All we need is love

©Eni Turkeshi “Sincere,naive love is the door to a peaceful heart” themed photo

One day as I was walking at the city, I stumbled upon this old door. With a bad writing , it was writen "i love you" in turkish.
Yet this was so beautiful in my eyes, I could imagine the person writing with his trembling hands.

I was truly touched.It was like I was hearing a poem , being mumbled by some hidden pilgrim lovers.
These words; aren't them so beautiful?
So simple & true.
These are words all of us want to hear .Nothing else matters when we hear them for real.
Nothing has any importance.
No more ambitions ,no more complexes ,no more intrigues.
And you suddenly feel like you were the richest person in the world.
Well as a matter of fact you are!
Because when you are aware of it , you become uninterested ,unaffected of every feeling that harms you, that gnaws your nerves.
This is wealth!So just enjoy it and rejoice as long as you'll be blessed with it!

Tribute to Migjeni

'Millosh Gjergj Nikolla' (October 13, 1911 - August 26, 1938) (aka Miđoni/Migjeni, Miloš Đoka Nikolić) was born in Shkodër, Albania . He would become one of the leading figures in Albanian literature.

Migjeni attended elementary school in Shkodër at the Serbian language school there and later at St. John's Orthodox Seminary in Bitola (Bitolj/Manastir), then Kingdom of Serbia (now Republic of Macedonia). There he studied Russian, French Greek and Latin and read literature written in those languages. On his return to Albania, he gave up his intended career as a priest to become a school teacher in Vraka, a Serb village a few miles from Shkodër. He began writing verse and prose sketches in Albanian. Having contracted tuberculosis, which was then endemic in Albania, he went for treatment to Turin in northern Italy where his sister Olga was studying mathematics. After some time in a sanatorium there, he was transferred to the Waldensian Hospital in Torre Pellice where he died at the age of twenty-six.

During the 1930s, the position of the Serb minority deteriorated as Serb schools were closed down by King Zog. Thus, the author had to Albanize his name and chose the nom-de-plume Mi-Gje-Ni in order to preserve his heritage. The acrostic was formed by the first two letters each of his first name, patronymic (the Serbian equivalent 'đ/ђ' of Albanian 'gj' is one letter) and last name.

His slender volume of verse (thirty-five poems) entitled Vargjet e Lira (Free Verse) was printed by Gutenberg Press in Tiranë in 1936, but was banned by the authorities. The second edition, published in 1944, was missing two old poems Parathanja e parathanjeve (Preface of prefaces) and Blasfemi (Blasphemy) that were deemed offensive, but it did include eight new ones. The main theme of Migjeni was misery and suffering, a reflection of the life he saw and lived.
source: http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Millosh_Gjergj_Nikolla/








Autumn on parade

Autumn in nature and autumn in our faces.
The sultry breeze enfeebles, the glowering sun
Oppresses the ailing spirit in our breasts,
Shrivels the life trembling among the twigs of a poplar.
The yellow colours twirl in the final dance,
(A frantic desire of leaves dying one by one).
Our joys, passions, our ultimate desires
Fall and are trampled in the autumn mud.

An oak tree, reflected in the tears of heaven,
Tosses and bleeds in gigantic passion.
"To live! I want to live!" - it fights for breath,
Piercing the storm with cries of grief.

The horizon, drowned in fog, joins in
The lamentation. In prayer dejected fruit trees
Fold imploring branches - but in vain, they know.
Tomorrow they will die... Is there nowhere hope?

The eye is saddened. Saddened, too, the heart
At the hour of death, when silent fall the veins
And from the grave to the highest heavens soar
Despairing cries of long-unheeded pain.

Autumn in nature and autumn in our faces.
Moan, desires, offspring of poverty,
Groan in lamentation, bewail the corpses,
That adorn this autumn among the withered branches.

