Tom Wesselmann “Smoker no.1”, 1967 MoMa New York “Claire” by Beatrice Brandini For me art has to “shake”, which is a thought, a doubt, it’s all good, as long as it is not indifference…

Sketch Anna Anni, private collection “The Duchess” by Beatrice Brandini  In high school I had the good fortune to have a great teacher, rigorous, capable, creative, authoritative, reserved, and above all generous, the generosity of those who excel in their field or profession and not did they make a boast but rather share it and […]

Banner of the event Mood Beatrice Brandini Beach S/S 2015  The seventh edition of Mare d’Amare, exhibition dedicated to the Beach, held in Florence from today to Sunday, July 28. 

John Currin, “The go see” 1999 “Sun and Orchid” by Beatrice Brandini  I love John Currin always, I find that his imperfect figures (almost exclusively female), often an emblem of “empty” American wealth (empty because sterile and bored, extremely consumerist, without passions, love, drives …), are at the end irresistible and, in an unusual way, […]

Mario Testino photographed by Scott Schuman   “Casting” by Beatrice Brandini  Mario Testino is one of the most important fashion photographers in the world, author of campaigns and commercials memorable, capable of transforming celebrities, and not, in beautiful characters,  stars rich of glamor. This is for me the most important feature of Testino, ie to […]

Vintage Yarn (Tolt yarn and wool)  Made in Steppes, mood board of Beatrice Brandini  Pitti Immagine Filati is not only an exhibition of raw materials, excellent yarn, colors, fabrics, jacquard, denim (in this issue!) and items made by talented designers, Pitti Filati is where creative people going to make your own work, hence they develop […]

Banner Pitti Filati Made in Highland mood board by Beatrice Brandini It ended a few days ago the most important event at the international level of the yarn for knitting,  Pitti Immagine Filati,  with a preview of the Fall / Winter 2015-16. The 116 brands, of which 21 are foreign, a real tribute to the excellence […]

Banner 79° Pitti Bimbo Mood Board Eco-Green-Fun of Beatrice Brandini Continued my visit to Pitti Bimbo in the second day … I took some pictures, more of the things that I have been particularly impressed; Unfortunately some brands did not allow me to do so, yet not everyone understands the   “serious” web means a lot […]