Category Archives: Art Narratives

Contradictions

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Art for Housewives

After Cleopatra committed suicide, Rome took control of Egypt and appropriated many of its artefacts such as obelisks. Special cargo ships were used to transport these monolithic monuments down the Nile to Alexandria and then across the Mediterranean to Italy. … Continue reading →

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The Pantheon

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Art for Housewives

The Pantheon, in the center of Rome, is a huge round building with a rectangular portico. Its granite columns are from Egypt and first had to float down the Nile on a barge then cross the Mediterranean in a ship … Continue reading →

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Beauty is the only truth I want to know

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Art for Housewives

At the beginning of the lockdown, drones were sent out to immortalize a deserted Rome. The photos were stunning because, without people, the city regained its original contours and majestic beauty. How magical it would be, I thought, to walk … Continue reading →

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The History of a Home in the Time of Corona

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Art for Housewives

The existential question of “where do I end and where does the rest of the world begin?” is even more difficult to affront these days because the distinction between one and the other has become a big blur.  Never before … Continue reading →

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Catering to a Seed

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Art for Housewives

Every morning I go on my balcony to see if the seeds I planted from my store bought cherry tomatoes have started to grow. Despite my desire to do things in a hurry, the seeds grow at their own pace, … Continue reading →

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