Great Translation by Robert Elsie

Pushimet ideale

 

E shtyre nga mikja ime Tena, vendosa te shkruaj rreth idese sime per pushimet ideale,teme qe me pare nuk e kisha menduar me thene te drejten.
Ne fakt mendoj se nuk ka diçka te caktuar per kete gje.
Kur them kete nenkuptoj dhe faktin se çdo gje eshte aq e shumellojshme, me shume alternativa, deri diku e arritshme saqe duam s'duam edhe mendjet dhe preferencat tona pesojne te njejtat ndryshime duke ndjekur sigurisht rastet me te favorshme.
Rastet me te favorshme dhe qe jane bere shume te modes kohet e fundit jane pushimet neper vende turistike ku çdo gje eshte e perfshire brenda nje çmimi pakete.

A me terheqin mua te tilla lloj pushimesh? Jooo
Nuk me pelqen idea e planifikimit perfekt te çdo levizjeje times ne pushime.
Dua diçka me spontane.
Nuk eshte ndonje gje shume e paarrtishme ajo qe dua.Nuk eshte diçka shume e egzagjeruar.
Si rrjedhoje e semundjes (fotomania) qe me ka kapur qysh prej 2 vjetesh ne menyre te pasherueshme;) per mua pushimet ideale jane vendet qe se pari do te gjeja nje prehje shpirterore dhe me tej nje begati vizuale.
Ne fakt kjo puna e begatise vizuale , ka lidhje me teper me hapjen e dyerve te mia te perceptimit dhe shikimit,ndaj ky term ketu eshte relativ.
E shoh se nuk po flas shume hapur.Ja po shpjegohem me me kokrra;)

Disa gjera i kam te qarta ne mendje sa i perket pushimeve:

1.Do doja te mos kisha fare probleme me vizat dhe te mund te vizitoja çdo vend.Nese do te mundja, do te vizitoja sakaq Evropen dhe shume vendje ne Lindjen e Larget.(ne fakt shume vende te Lindjes se Larget nuk jane dhe aq problematike tek vizat ,por Evropa po).
2.Do preferoja vende te fresketa dhe jo me shume diell.3.Nuk me pelqen te ngulem shume ne nje vend.Mbase udhetimi me tren (vdes per trenat) apo nje mjet tjeter me terheq tej mase.
4.Nuk dua te eksploroj vetem vende por edhe njerez gjate pushimeve.Madje ata me teper se çdo gje.Vertet qe eshte shume e kenaqshme te mesosh kultura te reja ,por e bukura eshte ti shohesh per se afermi keto kultura,rite dhe zakone dhe jo vetem sa per kulture te pergjithshme.Se po te besh vetem kete te fundit, i bie sikur te hash vetem qershine siper tortes dhe jo te tere torten;)
5.Nja 3 here ne vit ,ose se paku 2 duhen marre pushime 1-2 javore.Mendoj se eshte me e kendshme ti marresh keshtu sesa te tera pernjehere.Kjo te jep dhe mundesi e shkas per te pare dhe vizituar me shume vende ,apo per te pasur eksperienca dhe perjetime te ndryshme,sepse fundja nuk dalim perhere me udhetime sa here kemi pushime,por se paku edhe kur nuk largohemi nga vendi qe jetojme mund ti krijojme vetes mundesi te ndryshme per argetim,meditim apo çfare gjeje tjeter mund te kerkojme nga pushimet.
6.Sido,kudo dhe kurdo te behen keto pushime,rendesi ka qe te te shkepusin vertet nga rutina e perditshme.





Siç e shihni s'e kam krijuar ende paketen "all included" per llojin e pushimeve te mia ideale.Edhe ajo eshte e ndryshueshme, e lekundshme si çdo gje tjeter qe na rrethon.Por pikat e mesiperme ju japin disa idera rreth perzgjdhjeve te mundshme te pushimeve qe une dua.
Nderkohe mund te them me bindje se pushimet qe kalova ne Kapadokja dhe Mardin (per te cilat do ju flas me gjere ne ditet ne vijim) , kaluan shume bukur sepse i plotesuan pak a shume kriteret e mesiperme;)Po per juve miq ,si eshte ideja e pushimeve ideale?Pres komentimet tuaja.
Pushime te mbara atyre qe jane duke i shijuar nderkohe;)

