Avere una Bella Cera at Fortuny

The exhibition at Museum Fortuny in Venice opens tomorrow 10th March until June 25 and is the world’s first exhibition on wax portraits analizing a field that has been studied very little by art historians.
The world’s first exhibition on wax portraits will analyse a field that has been studied very little by art historians: that of life-size wax figures. This fascinating subject has recently attracted the attention of numerous contemporary artists, but has never had a specific exhibition devoted to it.

The project was inspired by two fortunate coincidences, the existence of a series of life- size wax portraits in Venice’s public collections and churches, and the centenary of the publication of Geschichte der Porträtbildnerei in Wachs (“History of Portraiture in Wax”), written by the famous Viennese art historian Julius von Schlosser and the first work devoted to the history of wax portraits. A superb Italian translation of Schlosser’s work by Andrea Daninos has recently been published, complete with an extensive and detailed critical commentary.

The Venetian exhibition is the outcome of more than three years of research and, for the first time, it brings together nearly all of the extant sculptures in Italy, most of which unpublished or never displayed before.

Oh no not again!

10 Ways to get over an Artist Block…may be I need to check it again.

Artist’s block..oh no!

I’ve had artist’s block that is for sure. I don’t know whether my lovely muse has gone on strike, or possibly a mix of  stress and lack of confidence, but I haven’t taken a picture since a couple of  weeks. Not only that but I really do not want even to take out my camera. This has happened to me before so I do not worry too much and I know what I have to do.  First, do absolutely nothing, and avoid to get stressed.  I know will come back. Second, sometimes we all need a break. Third, I go and look at paintings in galleries. I don’t know anything about art but I  love it.  If creativity is a reservoir, it definitely helps fill it up again. Fourthly, I go for walks with my iPod. The sea helps too, but there is no sea in Milan! And finally, I read lots .
And then out of the blue, I woke up this morning and was happy to take pictures again!