Carl Kapp

Leonardo da Vinci

"Leonardo da Vinci :Painter of the Court of Milan is the most comlete display of rare surviving paintings ever held. This unprecedented exhibition, the first of its kind anywhere in the world, brings together sensational loans never seen before in the UK"

                                                                                                        The National Gallery

I am so excited to see this show, London Culture at its best. GO NOW, but make sure you buy tickets in advance they are giving time slots, I presume so it does not get overcrowded. The website explains everything so prepare before you go.

Enjoy!

The National Gallery

Trafalgar Square

London

WC2 5DN

www.nationalgallery.org.uk

Video on the exhibition

www.nationalgallery.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/leonardo-live

Most photos via The National Gallery and Taschen

The Wapping Project

All Pictures taken by Vision Of Splendor on an Iphone.

Last night to celebrate a friends birthday I finally got to go dinner to The Wapping Project based in an old Hydraulic Power Station with constantly changing Art Exhibitions.

We were luckily to have booked on  a night that "Yohji Making Waves" Installation was on, by Yohji Yamamoto. Set in the 1890's Boiler Room filled with water you are taken around in a small wooden boat by their version of a Gondoliere as Yohji's Wedding dress Installation hangs Illuminated from the ceiling.There is such an ethereal ambiance that you feel enveloped in its cocoon, we so enjoyed that little trip.

Even if you are having dinner in a industrial space they manage to make you feel at home with their very warm service and the visual feast of architecture meets art. On old Tv's dotted around the vast dinning space Yohji Yamamoto's catwalk show video's were shown to tie in with Exhibition.

Outside there in a little patch of green sits a Garden Shed turned Bookshop where every Thursday evening an artist, author or poet is invited to give a reading or a performance.

There were other areas to explore but wanted to save it for a next time, where am sure it will be different again.

I loved every minute of it and will certainly return.

http://www.thewappingproject.com/

http://thewappingprojectbookshop.com/

http://www.yohjiyamamoto.co.jp/

"DEMON CHEF" ALVIN LEUNG'S X-TREME CHINESE CUISINE..

HIS TWO MICHELIN STAR HONG KONG RESTAURANT BO IS OPENING IN LONDON'S MAYFAIR IN DECEMBER. NOW THAT WILL BE AN EXPERIENCE!

VIDEO BY RYAN HOPKINSON ON NOWNESS

The Great David Hockney

The Royal Academy of Arts in London presents David Hockney's The Bigger Picture, featuring very Large scale paintings inspired by the East Yorkshire Landscape, these works were made especially for the galleries of The Royal Academy. What a lovely marriage, I cannot wait to see David Hockney's brilliance in such a way.

Am not going to compete with Art Critics in writing something very clever and intellectual, for me his work visually says it all, so here are some resources if you want to know more on David Hockney...

Cheerio xo

Click on the video on Royal Academy link below

http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/hockney/

http://www.vintageseekers.com/vantage-point/vs-reviews-hockney-at-the-royal-academy?image=5

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/london/exhibition-in-focus/9026080/Exhibition-in-focus-David-Hockney-RA-A-Bigger-Picture-Royal-Academy-of-Arts.html

The Imagination of Olivier Mourao

Artist, Collector of Antiques, Painter, and Brazilian born Olivier Mourao is a man of many talents.

Ibiza has been Olivier's vacation spot since the early 70's, first he lived in a penthouse in town with his friend and fellow artist Prince Tomasz Lubomirski One day he fell upon a Mediterranean style house designed by Spanish Architect Carlos Larios Matinez which was the perfect canvas for Olivier's incredible creative eye. They purchased the house and with the collaboration of Brazilian Architect Perla Stefani they created a dream home.

Filled with incredible pieces from a 18th century Francis Assisi santo to Ibecencan ceramics, 19th century Indian furniture amongst other surprises. The garden which Lubomirski oversaw the design of, can host parties for about 700 guests sprinkled with cosy nooks, and alfresco dinning under the citrus trees.  Love how they have created such an elegant home on island renowned for its parties and basic living.

Island Elegancia xo

All photos via Architectural digest.

Paintings shown by Olivier Mourao

www.oliviermourao.com.br

HERMES SPLENDID VISIONS

The First Step in The New Century : Party of Princes Paris 2000

Colour and Fantasy Paris 2004

Indian Fantasies (Colour) Paris 2008

Year of Africa : The Traveller's Room Paris 1997

Argent Contemporary Paris 2011

Travel the world with the stupendous windows of Hermes Paris. Pure Creative genius! I think I will make this into another series, there are so many to choose from.

I wonder if they hire more than one team to do the window displays. What an amazing job, wish I could do that. I shall investigate this further, in the meantime enjoy your journeys.

www.hermes.com

INTERMISSION

CHANEL

PARIS ÉDIMBOURG MÉTIERS D'ART 2012/13

Linlithgow Palace, KIrkgate Linlithgow, West Lothian Scotland

Gorgeous clothes and setting but shame about the music.

Black Magic

Anish Kapoor Void

Plastic House Architecture Republic

Source via Pinterest but no credit sadly, could be McQueen

Mobile Xavier Veilhan

Black Latex

Cecil Touchon

Artel Glass

Jasper Conran 2009

Ramatuelle Joseph Dirand

Like a Gang of Virtue Henry Krokatsis

Black Unicorn

Elle Decor 

Hyper Fast Cedric Ragot

Vedas by Dustin Edward Arnold & Nicholas Alan Cope

Jet Crystal 

Tate Modern

Pierre dal Corso

Drop Asshoff & Brogard Design studio

Two Two Six Hollywood Road Hong Kong

Rick Owens Furniture

Alek Wek by Max Cardelli

 Beautiful images with black as the uniting source. x