Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts

Friday, October 12, 2012

About flowers, mermaids and the faces of trees

The grey colour covers the city...

...and the flowers that used to lighten our streets start fading away...



gone with the wind, or maybe with the stream
surrounded by wooden mermaids
 carved on the old trees
 coming back to life in this original way
 showing us that even a dead tree kan hide many faces

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Århus Guerrilla

A new movement for those that still believe that there is a hope in this asphalt jungle...

...has taken the streets of Århus
Like small Spring miracles...
...these gardening warriors are not afraid of the challenges...
...hanging their works from the river walls or invading crowded urban spaces...
...to create small pieces of art for our everyday life

More info (in Danish) on: http://centerforurbankunst.dk/

Friday, March 30, 2012

Godsbanen: The new cultural heart of Århus

Have you ever tried to play violin underwater?

Or tried to create a new face?


Some people think everything it's possible... Even that pigs might fly!
If you'd like to get to the top...

...maybe it's a good idea to take a look to the new creative heart of Århus: Godsbanen

The old railway station from 1921 has changed the freight trains for art
Godsbanen dans

Don't think twice, break the ice...

and light your fire!
Godsbanen Dance



More info on: http://www.godsbanen.dk/english

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Quick guide for the Aarhusian "livsnyder" (Danish for hedonist)


Start enjoying good Japanish food,  visit the art galleries, music venues and cafés hidden in the half-timbered houses of Vestergade...



...explore the cosy boutiques and try the "chocolate sushi" in Volden...


... get inspired by the green art of Klostergade...


...buy some colourful designs "made in Århus" at Store Torv...


...travel back in time tasting "viking bread" and party at night in the oldest street of town: Mejlgade...


...and last but not least, don't forget to say good night to the city from the top of the rainbow!


Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Autumn sun...

Neverending sunsets...


...this is what makes the Danish autumn so magical...

...the golden sunlight makes the trees burn in red colours...

...as the falling leaves design ephemeral carpets...

...and the sky cover our dreams with the most beautiful paintings...





Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Århus connection

2 female songwriters with Danish roots and 2 things more in common: A place and a film director

The muse of the indie scene in Spain Christina Rosenvinge...

...and the young electro-diva Oh Land

Christina Rosenvinge's father was from Århus...

...and Oh Land started her career learning electronic music at the local music academy.

Both Christina & Oh Land have chosen the young film director Luis Cerveró to make a music video

A liar to love...
...and White nights
2 unique videos for 2 great artists with a place in common: Århus...

Monday, October 3, 2011

Fantasy pearl tree

Can you imagine my surprise when I found this magic tree during a walk in Vennelyst Park today?


Like a Christmas tree in autumn, full of colorful and funny ornaments, from transparent marine creatures...


...to modern everyday objects...


I wonder if all this has anything to do with Perleplade Syndikatet...
Maybe Århus has got its own OEPS crew, the 2 girls that became popular by making "pearl grafiti", a very original and interesting form of street art.
You can visit this link for more pictures and a Danish article about pearl graffiti.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Faces

I like walking alone on the streets when the evening falls. Sometimes after a rainy day, when people prefer to stay at home and watch tv, leaving the roads and squares clean and lonely, I can feel like someone is watching me. It's then when the miracle occurs...


Faces from old times, from the most dark periods of the human history, appear suddenly at any corner. They've been there all the time, smiling to us, no one knows if they want to be friendly or if they're just trying to express a silent menace...


Giant angel faces observing generations of aarhusians and foreigners passing by during hundreds of years, being witnesses of their joy and their tears too...


They appear normally indifferent to the human beings, but sometimes they can be shameless or even cruel, laughing at us


Most of them are human faces, but some of them can be monstruous and scary


You may think that you're alone, but you're never on your own... At least in the old Århus!