ART

Faking it ;-) The laughable (and terrifying) era of A.I. generated celebrities

ART, LIFESTYLE / By

“Why bother with real celebrities when you can just make your own? (Disclaimer: this article has been written using artificial intelligence). Ladies and gentlemen, we have some breaking news: Brad Pitt is now a woman! Yes, you read that right. Thanks to the power of AI-generated deep fake celebrities, we can now transform Hollywood’s hottest …

Faking it 😉 The laughable (and terrifying) era of A.I. generated celebrities Read More »

A Chinese Giacometti?

ART / By

Before shouting lese majesté !, stop for a moment to look at Aurora Edge II, one of the sculptures that sculptor Zheng Lu presented at the HOFA Gallery in London. Perhaps you will find the courage to draw a parallel between the two artists. My first encounter with Zheng Lu’s sculpture was sipping a coffee …

A Chinese Giacometti? Read More »

Orpheus and Eurydice: the Greek myth as the guide toward an understanding of the self.

ART, LIFESTYLE / By

Orpheus and Eurydice is one of the better known Greek myths; it tells the story of the love between Orpheus, a poet and musician, and Eurydice, the exquisitely beautiful nymph. But as always happens in Greek tales, there is much more to it than a beautiful romantic story. All creatures loved Orpheus for his artistic …

Orpheus and Eurydice: the Greek myth as the guide toward an understanding of the self. Read More »

“sguardi”
looks through the hands
of max cardelli

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY / By

There are fashion photographers, there are portrait photographers, then there are fashion photographers who also do portraits…There are good photographers, very good ones, and famous ones…Then there are star photographers more famous than the photos they take…! And then there are the good, very good, famous photographers that are artisans as well: they work in …

“sguardi”
looks through the hands
of max cardelli Read More »

MUSEO DEL PARCO – CULTURE IN PORTOFINO, THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE RECOVERY OF TOURISM

ART, VENUES / By

In his first speech to parliament, Mario Draghi defined Italy as a “great cultural power, and in the aftermath of this weird pandemic we find ourselves valuing our culture and tourism assets as never before. One such asset is certainly Portofino, the Pearl of the Tyrrhenian, famous for its beauty and historical association with celebrated …

MUSEO DEL PARCO – CULTURE IN PORTOFINO, THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE RECOVERY OF TOURISM Read More »