Colorful Albania cities

Each time I visit my country , I'm amazed by the very differently designed and dyed colorful buildings,doors,windows.
Special urban geometry elements catch my eye all the time.
Tirana and many other Albanian cities , are very colorful and a real treasure for color and texture freaks like me:)
I'm surprised to find many different and never seen goodies in my small Tirana.It's so very exciting!
What's more eye-catching, is seeing old buildings,doors or other objects , dyed in very minimalistic or modern styles!All of it looks so surreal!
I'm sure that one of the reasons that I look forward to visit my country is capturing these weird,one of a kind gems:)

Stairway to heaven

this is a late tribute to my friend , Sarah who passed away 5 months ago.i just learned about it and i'm so sad to hear.
I had noticed her absence , but always thought she was in one of her trips taking her cool photos:(
So i was devastated to read this:(
I thought to make a tribute to her with such a photo of mine as she loved everything about colors and textures!She had a great approaching eye and heart!
Rest in peace dear Sarah.You won't be forgotten!

for more infos and to have a look at her lovely photos you may check her blog too:
http://sarahunderhillphotography.blogspot.com/

istanbul's old,narrow,secret streets

 

photo (c) Eni Turkeshi

 If there's a thing I loveeeeeeeee about Istanbul , a detail that makes me addicted to thic city and I miss whenever I'm not there are the old,narrow,hidden streets of this big city.
They are always gravid with surprises.

In one of them you can find a cozy cafe , in another some avantgarde garment shops.In some others book sellers with their very special old books or tzigans selling flowers.In some other streets , especially the ones in Beyoglu (one of the biggest,most popular areas in Istanbul) ,you can run across to some very special antiquarian shops.

The cafes are especially good.Their decoration is very cozy and the general atmosphere is very cool.The music played is different though.You can find jazz cafes, pop cafes or cafes playing just turkish folk music.The pop cafes are well known for their turkish coffe service ,because of their bonus fortune telling;)

Some other streets are so narrow that you can hardly walk from there, but I don't like them less.
On the contrary , you can enjoy here the nice feeling of nostalgia of the old surrounding Pera palaces and the weird sense of a little isolation:)

It's 10 years I'm living here and I still have so many streets , so many places to discover .Just this idea makes you eager to live in this city and to get amazed every new day!
If you ever visit Istanbul nowadays , don't forget to try to visit as many as these lovely , secret streets..You'll get your excitement reward for sure;)

p.s: this is the link of a book named "101 streets of Istanbul" written by different turkish artists.strongly recommended!
http://www.haber34.com/101-yazardan-istanbulun-100-sokagi-3089-haberi.html

Ebru-like reflections

Ebru or "abroo" (which means the water face) is the name given to the turkic art of paper marbling .Classic ebru is performed using aqueous natural pigments mixed with oax-gall and a rectangular trough filled with a mucilaginous mixture traditionally prepared using gum tragacanth.
Colors are sprinkled using brushes made of rose stalks and horsehair on the surface of the mucilaginous solution in trough.The floatting pattern is taken off to paper either as it is of after being reshaped and retouched using pins,needles ,combs or things alike.
Ebrus were once admired as calligraphy media,as borders for inscriptions or as endpapers for fine bindings.
The earliest sample of ebru is reconized to be "Anfi!s book " of Guy-i Çevgan .This one is dated to be done in 1539 and can now be found at Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul,Turkey.(info from : www.ebrusanati.com).

What is told about Ebru is that is the art of patience.It helps you to win a creative eye and to express your feelings and ideas very delicately over water.It is a very sensitive form of art.And because is applied over water is very hard and very relaxing at the same time.
I so very much enjoy all of ebru works and that's the reason I was so suprised and marvelled to catch this picture in Cappadocia.An amazing ebru-like reflection of the rocks of Ihlara Valley has admirably taken some brilliant floating shapes and nuances ,so that I couldn't help thinking this looked so much like Ebru...Nature is a generous artist;)

The pilgrim - from the turkish group Replikas

The Pilgrim lyrics:

I'm pilgrim in this world
I became a vagrant because of your love
I traveled in many countries
just because of you
Many bottles overturned in honor of your love
I remained soaked under the rain of love
I kept thinking of you all time all alone

I can't do it without you
I can't live without you
This rain of love
doesn't bring you to me


I became a vagrant
When I first listened to this song, I was so impressed of this heartwarming, naive song and of the video shot in the same style.It was very popular many years ago and I can say that this is the song i love best from this group.You may find the words a bit arabesque, but believe me it looks and feels very much different in turkish.Don't know why but i find this one very close to us albanians as well.What do you albos think?
Hopeall of you will enjoy it.

