Spring Blossom After The Rain

After the rain, the first batch of spring blossoms look especially fresh and delicate.

 

Snapped a few photo before the beauty faded away.

Location : Giardino Aiuola Balbo

CDP April 2022 Theme Symmetry

A lot of structures and arrangements in the church are quite symmetrical, especially the ceilings.

Few years ago, visited the Basilica of Don Bosco at Castelnuovo Don Bosco, the interior is rather modern as compared to many other churches in Italy.

And here is a shot of its ceiling.

Please click here to view the other entries....

Location : Basilica Di Don Bosco

Japanese Paintings

Took a trip to visit an exhibition of Japanese paintings at the MAO ( Museum of Oriental Art ).

The exhibition  “Kakemono. Five centuries of Japanese painting ", the first in Italy focused on this art form, presents 125 kakemono as well as painted fans and decorated lacquers belonging to the Claudio Perino Collection, an important collection of works acquired by the Piedmontese collector, one of the main lenders and patrons of the Oriental Art Museum of Turin. 

The kakemono, set up in five thematic sections (flowers and birds, animals, figures, landscapes, plants and flowers) lead the visitor through a very rich world, in which meticulous and naturalistic representations, punctuated with subtle details, are flanked by extremely essential images and rarefied, where the form loses its contours, it progressively disintegrates to become a sign evoking powerful suggestions, in an extreme exercise of synthesis and refinement, almost an ante litteram abstractionism. 

Among the kakemono exhibited at the MAO are some works by major Japanese artists, including Yamamoto Baiitsu, Tani Buncho, Kishi Ganku and Ogata Korin. 

 Location : MAO

 

 

Protest Against The War

Putin's invasion of Ukraine is a brutal act, sending innocent people to misery, to death and also sending his owns to the same fate.

There are protests against this war since it started, and also in Turin there are protests in various piazza, one was last week in front of the town hall with presence of some ukrainians living in Turin.

 

Location : Piazza Palazzo di Città

Chubby Bull Chocolate

The chubby version of the symbol of Turin, il Toro is made into chocolate.

The bull head Toret, meaning 'little bull' street standpipe which can be seen all over the city providing drinkable water and is a symbol of Turin.

It was created into a statue with a cute chubby body some times ago by artist Nicola Russo, and now it's image is in turn made into delicious chocolate by the brand Pfitisch.

Gas Leak

The night before at 2300 hours, one block away from where I live, major gas leak was detected in a building. The whole building was smelled of gas and an apartment on the fourth floor caught a fire and I assumed was quickly put off.

The whole area was fenced off, traffic was blocked even today.

The authority is still trying to work out where is the leak and to stop it.

It was quite a scene to look at, especially with all light off in that area.

Location : Via Pietro Micca

100 Days To Euro Vision

Turin is the hosting city for the Euro Vision song contest 2022, it will be held in May on the 10, 12 and 14.

To celebrate the event, a projection is cast onto the upper facade of La Mole, so everyone can see it and count down till the starting of the event.

 Location : La Mole Antonelliana