conversations and lights, cats come and go. The bar smells of coffee, cake and good wine, children pop in for dumplings and ice cream, good cheeses melt on the tip of your tongue and in summer an idle guest rocks in the hammock. Each room is a different novel, different world.



LALALA
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Gallery Pauza, Kraków , Poland


Carefully hidden at the first floor, it is an ideal place to spend time with friends and meetings - but find it is in itself a reward. Pause is located on the first floor of the nineteenth century style building at ul. Florianska 18, in Krakow. Three rooms, of which 2 are regularly presented exhibitions of photography, can even accommodate 300 people. Usually, if someone has already reached here, is. Subtle lighting, minimalist interior design, excellent music and regular exhibitions of photography. That's all together creates a combination that makes you pause is one of the best places in Krakow. Because Is not a nice variety - relax on the floor in the city of Basements?

Pauza website

Święta Krowa, Krakow, Poland


This is one of the most pubs on the map of Krakow premises. With its compact design provides specific odrealniony climate, which has contributed to their peculiar floating in the air, the smell of incense. Indian, exotic decor premises and the ability to seat on the soft cushions or small pufach causes at the outset feels like another world ... Here you hear what most in modern music that is played live or on CD. Makes the whole Holy Cow object worthy of absolute worship poszukiwaczy something original and another in Krakow ...

Alchemia, Krakow, Poland


Alchemia has become something of a flagship in the gritty club world of Kazimierz. Packed to the rafters almost every evening, this place is more than just a pub/club - it has become a genuine place of meeting and partying for the Kazimierz crowd. Overflowing into several rooms, Alchemia is strikingly decorated with old paintings and furniture, but utterly without pretence. Popular with artists, most gallery openings throughout the district culminate in splendid bohemian madness at Alchemia - where dancing on the tables in the early hours in a fog of smoke, surrounded by countless burning candles seems simply the most natural thing in the world. Unmissable.

Alchemia website

niedziela, 14 grudnia 2008

Jinyoung Shin


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Andrzej Pągowski

Andrzej Pągowski, State of fear
Andrzej Pągowski, Człowiek z żelaza








Piotr Naliwajko

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Piotr Naliwajko, Piłat, olej na płótnie, 130x97 cm
Piotr Naliwajko, Apage, olej na płótnie, 97x130 cm

Painting Leszek Bartkiewicz - a balance of opposites



Leszek Bartkiewicz jest twórcą, którego malarstwo wyraźnie wyróżnia się w malarskim środowisku Łodzi. Nie podąża za modnymi kierunkami, nurtami, konsekwentnie realizuje własną wizję sztuki.web

Hieronim Bosch



Bosch’s pictures have always fascinated viewers, but in earlier centuries it was widely assumed that his diabolic scenes were intended merely to amuse or titillate, most people regarded him as “the inventor of monsters and chimeras’.
Philip II, though, collected his works more for education than for entertainment. A Dutch art historian in the early 17th century described Bosch’s paintings chiefly as ‘wondrous and strange fantasies… often less pleasant than gruesome to look at’. In the 20th century, however, scholars decided that Bosch’s art has a more profound significance, and there have been many attempts to explain its origins and meaning. Some writers saw him as a sort of 15th century surrealist and linked his name with that of Salvator Dali. For others, Bosch’s art reflects mysterious practices of the Middle Ages. No matter what explanation and comprehension of his art might be, Bosch remains the most extravagant painter of his time. Continued...




Hieronim Bosch, Het Narrenschip (Statek szaleńców), olej, deska, 57,9x32,6, wł. Luwr, Paryż, fot. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam






Hieronymus Bosch, Śmierć skąpca, olej, deska, wym. 92,6 x 30,8 cm, National Gallery of Art Samuel H. Kress Collection, Washington
Hieronymus Bosch, Sceny Pasji, deska, olej, wym. 63 x 43,3 cm, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
Hieronim Bosch, Visioenen uit het hiernamaals (Wizje ostateczne), olej, deska, 87x40, wł. Pałac Dożów, Wenecja, fot. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam


środa, 10 grudnia 2008

Rodchenko

Russian avant-gardist Alexander Rodchenko gained an international reputation as a pioneering photographer, painter, sculptor and graphic artist in the years after the Russian revolution. He was a member of INHUK (Institute of Artistic Culture) group of constructivists and a member of the “October Group “.

Even if you have never heard the name Alexander Rodchenko, you may well know that his 1924 image of Osip Brik, the husband of Lili Brik, who was the lover of the poet Mayakovsky. Osip Brik was the co-founder of LEF - a magazine whose acronym stands for Levy Front Isskustva, the Leftist Front for the Arts. Rodchenko’s iconic image shows these three Cyrillic letters in one lens of Brik’s spectacles. . Look some of his photos below.

Alexander Rodchenko, Girl with Leica


Morning Gymnastics on the roof of a students’ hostel in Lefortovo, 1932

Degraus/Stairs - 1930

Torre Shukhov/Shukhov Tower - 1929


Edifício Mosselprom/Mosselprom Building - 1926

Olhando o desfile/gathering for the demonstration - 1928-32

sobota, 6 grudnia 2008

Nobuyoshi Araki



http://www.arakinobuyoshi.com/

" Without obscenity

our city would be

gloomy,

life morally boring "


Erwin olaf

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Boy 01 from the Rouge series.

If footballers dressed like this I might be more interested in their wretched sport. Erwin Olaf produces some really remarkable photographic tableaux, this piece barely hints at his invention. His site has plenty of examples and—unlike many photography sites—manages to use Flash with some care.

Via Fabulon.

10 Photoshop Masters ?

1 - Adhemas Batista (Brazil) - http://www.adhemas.com/

2 - Bert Monroy (USA) - http://www.bertmonroy.com/

3 - Derel Lea (Canada) - http://www.dereklea.com/

4 - Eduardo Recife (Brazil) - http://www.eduardorecife.com/

5 - Ian Keltie (U.K) - http://www.iankeltie.com/

6 - Joan Charmant - http://www.joancharmant.com/

7 - Joshua M. Smith - http://www.hydro74.com/

8 - Justin M. Maller (Australia) - http://www.superlover.com.au/

9 - Nik Ainley (U.K) - http://www.shinybinary.com/

10 - Scott Hansen (USA) - http://www.iso50.com/

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