Some infos on the group:

Replikas is a post-rock, experimental rock band from Istanbul, Turkey.

Their debut album, Köledoyuran was released in 2000 and the band set its place in Turkish rock scene with their unique sound which combines western and eastern music. Their second album, Dadaruhi followed in 2002. Apart from these albums, Replikas had several soudtrack attempts for Turkish movies.

With their unique sound, Replikas was recognized by some foreign record companies. After getting signed to Doublemoon record label, their third studio album, Avaz was released in 2005. The album was produced by Wharton Tiers, a world-known producer who also worked with bands like Sonic Youth, a great influence on Replikas' work.

Replikas' members being big fans of Sonic Youth, the band opened for Sonic Youth on their first Turkish concert in May 2005.

Repilkas provided the soundtrack for the film İki Genç Kız. The band was also featured in Fatih Akın's 2005 documentary on the Istanbul music scene, Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul, performing the song "Şahar Dağı." (info from wikipedia)

Other news from the press: The group is recording their new album , which is said to be launched this September.They are recording it out of studio , to get the best of acoustic sounds.After prolonged researches in Turkey,the band has decided to use the old half open air jail of Gokceada .

for more infos- www.replikas.com

Plants are good listeners:)

Aren't them?
I guess all of us have done it ourselves or at least have seen our moms,grandmas,aunts doing this:)
I can't say the same thing for my male relatives:) I don't think that men are very used to do this..They're not so used to caress the plants,talk to them,smile at them..
I used to laugh while watching my mom doing this, but I don't do it any longer.
Because plants are good listeners:)Yeah it may seem funny,but they truly are.
They are quiet,confident,relaxing...And I bet that they grow up faster and healthier if you talk to them,it's not just me who's saying this..It must be something studied or prooved..
And even if it's not ,who cares.I think its because of the special synergy that comes out between human beings & plants while caressing or taking care of them.

p.s:This has not much to do with the above text.I read from a site at web that plants communicate between each other using some special communication net dispatcher.But they could seriously get viruses from this.

Silent Exclamation of Abandonment

 

There's something special about the abandoned places.Besides their looking so gloomy,lonely and sometimes scary , what mostly catches my attention is the spooky silence of them.

Or should I say , screaming silence?Because even if you can't hear this sound, your ears feel like echoing different voices, thousand sounds and so much melodies.
And it has the same effect on your eyes as well.There's a transparent visuality coming in sight there.It's maybe very weird , but your mind indispersed to so many alternatives.

This can't come out just because of our imagination.It can't be just mere fantasy.Or a wisdom caprice.
I think it's the unique blend of perception and the genuine force of memories and the melancholy for what has been truelife and now abandoned.

I shot this photo in Muriqan,Shkoder,very close to the political borderline between Albania and Montenegro.That's what I thought while taking this photo.

Albania Summer 2008

Trendet e 2009

Ne qendren e Dekorimit te brendshem , ku ndodhet dhe dyqani i firmes sime , organizohen shpesh konferenca te ndryshme , mjaft informative.

Para 1,5 muaji pata rastin te ndjek konferencen me teme "Trendet e 2009" , nje konference shume informative dhe interesante e specialistit te trendeve Vincent Gregoire.Me terhoqi shume menyra e tij e shpjegimit te temes ishte vertet shume dinamike dhe realiste, e nderthurur me mjeshteri me shume faktore aktuale.Ndaj vendosa ti ndaj me ju sipas shenimeve qe mora gjate konferences:

Sipas tij fjalet kyçe qe karakterizojne trendet ne vitin 2009:

1.maksimalizem

2.elementet latine

3.energjia e viteve '80

4.frymezim nga muzika e viteve '80

5.prakticitet

6.optimizem

7.sofistikim

8.(mendime/trende,ide,besime,gjendje)paradoksale

9.perzierja e paradokseve me njera tjetren

10.Teksa vitet '90 kaluan me filizofine Zen, e ardhmja do jete surrealiste ,plot me paradokse dhe perzierjen e tyre.

