Frida, Frida

Frida Kahlo is probably the most famous female artist in the world, right? There are thousand ways to admire her. For some people, she's a symbol of Mexican feminism, others love her frankness of expressing herself.

For me, Frida is an excelent example of facing the pain and the difficulties in life. She became a painter after a near fatal accident. The more I learned about her life, the more incredible Frida became in my eyes. Frida Kahlo was a courageous and brave woman. Though she had been through numerous pains and suffering, she has continued to do what she loved to do, which was paint. She was always exploring herself and who she was in the world. Her identity as a woman and as Mexican is undeniable in her work. She expounded her dignity and, without any doubt, had a talent to express strong feelings in a fascinating way. 

Her paintings are mostly self-portraits, and it is a testament to her genius that she was able to say something in so many different ways with that one subject. She said, "I paint myself because I am so often alone. Because I am the subject I know best". 

I find the work of Frida very intense and very, very personal. 

By painting herself, Frida painted her life, her emotions. Her portraits speak about love, despair, loneliness, pain. Frida's life was an open book for those who admired her artistry. Her work also expressed a love of nature and animals and ambivalence toward capitalism. She had a difficult life but produced some of the finest paintings ever created by Latin American painter.

Amy

"Amy" - it's a film that makes you angry and sad about losing Amy Winehouse so early. When she died in 2011, she left behind just two albums: "Frank" and my favourite, "Back to Black" which, without a doubt, is one of the most amazing albums of the 21th century. Every single song on this record is written with emotion and sung with brilliance.
Whether you love her music, "Amy" is a biographical documentary about one and only, Amy Winehouse, which maybe it's not a knockout but it's still worth seeing.

Asif Kapadia, the director,  reconstructs the life of a woman whose reputation became the sum total of her most public sins.
Kapadia reconstructs every step of her journey toward becoming a celebrity that she even admitted she wasn't ready to be. ( she said: "I don't think I'll be famous. I don't think I could handle it, I think I'd go mad.")
Kapadia assembles a portrait of Amy Winehouse that's not just surprising in its coherence, but how it illustrates her consistency of character.

Amy Winehouse was a true musicial artist. Throughout her work, she literally poured her heart into her music. The songs are the key - and "Amy" make you realise they always were. Winehouse's music was intensely autobiographical. Kapadia runs the lyrics on the screen, quietly drawing attention to the many contact points between her life and art.
Whether she was goofing around with friends, singing, spending time with her family, she was always herself, always feeling the truth of the moment she was.
"Amy" depicts her as an artist intent on putting her whole self into the song she wrote and as someone who was always frank and honest.
Despite what many people think, she did not glorify drugs and abuse. She worked really hard. She was constantly searching to better heself.

sous le ciel de Paris

The world is shocked because of the terrorist attack in Paris. I was planning to post something on the blog today, but the appalling, tragic events in Paris last night have completely taken the wind out of my sails. I'm shocked. What the hell is going on? It has got that out of control.

No one is hoping for this kind of tragic and horrific event in their land. And no one is expecting to lost their beloved one through an incident like this. It forces people to believe that an average person can't enjoy and be safe for a drink, a meal, or a sport, so the average person isn't really safe anywhere.

What happened in Paris is unbelievable. Although this is a tragic happening, make no mistake this is not the first attack and it definitely will not be the last...

Oh God, why....

So, I did absolutely nothing this weekend. I pretty much stared all weekend and watched some silly movies. It isn't something I enjoy. Seriously, I like to be constantly busy.
But the truth is that I did NOTHING. Literally, I could not get motivated at all .And now, I'm just sitting and wondering what I should do first - something productive ( like prepare myself for tomorrow's "short test", or still absolutely nothing)

Oh God, why am I so bloody lazy?


P.S. I just saw a Christmas commercial. Also, I was out shopping yesterday and what did I see? Christmas decorations on the shelves. Oh hellz no. We still have like 47 more days!