Trips To the Museum

lickypickystickyme: If grandmothers around the world had a...

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:23:09 +0100

If grandmothers around the world had a rallying cry, it would probably sound something like “You need to eat!”

Photographer Gabriele Galimberti’s grandmother said something similar to him before one of his many globetrotting work trips. To ensure he had at least one good meal, she prepared for him a dish of ravioli before he departed on one of his adventures.

“In that occasion I said to my grandma ‘You know, Grandma, there are many other grandmas around the world and most of them are really good cooks,” Galimberti wrote via email. “I’m going to meet them and ask them to cook for me so I can show you that you don’t have to be worried for me and the food that I will eat!’ This is the way my project was born!”

The project, “Delicatessen With Love”, took Galimberti to 58 countries where he photographed grandmothers with both the ingredients and finished signature dishes.

Galimberti said many of the subjects for the project were selected serendipitously, picked while he was working on a project about couch surfing that explored the global phenomenon of staying in other people’s houses. Since Galimberti never slept in hotels while working on the project, he was able to come into contact with people who introduced him to grandmothers in the area.

Galimberti acted as photographer and stylist during each shoot with the grandmothers, taking a portrait of both the women and the food they made for him.

From top to bottom:

Inara Runtule, 68, Kekava, Latvia. Silke (herring with potatoes and cottage cheese).

Grace Estibero, 82, Mumbai, India. Chicken vindaloo.

Susann Soresen, 81, Homer, Alaska. Moose steak.

Serette Charles, 63, Saint-Jean du Sud, Haiti. Lambi in creole sauce.

The photographer’s grandmother Marisa Batini, 80, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy. Swiss chard and ricotta Ravioli with meat sauce.

Normita Sambu Arap, 65, Oltepessi (Masaai Mara), Kenya. Mboga and orgali (white corn polenta with vegetables and goat).

Julia Enaigua, 71, La Paz, Bolivia. Queso Humacha (vegetables and fresh cheese soup).

Fifi Makhmer, 62, Cairo, Egypt. Kuoshry (pasta, rice and legumes pie).

Isolina Perez De Vargas, 83, Mendoza, Argentina. Asado criollo (mixed meats barbecue).

Bisrat Melake, 60, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Enjera with curry and vegetables.

creese: Michael Creese, “Gypsy” (2013)

Thu, 09 May 2013 22:59:34 +0100

creese:

Michael Creese, “Gypsy” (2013)

therewereflowerstoo by anthony_cudahy on Flickr.

Thu, 02 May 2013 21:20:45 +0100

therewereflowerstoo by anthony_cudahy on Flickr.

lauramcphee: Interior (My Room), 1933 (Olive Cotton) ‘If [my]...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:55:12 +0100

lauramcphee:

Interior (My Room), 1933 (Olive Cotton)

‘If [my] interest in light and line, form and composition and, a further element of meaning, a feeling, all came together (no matter what the subject) that for me was a moment of great excitement.’ Olive Cotton

paganlovefest: Julia Geiser

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:49:31 +0100

paganlovefest:

Julia Geiser

Photo

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:43:57 +0100

withapencilinhand: drawing

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:15:08 +0100

withapencilinhand:

drawing

i-ate-santa-claus: sketchbook thingy. (a girl said those...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:09:01 +0100

i-ate-santa-claus:

sketchbook thingy.

(a girl said those bacteria looked like dildos ahhhhahhh)

Firebird by owlwise12 on Flickr.

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:42:19 +0100

Firebird by owlwise12 on Flickr.

Go And Catch A Falling Star by owlwise12 on Flickr.

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:42:02 +0100

Go And Catch A Falling Star by owlwise12 on Flickr.

A Place Where None Will Hear Us Scream At Night by owlwise12 on...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:41:48 +0100

A Place Where None Will Hear Us Scream At Night by owlwise12 on Flickr.

Miniature 6 - Floral Eye by owlwise12 on Flickr.

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:41:11 +0100

Miniature 6 - Floral Eye by owlwise12 on Flickr.

“My Little Hummingbird” created in the name of...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:39:52 +0100

“My Little Hummingbird” created in the name of Avielle Richman by pejnolan on Flickr.

Miniature 4 - Trephination by owlwise12 on Flickr.

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:47:03 +0100

Miniature 4 - Trephination by owlwise12 on Flickr.

Three Fates At Their Leisure by owlwise12 on Flickr.

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:46:56 +0100

Three Fates At Their Leisure by owlwise12 on Flickr.

Idyll Of A Carcinoma Afternoon by owlwise12 on Flickr.

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:46:46 +0100

Idyll Of A Carcinoma Afternoon by owlwise12 on Flickr.

untitled by anthony_cudahy on Flickr.

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:43:22 +0100

untitled by anthony_cudahy on Flickr.

My Little Hummingbird: Color Study sepia by pejnolan on Flickr.

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:02:23 +0100

My Little Hummingbird: Color Study sepia by pejnolan on Flickr.

The Painter’s Family, Giorgio de Chirico, 1926 Oil paint...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:24:47 +0000

The Painter’s Family, Giorgio de Chirico, 1926

Oil paint on canvas

“In the mid-1920s de Chirico reworked many of the themes of his pre-war paintings in the light of his interest in the art of the old masters. In contrast to their pre-war counterparts, the mannequins in this work have a flesh-like solidity, while their grouping echoes traditional scenes of the Holy Family. The easel and painting stick appear to refer to the artist’s belief in the importance of old-fashioned technical skills. However, de Chirico’s attitude towards tradition and the past was always ambiguous and ironic. The building fragments that emerge from the mannequins’ stomachs, for example, seem vaguely classical but also suggest a child’s building blocks.”

Marguerite Kelsey, Meredith Frampton, 1928 Oil paint on...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:36:35 +0000

Marguerite Kelsey, Meredith Frampton, 1928

Oil paint on canvas
Tate Modern

“A professional artist”s model in the 1920s and 1930s, Marguerite Kelsey (1908?-1995) was renowned for her gracefulness and ability to hold poses for a long time. Her dress and shoes were chosen and purchased by Frampton for this portrait. They are both classical and, being uncorseted, deliberately modern. The simple, short-sleeved pale tunic dress worn with low-heeled shoes and her straight hair were all essential elements of the fashionable ”garçonne style” created by the couturiers Coco Chanel and Jean Patou from the mid-1920s.”