Can't really say why I insisted on going back here. Maybe it's just the view that gets me. Anyhow, these steps are murder, so avoid them if you have a heartcondition!
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Revisiting Montmartre
Can't really say why I insisted on going back here. Maybe it's just the view that gets me. Anyhow, these steps are murder, so avoid them if you have a heartcondition!
Romantique padlocks
On this bridge crossing the Seine river, people have placed padlocks on the fence. These padlocks are special, because they hold the declarations of lovers. Most of them are just written with a permanent marker, but some have really fancy inscriptions on them. It's almost a tad emo and over the top, but it's a fun idea and something you wouldn't expect to see back home in the land of knäckebröd.
Monday, 14 February 2011
Another scandinavian in Paris?
A visit to Centre Pompidou
Pompidou is a modern-artmuseum in Paris, and just the building is interesting in itself with these huge pipes going all around it. I am not really a big fan of modern art, most of the time i am just unimpressed by it, but sometimes there are a few golden nuggets in that muddy river of artsy-fartsy.
There were a few pieces that i really liked in this place and they also had lots of pieces by superstars like Picasso and Mattise.
Niki de Saint Phalle
I really liked these two huge figures. From a distance their size and character were overwhelming, but up close there was even more to see with all the details made out of toys and dolls and all kinds of stuff.
A projected video in slow motion of a naked body spinning a hula-hoop, made out of barbed wire, around it's waist. As the video progressed it came up closer to the waist and you could clearly see how the skin had been damaged from this "exercise". I kinda liked it, actually.
Well, someone has to do the vaginas, right? And as it is written in the detail of the last painting, and as seen in magnitude of these pieces depicting sexual organs, size DOES matter!(?)
Picasso
These are just a few of the Picasso pieces at Pompidou. I must admit that i find Picasso as a person a lot more interesting than his art. But still, me being a small town boy, i can't help but being star-struck.
Matisse
No comment...
George Grosz
This one was hiding in a corner. Never heard of the artist, but then again i really don't know much about art-history. I did like it, though.
Francis Bacon
Bacon... Check!
So... I'll just top this post off with some more pics.
There were a few pieces that i really liked in this place and they also had lots of pieces by superstars like Picasso and Mattise.
Niki de Saint Phalle
I really liked these two huge figures. From a distance their size and character were overwhelming, but up close there was even more to see with all the details made out of toys and dolls and all kinds of stuff.
A projected video in slow motion of a naked body spinning a hula-hoop, made out of barbed wire, around it's waist. As the video progressed it came up closer to the waist and you could clearly see how the skin had been damaged from this "exercise". I kinda liked it, actually.
Well, someone has to do the vaginas, right? And as it is written in the detail of the last painting, and as seen in magnitude of these pieces depicting sexual organs, size DOES matter!(?)
Picasso
These are just a few of the Picasso pieces at Pompidou. I must admit that i find Picasso as a person a lot more interesting than his art. But still, me being a small town boy, i can't help but being star-struck.
Matisse
No comment...
George Grosz
This one was hiding in a corner. Never heard of the artist, but then again i really don't know much about art-history. I did like it, though.
Francis Bacon
Bacon... Check!
So... I'll just top this post off with some more pics.
Boots galore
A real fashionista knows the true value of sexy boots, and today we passed by a second hand/vintage shop with lots of overpriced clothes and here is a few items i wish to share with you.
1. The happy mexican
Yeah, these ones are best combined with a few rounds of tequila and are guaranteed to land you a senorita or two.
2. The sober classic
Not as daring as the previous ones, but still a dashing pair of boots that adds that special sophistication and mysterious-cowboy-stranger flavour to your overall look. Combine these with a dusty horsepoop-scented perfume and you are on fire.
3. Die gestapo
Not everyone can pull this look off. Die gestapo is, without a doubt, the most risky and demanding model out there. If you don't have the the stern and disciplined personality to match the character of these boots, then you'd do best to stay away.
1. The happy mexican
Yeah, these ones are best combined with a few rounds of tequila and are guaranteed to land you a senorita or two.
2. The sober classic
Not as daring as the previous ones, but still a dashing pair of boots that adds that special sophistication and mysterious-cowboy-stranger flavour to your overall look. Combine these with a dusty horsepoop-scented perfume and you are on fire.
3. Die gestapo
Not everyone can pull this look off. Die gestapo is, without a doubt, the most risky and demanding model out there. If you don't have the the stern and disciplined personality to match the character of these boots, then you'd do best to stay away.
Sunday, 13 February 2011
Passing by galleries
So today we were walking in this area that had lots of small artgalleries, but of course they were closed because it's sunday. I'll go back in a few days and get a closer look at some galleries. Here are some pics of what i saw.
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