artsy london

17 March 2012

last weekend i was in london with my family, we went shopping to liberty and fortnum and mason, spent a morning in borough market and we did some artsy stuff too.

when the weekend was over my mum and i were talking about how much we enjoy seeing a good exhibition. it really fulfils me, learning more about a painter, his history, why he works the way he does, his style and his colour combinations. i must’ve gotten this from her!

i thought i’d share with you the three amazing exhibitions we went to.

yayoy kusama at the tate modern – if you like polka dots, you will adore this japanese contemporary painter, sculptor and novelist. one of the installations i saw was a dark room representing a living room filled with fluorescent polka dots!

alighiero boetti at the tate modern – this was the first solo exhibition of the italian artist. i was amazed by the embroidered maps in which each country is represented with it’s flag, and changed through time.

david hockney at the royal academy of arts – a bristish artist who lived in california, i specially liked his colour combinations. i was amazed by his collection of ipad drawings! see a short video of him at work on his ipad.

vik muniz

11 January 2012

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i’ve been a fan of vik muniz for a while, he is one inspiring artist, not only for his creativity, but also for the amount of work he’s done creating awareness to brazilian communities… a few weeks ago i went over to museu berardo, in lisbon, to see an exhibition on his retrospective. he uses dust, peanut butter, diamonds, caviar and even garbage for his pieces.

if you’re in new york, go check out a few of his work at sikkema jenkins & co art gallery.

ps – and if you’re interested in buying one of his art pieces, go here ;)

a cup of pukka

30 December 2011

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earlier this month in london, when staying at my friend’s place, we had a cup of pukka tea every night before going to bed. they are delicious organic herbal teas, and there is one to match every mood. i fell in love with the packaging and tea was perfect to put me asleep with my jet lag.

i bought a lemon green for myself and my mum is loving the morning time i got her for christmas.

coming back to london

23 December 2011

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rita, my so called crazy cousin, is my great buddy and one of my favourite traveling companions – our little trip to london was no exception. we had a blast and she is sharing a little about it today! rita was one of my first friends blogging, if you want to give it a chance at portuguese check out o que e que tou aqui a fazer and read about her adventures in india, chile, bolivia, and a lot more.

why do i love coming back to london…

I don’t remember how many times I’v been to london, but it’s a place where I love to keep going back. Why is that?

I love going to the local markets, buy fruits and veggies and pretend to live here myself.

I love to marvel myself at the amazingly attractive products and wanting to buy them all.

But most of all, I love coming home with my friends and have the best home made brunch in town, and listen to some live music, while we get everything ready.

I love not to have to rush to go somewhere and just let myself go and get lost in unknown areas of the town.

I love to check new places I didn’t know, such as small cafes or warm bakeries.

but most of all I love to walk in the cold, with great company and loose track of time in those conversations that have been on hold for months.

I love the variety of people you see in the street and getting amazed by so many different cultures.

I love going to musicals as I love going to small intimate plays.

But most of all, I love ending the night eating dim sum and chatting about our day.

I love Christmas crackers, mince pies and Christmas carols.

I love Christmas wrapping paper, having to convert pounds into euros and having a card called oyster.

But most of all, I love knowing I’ll be coming back, and never get tired of it.

happy kitchen / london

21 December 2011

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for the first time in london, i stayed in east, so it felt like visiting a new city, i loved exploring all the little spots and so many creative coffee shops like happy kitchen. it was just around the corner from where we were staying, so i stopped by for my daily caffeine fix, and bought lots of organic dry fruits to snack whilst shopping and sightseeing.