Monthly Archives: October 2009

Tales of technology

Tales of technology

What the future holds’ in ‘divine disguise’ would seem to be a laptop with pretty casing. ‘The webmaster’ in us all perhaps will be seduced, perhaps will remain true to our inner mac, but the show in the windows again is astoundingly entertaining and theatrical. Kudos to the merchandising team and window dressers for the art of it all!

 

Miffy, Between being born and dying

Miffy, Between being born and dying

Why is Miffy crying?

 

Lambrovassilis: modern, relics, sound, sight

Lambrovassilis: modern, relics, sound, sight

Relics are something not unfamiliar to the Greek story, where heroic past is allowed to remain. The old is at once celebrated and at once left to the side, a weighty burden that is also a familiar and much loved fixture.

 

Substance and Form : Cheryl Hazan Gallery Tribeca

Substance and Form : Cheryl Hazan Gallery Tribeca

Cheryl Hazan Gallery, Tribeca of Substance and Form; featuring the works of Jaq Belcher , Carolina Sardi and John Ensor Parker. The show runs until November 10.

 

Pomegranate: The Enduring Motif

Pomegranate: The Enduring Motif

In Greek mythology the fruit appears in the story of Persephone, stolen by Hades to the underworld. It was a symbol to the Helenic world of marriage, life and regeneration, which equally translated in medieval times to a symbol of fertility.