Graphic Berlin
“Berlin combines the culture of New York, the traffic system of Tokyo, the nature of Seattle, and the historical treasures of, well, Berlin.” – Hiroshi Montomura,U.S. Law professor, 2004 My photo of a building in Berlin, Germany and Peter Pilotto dress.
Op Art fashion (2)
Op art (Optical art) is an artistic movement dating from 1950s which plays with the visual perception of the observer. White and black Op Art : The Op Art artist Sonia Delaunay’s creations in the 1920s :Op Art fashion : Sonia Delaunay Spring 2014 :Op Art in black and White : Colorful Op Art !…
Monreale architecture
Dolce Gabbana byzantine dress and mosaics from the Cathedral of Monreale in Sicily.
Magnificent Arab-Norman art in Monreale
Arabian geometric Mosaics from the Cathedral of Monreale in Sicily (built in the 11th century under the domination of the Normans). This Cathedral was built under the reign of the Sicilian King Guillaume II in the 11th century. This monument is an example of the “Arab-Norman architecture” in which Byzantine and Arabian influences are mixed.
Promenade marine
Luisa Beccaria dress, Silvia Furmanovich bird earrings, mix of my two photos of Taormina (sea and flowers in the Mazzarò beach).
An Art Deco table
IKEA’s candles, transparent vase, gold towel rails and artificial renoncule flowers. Maison du monde’s Art Deco plates and coffee cups.
Une nuit à la lumière de l’Or de Byzance
Dolce Gabbana model wearing a Byzantine inspired dress and geometric mosaics from the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily (11th century). This monument is an example of the Arab-Norman architecture : a confluence of the Byzantine and Arabian art and culture in Sicily, when the Normans dominated Sicily (11-12th centuries).
Un voile de fleurs s’étendait sur la mer bleue de Sicile
Mix of my two photos of Taormina, Sicily : the view of the sea from the place IX April in Taormina and flowers in the Mazzarò beach at the north of the Isola Bella bay. The Mazzarò beach is accessible by the funicular from Taormina.
Lumière d’or
Photo of water under the sun, Dolce Gabbana Byzantine dress, gold texture and geometric mosaics from the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily. This monument is an example of the Arab-Norman architecture : a confluence of the Byzantine and Arabian art and culture.
Gold harmony
Gold texture and Arabic inspired mosaics (eight branches stars) in the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily. The architecture of the Cathedral of Monreale (Sicily) is called “Arab-Norman”. It was built in the XIIth century (1172) during the Norman domination of the sicily (11-12th centuries). The Normans conquered Sicily and defeated Arabian in the 11th century. In…
Une femme Byzantine parée de ses plus beaux atours
Byzantine mosaics and stain glass in the Palatine Chapel of the Norman palace (12th century) in Palermo, Sicily. Illustration by Tadarino of a woman wearing a Byzantine costume. The palatine Chapel is in the Norman palace in Palermo, Sicily. The construction of the Palatine Chapel began in 1132. The edification of the chapel was ordered…
What a beauty !
Tara Jarmon dress and my photo of the Galeries Lafayette in Berlin, Germany.
Byzantine spirituality
Byzantine mosaics of the Martorana (Church of St. Mary of the Admiral) in Palermo, Sicily. Under the reign of King Roger, the Martorana was founded in 1143 by his high admiral George Antiochenos. The church Saint Maria dell’ Ammiraglio was renamed “La Martorana” in 1433. More photos : In 395, the Roman Empire is divided…
At the time of Byzance
Dolce Gabbana dress and photo of mosaics in the Church of Martorana in Palerm, Sicily. The church of Santa Maria dell’ Ammiraglio (The Martorana) is an example of Byzantine, Norman and arabic architecture (gold mosaics, geometric mosaics…). The Martorana is located in Parlem, Piazza Bellini, Sicily. It was built in 1143 under the reign of…
Byzantine Lady
Model wearing Byzantine Dolce Gabbana clothes, Byzantine mosaics in the Church of Martorana and in the Mandamento Palazzo Reale of Palermo, Sicily.
A l’ombre d’un oranger
“Orangers, arbres que j’adore, Que vos parfums me semblent doux ! Est-il dans l’empire de Flore Rien d’agréable comme vous ?” Éloge de l’oranger – Jean de la Fontaine Émile Vernon painting “Beauty under the orange tree” and Des petits hauts orange brooch.
A fruity summer
Tara Jarmon dress and belt and photo of a Fruit Assortment Stencil for Wall painting.
Noir volcanique
Paule Ka dress, François Pompon panther sculpture and my photo of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.
