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

Sunday, 27 January 2013

Morocco part i

A couple of years ago (oh my god it seems like yesterday) My summer shenanigans left me in Morocco for 10 whole days. And what a beautiful sight to behold. From Palaces to Graveyards and Markets to Street cats and who knew the nightlife would be so vibrant!

Instead of Daydreaming that I am anywhere apart from stuck on a grey commute every day I've decided to do a series of posts featuring some of my favourite aspects of Morocco.. Its too much for one post.

I decided to start with the graveyards. Personally, I like walking around graveyards especially in different countries. I find it intriguing how different cultures mourn the loss of their loved ones and celebrate the life of those who have passed away.











What I liked best in Morocco were the wire sculptures that were placed around the grave stones and how different they felt to those here in England. I hope everyone found them as interesting as I do.

The Pheasant x


Friday, 18 January 2013

Labyrinth



Welcome to the crazy world of Labyrinth.

The film pretty much does what it says on the tin! Sarah (jennifer Connelly) wishes her brother be taken away by goblins, cue Bowie, the goblin king Jareth played by David Bowie whisks him away and Sarah only has a small amount of time to solve the labyrinth and get the brother back.

Not one of my "faves", THE COSTUMES however... WOW!! Highlights for me include a stand up collar Dracula would run and hide from, puff sleeves, sparkly headwear, leather, lace and feathers.

The mix of textures and contrast of silhouettes makes the whole thing worth while and visually exciting. The puppetry shouldn't go unmentioned as Jim Henson has done cracking job as always in bringing such fantastical creatures to life.

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