Eric Ghysels

Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milano

Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milano

Camminando per Milano verso Piazza Cordusio…

Basilica Sant’Ambrogio Milano

Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) The Swedish artist and mystic is now recognized as a pioneer of abstract art, having created non figurative works several years before Wassily Kandinsky, the artist long credited as the first abstract painter. Af Klint’s work was deeply rooted in spiritualism and Theosophy. In 1896, af Klint cofounded a group called The Fem (The Five) with four other women: Anna Cassel, Cornelia Cederberg, Sigid Hedman, and Mathilda Nilsson. They explored the sipritualism and the occulty through séances, automatic writing, and drawing, believing they could channel messages from higher beings. Af Klint’s Primordial Chaos series (1906-07) was the first series in her larger The Paintings for the Temple, an ensemble of almost two hundred works conceived to be displayed in a spiral building that would double as a initiatic journey. Primordial Chaos comprises twenty-six small canvases, sixteen of which were featured in the exhibition entitled « Fata Morgana. Memories of the Invisible » at the Fondazione Nicola Trussardi (Palazzo Morando) in Milan. It is the very first group of abstract works af Klint created. This series explores the birth of the world and fundamental dualities, such as male and female, heaven and earth, which af Klint believed were central principles of existence. The paintings utilize a symbolic language af Klint developed to convey her spiritual insights. For instance, blue represented the feminine and yellow the masculine with green, symbolyzing their union. The spiral form, often featured, symbolized growth, progress and evolution, aligning with Theosophical concepts.

📖 Quand le livre d’art rencontre la lumière de Pompéi Au cœur du Brabant wallon (Belgique), la librairie des Saules à Ohain ouvre ses portes à Éric Ghysels, fondateur de @fivecontinentseditions , pour un moment d’échange autour du livre d’art et de la création éditoriale. 📅 Samedi 22 novembre, de 16h à 18h, la rencontre sera consacrée à la présentation de la maison d’édition et de plusieurs de ses récentes publications. Parmi elles, le remarquable volume Intérieurs pompéiens de Luigi Spina, réalisé au sein du Parc archéologique de Pompéi. À travers plus de soixante domus, Spina capture la lumière, la couleur et la matière avec une sensibilité rare, révélant une Pompéi intime, silencieuse et toujours habitée par la présence du temps. Une rencontre conviviale pour découvrir la maison d’édition et le travail de ses artistes. 📍 Librairie des Saules, Ohain (Belgique) ✉️ RSVP : [email protected] #FiveContinentsEditions #LibrairieDesSaules #LuigiSpina #IntérieursPompéiens #LivreDart #Photographie #Pompeii #ArtBook #Patrimoine #RencontreLittéraire @ericghysels @librairie_des_saules @luigi.spina.photographer

Villa Panza di Biumo, Varese [Italy] . . . Martin Puryear | Shrine, 1985

Villa Panza di Biumo, Varese [Italy] . . . Robert Irwin

Villa Panza di Biumo, Varese [Italy] . . . Robert Irwin James Turrell

Villa Panza di Biumo, Varese [Italy] . . . Ettore Spalletti Lawrence Carroll Dan Flavin

Villa e Collezione Panza An 18th century villa on Biumo Hill, near Varese, that hosts a contemporary art collection In Varese, not far from the railway station and only 50 minutes away from Milan, Villa Panza is a 18th century villa surrounded by a magnificent Italian garden that hosts one of the foremost collections of contemporary art and international exhibitions. Dan Flavin, James Turrel and Robert Irwin are only three of the many artists at Villa and Collezione Panza. It’s not only a must-see for art lovers, but a really unique and unexpected place for wonderful pictures and for a day off from Milan.

Villa e Collezione Panza An 18th century villa on Biumo Hill, near Varese, that hosts a contemporary art collection In Varese, not far from the railway station and only 50 minutes away from Milan, Villa Panza is a 18th century villa surrounded by a magnificent Italian garden that hosts one of the foremost collections of contemporary art and international exhibitions. Dan Flavin, James Turrel and Robert Irwin are only three of the many artists at Villa and Collezione Panza. It’s not only a must-see for art lovers, but a really unique and unexpected place for wonderful pictures and for a day off from Milan.