My experience
during Biennale in Florence 2007
It
was quit an experience, the Biennale and Florence as a city. During the
Biennale I was fortunate enough to meet several people from different
countries all over the world. Artists, gallerykeepers and artlovers.
Some of the artists I have mentioned on the LinksPage.
What
was expected, came true, a big variaty of artforms and styles. So many,
that at some point I even got a little tired of watching at all the
different kinds of art. At that point I was happy to look at the big
white ceiling of my hotelroom instead of watching television. The city
impressed me very much. Besides the great art you can find all over the
city, it was nice for me to just wander trough the streets and let my
thougts go along the way. You keep on getting new immages, even if you
walked that particular street more than once. The city itself has so
many facets and details, at times it is as busy as a carnival but that
doesn't matter. Florence als has great places to eat and drink. Lunch is
very important in Florence, you can tell by all the shops and little
stores, they have their bread out to rest, pizzas are freshly made and
so on. At night it is almost impossible to choose a nice restaurant,
there are so many !. In holland we are used to having diner at about
17.00 hrs, in Florence that was much later, about 20.00 hrs.
In
between the exhibition I enjoyed wandering with my girlfriend trough the
city. We went to the Dom, The Baptesterium, Museum by Leonardo da Vinci,
The Medici Chapel and so on and so on...
San Spirito caught my eye in particular, this church is never completed,
but has its own unique character.
I
came back to the Netherlands with so many impressions and inspiration,
but also with lots of new contacts, galerykeepers, artists, artlovers.
Several countries have taken interest in my work. As eager as I am, I
would like to visit all those countries, but I am afraid that I Have to
make choises.
When I choose to have exhibitions, you can read all about it by clicking
Planned Exhibitions in the menu. |