11.über

12.Efekte Dyshe

13.Ngjyrat e pergjithsme te 2009’un genel renkleri :E Zeze & E bardhe, Ngjyra Floreshente , Ngjyra energjike trendi qe te kujtojne nje kub si ylberi.

Drejtimet qe do te ndjekin masat e popullsise duke ndjekur shpirtin e shoqerise:

Ka nje lloj ndjesie perhumbjeje.Jetojme ne nje bote plot fatkeqesıra,rreziqe.Tek çdokush ndihet mosbesimi dhe kaosi.

E njejta sjellje do te shihet dhe nga klientet , ku keta te fundit ndihen te humbur dhe kane dalur ne kerkim te pozitives.Kerkojne parajsen e re dhe kesisoj do te drejtohen drejt zgjidhjeve dhe trendeve krijuese .Profilet e tyre Vincent i ndan ne 4 grupe:

*The Metro-puritans

*The Perspectivists

*The Neo Neo Gothics

*The Extantrics

1.The Metro-Puritans

Pikat kyçe qe karakterizojne kete rryme:

1.Thjeshtesi luksoze

2.sofistikim

3.stil

4.ekologjik

5.strukturat fitojne rendesi

6.punime grafike

7.art

8.fiksim pas ujit

9.rendesia e gjelberimit

10.metodika

Klientat qe ndjekin kete rryme i japin shume rendesi ekologjise.Jane kundra çdo lloj produkti qe ndikon keq mbi memen natyre.Duan te jene perdorues me te ndergjegjshem ,pa e demtuar natyren fare.Duan qe te prodhohen gjera duhe e mbrojtur natyren.Tek produkti kerkojne rregull , strukture si dhe duan te jete i sofistikuar dhe ekologjik.Gjemojne produktet e rindertuara , me struktura funksionale te pozicionuara zgjurasisht ,por qe ne te njejten kohe nuk jane bazike (shume te thjeshta) dhe pa njefare stili.

Ka nje kthim ne minimalizmin e viteve 90’ , por kete here ky kthim eshte me shpirteror,sensual dhe inteligjent. I pelqen te jetuarit ne standarte te larta dhe zgjedhin produktet me stil te veçante dhe qe bien ne sy.I japin shume rendesi ujit dhe gjelberimit.Sipas tyre , uji eshte produkti me luks meqe eshte nje burim natyral.Ujin e shikojne si elementin qe do shpetoje boten.
Per shkak te preferencave ndaj gjelberimit, kane preferenca dhe ndaj ngjyrave te produkteve ushtarake.Kjo shihet dhe si nje levizje ushtarake dhe mund te vihet re ne tere produktet e tere sektoreve.

Nuk i terheqin me dhe aq shume produktet organike pasi e dine se dhe prodhimi i tyre i kushton shtrenjte natyres,ndaj preferojne produktet e punuara me dore.Edhe pambuku eshte nje nga elementet e papreferuara per shkak te mos qenit ekologjik.Ne vend te tij do te rastiset shpesh me bambune dhe aplikimet e saj ne shume produkte.

Ngjyrat spikatese:Bezhe,tonet e jeshiles, ngjyrat e dheut,si dhe e verdha perdoret per te dhene veti shkelqyese.

2.The Perspectivists
Pikat kyçe qe karakterizojne kete rryme:

1. Nje lloj i ri gjeometrie/Forma te ndryshme

2.Kombinime te reja

3.Kende te reja

4.Vizione te reja

5.Ri-strukturim

6.Vellim

7.Qarkullim

8.Ngjyre

9.Vazhdimi i rrymes "Disco Fever"

10.Energjike

11.Atmosfere nga vitet '30& '50

12.Madheshti

13.Dizenjo

14.Maksimalizem

Ata qe ndjekin kete rryme , deshirojne ti kthejne te tera pikat e mesiperme ne pjese te jetes dhe ti vene ato ne perdorim.Ri-strukturimi do te perdoret shume , por perhere ne menyre shume madheshtore.Ka nje ri-kthim ne ngjyra,gjeometri,strukture,vellim dhe qarkullim.Eshte plot energji,disa here edhe agresiv.Mund te shihet si simboli i Tregut te Masave , por eshte shume me i fuqishem se ai.Ngjyrat perdoren si force dhe drite.Perdoren edhe si arme.Do te shihen dizenjo te guximshme.

