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A glimpse into the fine arts

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                                                                                          EXPRESSIONISM ILLUMINATED      The Irish born Abstract expressionist painter Francis Bacon raised a critical aspect about art. His perspective concerning art is that art has no language and that language cannot be used to talk about art and even if this was possible its not whats important. Whats important is how one feels when confronted with a certain canvas and the immediate impact that hits ones nervous system. Francis began painting at a time when Cezanne reigned supreme in the art world albeit he was not inspired by him but rather by the expressionist painter Vincent Van Gore. HEAD VI (1949) One recurring and recognisable motif in Ba...

Football, money and fame

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BALOTELLI'S  ECCENTRICITY Mario Balotelli out and about Time magazine's November issue reveals why Mario Balotelli at times assumes an eccentric character.One of the major reasons why super Mario sometimes behaves in an erratic way is that he suffers from abandonment issues.His real parents gave him up for adoption when he was still a toddler.An interesting aspect about the Manchester city football wizard is that although he is of African descent he has never traveled to the African continent before.