Damien Hirst

Is this art?
One of the problem of contemporary art is that people don't understand it.
It's easy catch the meaning of a realistic painting but what about when you are in front of a work like this...

This afternoon I went to see Damien Hirst's retrospective and I was shocked of how many people there were: teenagers, couples, old people even family with children.
In the exhibition there are very strong images: dead flies, a rotting cow's head...it's not a show for everyone!
However most of his works are centered on the theme of death and impressing the audience in mind and stomach than the heart. I saw a old woman with a pale face in front of a work with a cow cut in half.

His best-know work is entlited "The Physical Impossibility Of Death In the Mind Of Someone Living" and it's a real big shark embalmed.

It's exciting when you find yourself in front of its mouth wide open.

  

The show includes a room full of live butterflies happily feeding on fruit and drinking from plants. They are living their short lives as comfortably as possible.

The basic concept of Hirst's works is that man doesn't have the opportunity to try firsthand the experience of death, because death itself is the absence of any physical experience.
It could be the modern version of still life of 16 th century.

My life in London

I really like London like city and place to live. Currently I'm living close to Tower bridge and this is for me a stunning area: the walk from Tower bridge to the Millenium bridge is simply amazing! You can see the story of London with old buildings as Saint Paul cathedral or the Globe theatre and in the same time you can see how the architectures are changed in few hundreds years with the Liverpool street's skyscrapers. I like dreaming and thinking that maybe, one day, I can work in the highest floor of one of those buildings.
In front of the Millenium bridge we can find the Tate Modern; as I love any kind of art, during my free afternoons, I like visiting the temporary exhibitions.
In London, since is a multiethnic city, you can try any type of food from all countries: Italy, Spain, Vietnam, China, Japan, Thailand, India...
My favourite restaurant is Busaba, it's Thai. The tastes of Thai food are too different from the Italians: if you compare a plate of noodles with a dish of lasagna  you can agree with me that noodles are more dedicated and light.
When I've free evenings I like inviting my friends to my place, have dinner all together, watch a film, play some games or just talk and enjoy the company: this is the advantage of live alone!

How to prepare for the interview

-Prepare an introduction of youself: about your life, your school career, your works experience.
-Puntuality: the night before check how long is the travel and how is the area. It's avoid to arrive later.
-Show them that you are aviable for the position, completly free and flexible (timetable: have no problems working in the later shifts and during the weekends).
-Show them your interest for the company, your concern to learn and grow up in the company.
-Be confident and not arrogant.
-Wear something classic, not to much colourful. Avoid provocative clothes.
-Body behavior: don't cross your legs or your arms. Try to use your body language, smile but not to much.
...and remember: you are selling youself!

The power of colours

We all live in a world where the colour has a notable part. Color is in everyday life and it can effect our moods.

Where does colour come from?

Colour came from light. When light from the sun passes through a prism, the light is split into seven colours by a process called "refraction". 

These seven colours are: violet, indigo, blu, green, yellow, orange and red.

Colour theraphy is a medicine method where the therapist can use colours for balance energy wherever a person's body be lacking, either on physical, emotional, spiritual, or mental levels.

ORANGE

Orange relates to a sacral chakra situated in the lower abdomen. The parts of body which it relates are: uterus, large bowel, prostate, ovaries and testes. Some of the associated problems relating to the sacral chakra are: pre-menstrual syndrome, problem with menstrual flow, ovarian cysts, irritable bowel syndrome, testicular disease, prostatic disease.

On the psycho-spiritual level, this chakra relates to self respect.

Orange is also the colour of creativity, it stimulates and energizes us, and is warming. Orange is the colour of fun and sociability and can be used in any activity area and creative areas.

Positive aspects of this colour: joyous, self-confident, enthusiastic, independent, sociable, constructive, creative.

Negative aspects of this colour: despondency, pride, exhibitionism, dependency, destructive attitudes, unsociable, difficulty interacting with others.

Strange silly dream...

It was a normal grey day in London, I was walking on the street, the same road that I walk every day. I was getting over the corner and I was dropping off the main street, when, suddenly, I came across a particular object. The strange thing was on the ground and it was a grey and black box with iron pipes and a series of bolts and buttons. I tried to pick up it but it was really heavy , weird because the object was tiny. I used my entire strenght and I was able to lift it just a bit but a button with a strange shape- it was looking like a skull-came off from the main body. I immediately tried to sort out the problem and fixed the thing removed, but I didn't know how...! The object was too complicated for me, I was about to give up, when the object made a sound, it was a metallic voice and it said: <please set me out! Select the language.>
I selected "english" and the voice replied: <You found me, now you have to look after me!>
At that moment I heard a deafening sound, it was the alarm of my phone and I was at home, on my bed... It was just a bad dream!

My trip to the island of pirates…Roatan…

On 12^th of April I left, with my father, my brother and his girlfriend, for Roatan, an island of Caribbean, located off the North coast of Honduras. 

Roatan on 17^th century became a perfect island for pirates and according to local legends Henry Morgan, one of the most popular pirates in the word, had hidden a treasure there.

I was immediately fascinated by colour of the sky which merged with crystal-clear water.

Water has different shades of blue thanks to stunning reef which is the biggest in the word after austalian reef, indeed the island is very popular for diving and snorkeling.

The best experience I’ve ever had was swimming with dolphins. In that moment I could feel the dolphins touching me!

After 10 days into the wild nature, unfortunately I had to get back to civilization and the impact was shocking! 

watercolour

I love any kind of art! I like drawing, I like colouring, I like creating!

I was really happy when I went in the art class where the pupils were learning to use watercolour.

For a moment I felt the smell of my university, the smell of oil paints, the turpentine, for a moment I felt at home…

It was amazing because the pupils were old people besides their age they want to learn. 

Traveling

At all people likes traveling:
-The following people like going in quiet place, like in a lonely village in the centre of the nature and stay in peace for some days
-At someone, like me, likes going in turbulent city, do every day different things
Traveling you can learn a lot of things about:
-cultures
-foods
-languages
-architectures
-traditions
-arts
In addition:
-You can not only go with your friends or you partner but you can also meet new people
-You can feel peaceful, relaxed, easy-going or you can feel excited
In a nutshell all people have to take at least one holiday per year to stop the daily routine even for some days therefore, when you came back, you feel more relaxed and you can do all things better.  

Resolutions for the New Year

 1. To be fit
2. Eating healthy food
3. Learn something new
4. Improve my english
5. Pass the test in July
6. Save money
7. Reading more books
8. Writing more e-mails to my family
9. Starting university
10. Have more free time
It's very difficult to achieve all the goals that I've listed.
If I want to be fit I have to go to the gym so I have to spend money.
How can I read more books if I don't have free time enought?
For have free time I have to leave my job or ask for a part time job, but I'm sure that the money won't be enought!
The problem is always money?
What a shame!!!

I don't care...relax, take it easy...I want to rip this sentence every day in this new year!