Perspektivistet , preferojne ti shohin produktet si nje gjetje e rralle dizenjoje dhe jo si nje produkt luksi!
Ngjyrat e perdorura jane ngjyra te forta me efekte bllokuese.

Maksimalizmi ri-kthehet akoma dhe me fuqishem.

Kombinimi i formave dhe teksturave eshte shume i rendesishem!Yuvarlak şekil revaçta , onu her yerde ve sektörde görebiliriz.Japon kare ürünler artık o kadar aranılan bir şey değil.Po ashtu bien ne sy dhe detajet ne metal ,ku keto te fundit jane perdorur ne menyre te rafinuar.

3.The Neo Neo Gothics

Pikat kyçe qe karakterizojne kete rryme:

1.Ngjyra e bardhe (por jo nje e bardhe e zakonshme , nje e bardhe me e veçante, e çuditshme , e papare , qe te kujton pudren ,pluhurin dhe tonet organike)

2.Baroke

3.Gotike

4.E kuqe e gjakut (per ta kombinuar me te bardhen dhe per te arritur kesisoj nje efekt te forte dhe trondites )

5.Sisteme te reja ndriçuese

6.Forma dhe struktura te reja , 3 dimensionale

7.ekologjike,natyrale

8.Teknologjike

9.Qelizat dhe strukturat gjenetike jane burim frymezimi

10.Luks

11.Mbeshtjellje ne disa shtresa

Klientet marrin frymezim nga stilet baroke dhe gotike , por kete here nuk nisen nga ngyra e zeze por e bardhe.Kete here e zeza e re , do te jete e bardha!

Arsyeja per kete do te jete pakesimi i ngjyres se bardhe ne pergjithesi.Kjo do te beje qe e bardha te fitoje nje status luksi.E bardha do te jete njekohesisht dhe simboli i modernizmit dhe teknologjise.E bardha do te shihet gjithashtu dhe si nje rilindje,nje rruge e re.Por megjithse e bardha njihet si simbol i pafajesise,kete here nuk do te jete e thene te paraqese serish ate.Kete here e bardha ,ashtu si dhe tonet saj te çuditshme dhe te rralla te perdorura , do te pasqyroje here fantazmat,here magjiken ,here te çudtishmen ,here kujtimet dhe here diçka te papare me pare , por sidoqe te jete perdorimi i saj do te jete perhere shume cilesore dhe me cilesi ekologjike.

Çdo gje do te mbeshtillet me te bardhe.Do te shihen materiale organike dhe revolucion teknologjik.E bardha nuk do te kete tone te shkelqyera.Do jete agresive ,por ne te njejten kohe edhe me tone te buta ,te lehta dhe te pastra.
Do dalin ne pah forma dhe struktura te reja,produkte 3 dimensionale dhe do shihet nje frymezim i marre prej strukturave qelizore/gjenetike.
Per te sjelle kontrast ndaj kesaj te bardhe dhe per te kujtuar stilin gotik prane saj do perdoret dhe e kuqja e gjakut.
Tonet e se kuqes: e kuqe e gjakut, e kuqe si ngjyra e muskujve dhe e mishit.
Po ashtu do te vihen re dhe efektet e kontrastit mes se bardhes e se kuqes,elemente gotike dhe baroke,tone te lehta dhe elegante,detaje te sofistikuara te perziera pakez me hollesi arabeske dhe pakez shkelqyese.

Ngjyrat: e bardhe (ne tonet qe permendem me lart) , nje lloj toni i rozes ,e kuqe (tonet e permendura me lart) , ngjyrat fosile, gri,ngjyrat romantike ,e bardha minerale ,ngjyrat marine (por kurre ngjyra blu! ).

Kjo rryme ruan shume elemente nga e kaluara por duke i perzjere keto me teknologjine e re.Edhe dantela eshte nje detaj qe do vihet re ne tekstil.

Eshte rryma e kundert me rrymen ZEN!

