The earth before technology

Call me romantic, but upon being asked which period of time I would want to live in if I were given the choice, I started to think about the mystic nature of the world as seen through ancient eyes, lacking instruments of insight and measurement; surpassing the senses in thorough, but no doubt numbing the human sentiment to the overwhelming beauty of every corner of the globe. The world is still much larger than most people know, but traveling it in jets and TGVs suggests otherwise. Walking a few miles through a forest proves them wrong.

FORZA INTER MILANO!

On tuesday, along with a few friends and family I shall be attending a soccer match in Pasadena between Inter Milan and FC Chelsea, the champion winners of their own divisions. I leave you with this video to guess which side I'm supporting. . Enjoy...

Pensee'

Isn't it incredible that hair, which falls around the outside of the face can seem like such a part of someone. It is. But it isn't really. It just grows from them and frames the face as if to focus in on all that a face really is. If I had nothing to read or watch, I would gladly look at faces all day long.

Chicago (The Art Institvte of)

On a recent voyage to Chicago, I made it my first priority to see The Art Institvte of Chicago (they tastefully used the latin 'v' rather than english 'u'), and was astounded at such a place. I was instantly transformed into a glaze-eyed baby following a trail in and out of all the rooms and wings, more than ready to devote all my time there to wandering the place, delaying lunch as long as possible. A recently added Modern Wing by the Italian architect Renzo Piano (see the Centre Pompidou, Paris), was astonishing. True to form, it was high ceilinged with natural light coming in from the upper levels to bathe all the lower galleries which were accessed through huge glass doors. The upstairs level had a view of all of Millennium Park across the street. The old stone building was reminiscent of the museums in Europe; attention to detail, a realization of the necessity of a specific environment for the contemplation of art, and the simple fact that a beautiful building puts everyone in a good mood.

Presto

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