"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."

― Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

Farewell Michael Turner

Un artista controverso, che a molti non piaceva e per cui personalmente non andavo matta ma che ha saputo darci delle emozioni. E che mi mancherà.
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Metafisica / Metafisiche

What a splendid exhibition! I was expecting your regular, run-of-the-mill show at Palazzo Reale, which is usually good enough, but I was surprised at the depth and width of this new endeavour, that spans across the city with multiple initiatives and, even within the show

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Isaac Asimov’s “Fantasy” collection

I take issue with this volume, and not because they’re short stories and you’re bound to like some more than the others: they’re all delightful, with very few and negligible exceptions. No, my problem is curatorial: I take issue that instead of grouping all the

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3 Comments
  • impbianco
    Posted at 19:11h, 29 June Reply

    E’ sicuramente da riconoscergli il merito che anche se stava male continuava comunque a lavorare… mi dispiace molto per la sua scomparsa…

    X-Bye

  • utente anonimo
    Posted at 17:35h, 13 July Reply

    Anche a me dispiace e anche molto per il destino di Turner. Però l’immagine postata da te non è del disegnatore appena scomparso, ma del ben più bravo J.Jones.

    Saluti

  • Shelidon
    Posted at 21:32h, 14 July Reply

    Lo so, è uno stile piuttosto diversa e in ogni caso è firmata. L’avevo postata semplicemente perché mi sembrava evocativa della scomparsa. Grazie comunque della segnalazione.

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