Tag Archives: visualization

Diana Vreeland’s Travelling Eye

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Time moves faster in New York City. Surrounded by masses of bodies always in a rush makes me claustrophobic. So, for relief, I stretch my neck to look up as if the sky were the Sistine Chapel ceiling. NYC is … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Reconfiguration, Beauty, Fashion | Tagged Diana Vreeland, er sur l’herbe, imagination, Jack Nicklaus, John Berger, Victorine Meurent, visualization, Weltanschauung | 1 Comment

The Aesthetics of Reading

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Art for Housewives

The Uffizi in Florence is a historical gallery containing masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance. One of the most visited paintings is that of Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus, a painting also famous for provoking Stendhal’s Syndrome. But the Uffizi is … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Narratives, Books, storytelling | Tagged Botticelli, reading, St. Ambrose, St. Augustine, Uffizi Gallery, visualization | 4 Comments

Daisy’s Diary

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Art for Housewives

Dreams are formed in the imagination and some of us have more imagination than others. Ginevra King was a rich 16 year old debutant and F. Scott Fitzgerald a 19 year old penniless university student when the two met and … Continue reading →