English Lessons.

Here is a little offer from my English teaching group. 

Lezioni di inglese/ English lesson, Milano

BALERA at Fuorisalone 11 - 14 April, Zona Tortona, Milan.

BALERA is a range of handmade and hand printed bags, t-shirts and other accessories made in Milan. It is collaboration between Edith Poirier (Canada) and Edna Gee (South Africa), both artists, that combines the various influences and interests also found in their art.

Here it is a range of bags, tea towels, place mats I've made with my friend Edith Poirier. We will be at the [re]Vive, Impossible living space from the 11-14 April as part of Milan's annual design week, Fuorisalone. In Alzaia Naviglio Pavese 16.

Photo board

Autumn - my favourite season, even though Milan is not exactly the most spectacular Autumn tree city (in fact Milan needs more trees), the parks are still really beautiful. Took this picture in Indro Montanelli park in corso Venezia. 

Lack of space on my hard drive forced me to clean up my computer and I discovered this photo. 

"I DONT CARE" - In the cold.

To become a photographic print.

The lonely office chair and backpack.

In the winter the Navigli gets drained, this is the crap that it reveals. 

INFINITE

Friends: Edith Poirier

I can't believe I haven't done a post on Edith sooner. Edith Poirier is one of my best friends here, I met her at my first day at NABA, and we have been friends ever since. Edith is a painter in heart and soul and the amount of hours that she spends painting in her studio  is unbelievable. Borrowing from the cities she travels to (she always carries a sketch book with her), street art ,publicity images, the burlesque and the circus, she creates painted collages of the city as spectacle. 

Some works also plays around with the concepts of the art history, the way we view art within the art system.

The above mural was painted in the neigbhourhood Isola outside the Garibaldi station  in Milan for the event "In su i Praa" with Isola art centre in May 2012. Her works really works well within urban spaces, and I hope that she can do more street art soon. 

Edith will be participating in the Isola art centre show "Fight-specific Isola" which will be happening all over Milan. Some of Edith's work will be on view at the Isola Libri bookshop, via Pollaiuolo 5, Milan. Read more about Edith on her website or she also has a group on Facebook.