Recently, there has been a constant battle in my mind between being determined and courageous versus giving up; as it makes for a more comfortable life (in the short term). For those who had followed my blog earlier this year, I set out the resolution to post twice a week, every Thursday and Sunday. Reviewing…
Art: Antony Gormley
Another artist that does not need an introduction (particularly in the UK), the Antony Gormley exhibition is being held at Main Galleries in the Royal Academy of Arts until 3 December 2019. From the British coastline to the rooftops of Manhattan, Antony Gormley’s sculptures are recognised across the world. With work from his 45-year career…
Art: Helene Schjerfbeck
Tomorrow is the last day for the exhibition of Helen Schjerfbeck at the Royal Academy of Arts (RA), for those who will be in London for the weekend, it is worthwhile stopping by and also seeing the Antony Gormley exhibition as well (I will write this up another time, I think Schjerfbeck was better). As…
Art: Leonardo da Vinci – A Life in Drawing
An individual who does not need an introduction is, of course, Leonardo da Vinci. Marking his death 500 years ago, the Royal Collection is displaying more than 200 of the 500 drawings in the collection at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace. The exhibition will end soon on Sunday 13th October, so I thought that I…
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Art: Frank Bowling
Hi everyone! How have you all been? It has been a while since I last wrote a post. Life has been a bit of a rollercoaster and I have turned 30th!! Making The Pineapple Chicken Blog officially two years old 🙂 It is pretty surprising actually and what a journey it has become. There are…
Art: Olafur Eliasson – In Real Life
If you live in London you would not have been able to miss all the adverts that have popped up in train stations, on the tube and buses for Olafur Eliasson In Real Life at Tate Modern showing until 5 January 2020. The Exhibition https://youtu.be/JqJBF2ZfYrk The exhibition brings together 40 works of art made between…
Art: Natalia Goncharova
The first retrospective of the (take a deep breath) female Russian avant-garde artist, painter, costume designer, writer, illustrator, and set designer Natalia Goncharova is being held in the UK at the Tate Modern and will be available until the 8 September 2019. When embarking on this art journey and blog around two years ago, I had no…
Travel: Da Nang, Vietnam (Part 2)
Following on from my blog post last Thursday, this is the next instalment to my trip to Vietnam. It should be noted that travelling at the end of June to Vietnam means that you have to battle with intense heat and humidity; the second day of the tour we were in 40 Celcius Degree heat!…
Travel: Da Nang, Vietnam (Part 1)
As promised, I am going to share my summer holiday trip to Da Nang, Vietnam. It is my first time visiting the country and I would have loved to do a long trip but because of other commitments, I was unable to and settled for just a short stay in Da Nang. However, from my…
Thought of the Day: Comfort Zone
It has been a while since I have posted, I have taken some much-needed recovery during my summer holiday with my family. I will provide an update on my trip to Vietnam and Japan in future posts which I can't wait to share that with you all! It was a great holiday, though I can't…
