Just to kick things off, I am going to post a pretty big selection of my trip to the Benelux countries this summer. No long stories this time, just photos. Enjoy!
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Saturday, April 26, 2014
A compilation of photos
Just to kick things off, I am going to post a pretty big selection of my trip to the Benelux countries this summer. No long stories this time, just photos. Enjoy!
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About me
Hello!
My name is Helo and I am a 16 year old girl from Estonia. In this blog I will write about everything I love - which is art in its many forms and travelling.
The story behind this blog... Obviously this is not my first attempt at blogging. I believe most of us, the teenagers of the 21st century, have given it a shot - why not, it is entertaining and you are not bored. The reason why I didn´t pursue this hobby of writing blog posts was because I had no audience.
I have reached the point where I don´t care whether or not people are reading this blog. For one, I created it to have my memories tucked away in a safe place and secondly it helps me broaden my horizon and learn more.
I am a total newbie at web design. So sorry for any mishaps. All of the photos on my home page are taken by me. If you have any requests, ideas, complaints, feel free to express your opinion by posting a comment or contacting me on my email heloliissoodla@gmail.com
I hope you stay on my page for a little more than 2 seconds!
My name is Helo and I am a 16 year old girl from Estonia. In this blog I will write about everything I love - which is art in its many forms and travelling.
The story behind this blog... Obviously this is not my first attempt at blogging. I believe most of us, the teenagers of the 21st century, have given it a shot - why not, it is entertaining and you are not bored. The reason why I didn´t pursue this hobby of writing blog posts was because I had no audience.
I have reached the point where I don´t care whether or not people are reading this blog. For one, I created it to have my memories tucked away in a safe place and secondly it helps me broaden my horizon and learn more.
I am a total newbie at web design. So sorry for any mishaps. All of the photos on my home page are taken by me. If you have any requests, ideas, complaints, feel free to express your opinion by posting a comment or contacting me on my email heloliissoodla@gmail.com
I hope you stay on my page for a little more than 2 seconds!
My favourite artists no 1
I would like to tell you about one of my favourite artists. Not the most common choice, nor is he a "teen fave" who got attention by being showcast on a tv series or anything like that. There is something grimly beautiful about the works of Arnold Böcklin.
Arnold Böcklin was a Swiss symbolist painter of the 19th century. Influenced by Romanticism his painting is symbolist with mythological subjects often overlapping with the Pre-Raphaelites. His pictures portray mythological, fantastical figures along classical architecture constructions (often revealing an obsession with death) creating a strange, fantasy world.
Arnold Böcklin was a Swiss symbolist painter of the 19th century. Influenced by Romanticism his painting is symbolist with mythological subjects often overlapping with the Pre-Raphaelites. His pictures portray mythological, fantastical figures along classical architecture constructions (often revealing an obsession with death) creating a strange, fantasy world.
Böcklin is best known for his five versions (painted in 1880-1886) of Isle of the Dead, which partly evokes the cemetery close to his studio and where his baby daughter Maria had been buried. An early version of the painting was commissioned by a Madame Berna, a widow who wanted a painting with a dream-like atmosphere
What draws me in, is the magical feeling, the sense of creativeness and fantasy that erupts from the painting. It is a painting to dream of, to create stories around. Böcklin has left so many loose ends not giving the story behind the piece. This is what makes it truly remarkable - it sparks interest and allows us create our own tales around what this great man has given us.
What draws me in, is the magical feeling, the sense of creativeness and fantasy that erupts from the painting. It is a painting to dream of, to create stories around. Böcklin has left so many loose ends not giving the story behind the piece. This is what makes it truly remarkable - it sparks interest and allows us create our own tales around what this great man has given us.
Isle of the Dead is also a symphonic poem composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff. It was inspired by the very same painting by Böcklin.
The music begins by suggesting the sound of the oars of Charon as they meet the waters of the river Styx. In contrast to the theme of death, the piece also depicts breathing, creating a holistic reflection on how life and death are intertwined.
One way to see the painting is through mythological allusions and stories from Greek mythology as did Rachmaninoff. Charon was the the ferryman of Hades who carried souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx (the very same which made Achilles immortal with it´s holy water) and Acheron that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead.
In the world which revolves around media, movies and action us, the kids of the generation, might associate the painting more with some contemporary fantasy tales such as The Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter. There is no arguing though - Böcklin was an amazing painter!
Võru
Every time you discover something new, you grow. You see things better and enjoy the magic and excitement of exploring. This weekend I visited the Southern part of Estonia and the county which hosts our highest peak Munamägi.
The pinewoods that just smell divine are absolutely beautiful. Estonia is often called the land of one thousand lakes - there are about 1200 of them here and some of the most gorgeous ones are located here in Võru. The completely still water surfaces which reflect the surrounding nature - just divine.
It finally feels like summer! It is extremely unusual for it to be as warm as it is right now. If it were a normal year, we´d all be freezing our noses off right now - guess we are lucky for once as it is around 20 degrees here at the moment.
The pinewoods that just smell divine are absolutely beautiful. Estonia is often called the land of one thousand lakes - there are about 1200 of them here and some of the most gorgeous ones are located here in Võru. The completely still water surfaces which reflect the surrounding nature - just divine.
It finally feels like summer! It is extremely unusual for it to be as warm as it is right now. If it were a normal year, we´d all be freezing our noses off right now - guess we are lucky for once as it is around 20 degrees here at the moment.
