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Art and culture
The world of spectacles
Opera theaters are beautiful. They have their own charm. There is gold, lights, velvet, carpets, mirrors; often even ceilings with frescos just like the ones you would see in ancient churches. They are a spectacle of their own: they give you a sense of opulence, protection and warmth. Theaters give us a feeling of holiday, excitement and appeasement at the same time, as well as the feeling of being involved in what is about to happen on the stage.
Museums
In the history of art, even before the sensational cases of Van Gogh and Ligabue, there were many artists whose minds were filled with disturbance, who expressed themselves in a visionary and hallucinatory language. Each one of them had a story, their own view of reality, a scale that’s not measured in reality but rather in dreams. Enter, but don’t look for a logical explanation, give yourself permission to be dissolved in a dialogue with the author that will be completely new for you and let your fantasy feel the other side of reality.
Concerts
There is something really special in watching a great artist practice his art, especially if the art is music. Music masters our feelings, our emotions, music can tell a story and make us feel alive. Music is true magic, and perhaps it is not by chance that music conductors use a wand just like magicians.
Monuments
Every style in architecture becomes the expression of principles, values and beauty which is exempted from temporary fashion. After you find these hidden architectural treasures, you will be able to fully appreciate their beauty and learn to love them. In many small towns and in the centers of big cities in Italy you find conserved treasures, ideas, artworks able to transform your mind and make you think differently. Traveling to the most hidden and poetic corners of this country you will find amazing architecture that will exceed your expectations.
Exhibitions
“Apart from the looks laid upon paintings, I’m also sensitive towards the cultured looks of the characters in the paintings. Most of the time, when I remember a canvas, the first thing that comes to my mind are the looks. For example, mysterious portraits of Antonello da Messina. I met them one afternoon in June in Palazzo Reale. From then on they never left me. What do these men see? What do they think about? And us, standing before these characters, what do we see?”