Menoizikul; Midweek Musicalisms
The second birthday composer this month is Pablo de Sarasate, born on the 10th of March, 1844, in Pamplona, Spain. He was a virtuoso violinist who also wrote some striking music for his instrument. I did find videos by Itzhak Perlman and Teo Gertler (aged 11 at the time, and 11th of March, baby) playing the Zigeunerweisen, but I have opted for this one. Given the dearth of female representation in the composing lists, let's go, yay for virtuosity in performance!
Menonday Art Vibe; Home Hangs Series
Due to being sequestered for the winter in The Hutch, there have been no visits to galleries to top up my image files. I am hopeful that will change over the course of the next couple of months...
Meanwhile, I thought I might share a few of the items from my personal collection. The photos are not brilliant, as I have had to fight the light a bit, but I hope you will enjoy seeing what I get to look at every day...
Let us begin with a small piece I have owned for 27 years (as affirmed by the signature patch, Ng 99). Very 'Austalgic'...I was showing a visitor around the beach suburb of Manly, when we came across the Vietnamese artist Joseph Ng working magic with spray cans. His larger pieces were delightful, but it was this little, eight-inch piece, worked in a matter of minutes with spray and plastic card before my eyes, that caught my heart - wallet.
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