So who was William Shakespeare? Known as “the bard”, Shakespeare was an author who lived in the Elizabethan era and wrote about a lot of different things. But why is Shakespeare considered such a great artist? In this short video, you’ll get a of who Shakespeare was and what made him special…
A few days ago I visited a world’s oldest art gallery: Cave of Niaux in Ariège (18500-10500 bc). It is a huge place, which has remained almost as in the Magdalenian period. Just some small paths were made for visitors. There are only 20 visitors per tour. We walk with a torch, in darkness, and … Continue Reading
There is a poster in front of me, just above my computer. It reminds me the blue of a beautiful summer sky, obviously not in the North of France. It reminds me also this strange and beautiful sensation when I was in front of this painting.
We live at a time when the idea of democracy and people’s liberty is every day destroyed by laws made by the powerfuls who govern us. And I see a very good parallel in this XIXth century painting with our time. This Delacroix master piece is a demonstration of the anger of the people in … Continue Reading
Francis Debeyre is an artist who lives in Lille. He started making masks in his garden 35 years ago. He has been working for all kinds of stages: theatre, circus, dance, any other kind of performance. This Sunday was the last day of the extended exhibition called The Man Without a Mask, whose original French … Continue Reading
Today I finally managed to see the Modigliani Exhibition at Lille Métropole Museum of Modern, Contemporary and Outsider Art (LaM) in Villeneuve-d’Ascq. This time I was wise enough to go by metro and bus, which took less than half an hour. (I did come back on foot though. It’s such a beautiful day today…) Pascale … Continue Reading