During its Golden age (1869-1910), Flamenco was developed in the numerous cafs cantantes (musical cafes). Flamenco dance achieved its climax and was the major attraction of the cafes cantantes. Guitar players who accompanied the dancers became tremendously popular with the ever-increasing audience. From 1915, Flamenco shows were organized and performed all over the world. In…

Neither rain nor heat nor wind were as faithful as Surien. After each day’s toil, he laid down the rags of a labourer and took up the mantle of a musician. He played his flute well. He played every day, practising his art with the patience of a craftsman whittling away at imperfection. The notes…

The question: What does love mean to you? Have you always felt this way? My answer: Love is a person who asks "how was your day?" and really cares what your answer is (or at least knows enough to fake it!). It's someone you feel comfortable spending time with - i.e., you're completely relaxed and…

A pleasant way to avoid summer’s heat — or downpour, as could happen — would be at Dixon Gallery and Gardens, looking at two paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, on loan to the museum through Sept. 2.Displayed in the Dixon Residence among other mid- and late-19th century works, and not made a big deal over, “The…

LeRoy Neiman is one of one of the best designers of all time. From the 1st noticing their work at Arlington Raceway Running and i also immediately necessary to know the artist’s identify. Whilst not the cat supporter per se, I do adore the loftiness associated with elephants in addition to tigers in addition to…

Red is a play by American writer John Logan about artist Mark Rothko first produced by the Donmar Warehouse, London in December 2009. The original production was directed by Michael Grandage and performed by Alfred Molina as Rothko and Eddie Redmayne as his fictional assistant Ken. The production, with its two leads, transferred to Broadway at the John Golden Theater for a limited engagement which began on March 11, 2010 and closed…

"When you see only one set of footprints, It was then that I carried you"   "The parable about footprints in the sand, which reminds us that in times of personal pain God is there to carry us through, resonates for me with profound truth.   My Footprints in the Sand takes us to the charming coastal…

Growing up in Argentina, Fabian Perez - Argentine painter, developed a fondness for art through his parents, who possessed strong creative sides but were never professional artists. His mother drew, and it rubbed off on Perez, who excelled in art classes and painted murals on the walls of his school at his teachers' requests.The stories and photographs of…

Tiger in a Tropical Storm or Surprised! (French Tigre dans une tempête tropicale or Surpris!) is an 1891 oil-on-canvaspainting by Henri Rousseau. It was the first of the jungle paintings for which the artist is chiefly known. It shows a tiger, illuminated by a flash of lightning, preparing to pounce on its prey in the midst of a raging gale.Unable to have a…

Blue Horses or Die grossen blauen Pferde (The Large Blue Horses) is a 1911 painting by German painter and printmakerFranz Marc (1880–1916). In 1911, Marc was a founding member of Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), and was the center of a circle of German and Russian expatriate artists with August Macke, Wassily Kandinsky and several…