Flowers

 

Another visit to Antonello and what a treat it was!

 

 



  

 

Both windows looked spectacular

 

 

 



 

 

as did the shop

 

 

 



 

 

looking closer







everything just so






leaves and flower petals on the floor - great attention to detail








warm, autumnal colours

 



Quince and prickly pear amongst all the foliage and the flowers dominate the main window

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fantastic colour combinations

 

 

 

 

 



 

detail

 

 

 

 

 

a brass lizard on the floor - something that escaped me while I was in the shop

 

 

 

 

looking closer

a luscious display of fruit on one of the stands






When I mentioned that the displays reminded me of still lifes I was told that they were the inspiration.







autumn colours

by the entrance

 

 

 looking closer 

 

 

 

 

roses and chillies



 

 

I particularly liked these bouquets on the counter

 

the dresser at the back of the shop

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Constantinos Grammatopoulos

Constantinos Grammatopoulos at the Theoharaki Foundation, Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, Athens.

A retrospective exhibition of the works of the painter and engraver. The exhibition included oils, acrylics and posters but it was the flat plane of the woodcuts of the 1970s that appealed to me and this is what is predominantly included in this post.

 

Nude in Yellow, 1956, (oil on canvas)

 



 

 

 

The Upbringing of Zeus, 1958 (woodcut)

 

Galaxidi, 1990, (oil on canvas)

 

 

 

 

 

 The Heroines of 1940 (poster)

 

 



 

 

Corfu, 1972, (woodcut)

 



 

Hydra II, 1980, (woodcut)

 

Myth III, The Kidnapping of Europa, 1971 (woodcut)

 

 

 

 

Aegean XVII, Skyros, 1973 (woodcut)

 



 

 

Delphi I, 1972, (woodcut)



Aegean VI, 1970 (woodcut)

 

 

 

 



Aegean XVI, Skyros, 1970 (woodcut)

 

 

Aegean XI, 1970, (woodcut)

 

 

 

 

Aegean V, 1970 (woodcut)

 

 

 

 

Aegean XV, 1973 (woodcut)

 

 

Emptying the Nets, 1977 (acrylic)

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Grammatopoulos is best known for designing the readers for the first two years of primary school which were used in Greece from 1956 until 1974. There was a vitrine that exhibited these, but given that I have my own copies, (not the originals, unfortunately) I have reproduced some of the images for this post. This was a serious journey down memory lane for me. I learnt how to read and write from these books and their characters, Mimis, Lola, Anna and Ellie were part of my childhood.

 

 

 

 

The ABC book

 

 

 

 



The letter Pi (I don't have Greek characters on my laptop), so, all about a duck, papi

 

 

 

 

Omega, and the word hour/time

Sk: teacher, and thr: desk gr: writing

 

 

 

 

The Good Children

 

 

 

the letter O and getting the baby to sleep

 

 L for lalala and olalala Lola.

 

 

 

 



Jazz at the Numismatic Museum

An evening of listening to Jazz in the garden of the Numismatic Museum in Athens.

Every Thursday night is jazz night in the garden of the Numismatic Museum. The garden is delightful, and the building is imposing.







The museum is housed at the Iliou Melathron, a three-storey building on Panepistimiou Street in the centre of Athens.







It was built  by Ernst Ziller between 1878 and 1880 for Heinrich Schliemann the archaeologist. At the time of its completion, it was considered to be the most magnificent private residence in Athens. Its design was inspired by the Renaissance Revival movement as well as Neoclassicism, while the interior is influenced by the architecture of Pompeii. As a result, and appropriately, the rooms are decorated with mosaics and murals depicting either themes from the Trojan War or Greek mottos.

 

The concert was due to start at 9:00 but we arrived earlier than that as we wanted to get something to eat.

 



 

 

 

The grand staircase on our right

 



 

 

 

which leads to the main entrance of the building

 

 

 



 

 

 

looking up

 

 



 

 

a closer look at that statue

 



 



 

all very grand

 

 

 

 

 

the back (!) entrance

 



 

 

 

 

more sculpture in the garden

 



 

the musicians performed by the back entrance and the whole place was packed

 

 

zooming in on the singer and the band



 

 

 



 

It was a great evening and as we were leaving

 

 

 

I was able to have a more leisurely look at the entrance gates

 

looking closer

 



 

 

 

 

detail.