4.The extantrics
Pikat kyçe qe karakterizojne kete rryme:

1.Te çmendur

2.Te egzagjeruar

3.Skiç

4.Komike me spec

5.Anarshiste

6.Vagabonde

7.Surrealiste

8.Simbole te marra nga vitet '50/loje fjalesh

9.Grumbullues

10.Te perzier por ne te njejten kohe te organizuar.Nuk ka rendesi nese eshte e mire apo e keqe,rendesi ka te jete e perzier.

11.Nuk eshte shik ,por e guximshme /madje ndonjehere permban elemente erotike

11.Elemente vizuale

12.Lojra me dritat

13.Objekte te shkelqyeshme

14.Stil

15.Orientalizem

16.Bohem

17.I pasur

18.I shkaterruar

19.Frymezim nga format gjenetike

20.Psikotropik (qe ka veprim te veçante mbi qelizat e trurit )

Klientat qe ndjekin dhe mbeshtesin kete rryme , jane klienta qe duan te dalin jashte normave te shumeditura te luksit dhe mireqenies.E çuditshme eshte se ata qe e ndjekin kete rryme jane me teper moshat e vjetra,teksa te rinjte jane me konservative.

Nuk eshte nje rryme per te shitur mend:) Koncepti i ri i luksit do jete tallja dhe te qenurit komik.
Keta kliente jane te fisem.Per ta ka rendesi stili dhe eleganca e produktit , jo çmimi i tij.Njekohesisht jane te fiksuar dhe pas gjerave absurde dhe te pakuptimta.

Kjo rryme mund te permblidhet keshtu. "Bashkimi i luksit me hedhurinat per te krijuar nje atmosfere te denje vagabondesh" .

Perpiqen te perfitojne dimensione te reja duke luajtur me simbolet.Do vihet re egzagjerimi i dimensioneve .

Eshte nje stil provokues.Ne dekorim do ndihen gjurmet e Orientalizmit (pjese te marra nga kultura turke,iraniane,irakene,jordaneze dhe ajo e Dubait) .Ndersa ne dekorimin shtepiak do te vihet re nje kolazh nga lindja e mesme.

Nje rryme boheme,psikotropike.E pasur ,por qe nuk e imiton te shkuaren.Pothuajse ne çdo produkt do te vihet re nje aplikim llaku ose elementi shkelqyes.Ne tekstil do perdoren shume kadifja dhe puplat.Po ashtu ne dekorim do perdoret shume dhe qeramika.
Ne mobilje do perdoren shume elemente nga koha e Elizabetes,Napolonit dhe ajo Viktoriane si dhe disa efekte nga fundi i shek.XIX.
Ngjyrat: E kuqe , lejla (dhe tere tonet e saj) , blu, e verdhe ,marine , ngjyre kocke si dhe bashkimet e ngjyrave lejla,blu dhe te kuqe.

Ja dhe disa trende dhe rryma te parashikuara per vitin 2010:

New Evangelist: Spiritualizem,barok,jete qyteti.

New Explorers:Perzierje e elementeve romantike,poetikes dhe teknologjise.Merr frymezim nga natyra.

New Shamans:Merr frymezim nga shek XIX ,kthim ne instikt , i çuditshem , i veçante dhe pakez helmues.

New Anartists: Me shume stil anglez,punk ,histerik,madheshtor ,me shume anarshist , plot energji , me ide tallese , shkaterrues i se vjetres dhe perpjekje kerkuese per nje rruge te re.

Ngjyrat qe do perdoren sipas stineve:

Dimer:njgyra te gjalla

Pranvere/Vere: İndigo,akuatik (ngjyra uji) , blu(pas nje kohe te gjate vihet re kthimi fuqishem ei kesaj ngjyre) ,tone gjeometrike dhe agresive ,ngjyra acidike.

Tonet e : Terre de soleil (toka e diellit ) : bezhe e perzier me roze

Perveç kesaj detaje te tjera qe do vihen re ne keto trende jane:aventurier , i çmendur, kiç (dmth art i lire) , perzierja e luksit me hedhurinat,frymezim nga kulturat latine.

per me shume rreth autorit : http://www.vincentgregoire.com/articles_anglais.html

A rare pearl : "Grammar of Ornament"

photo source: www.yapikitabevi.com

Yesterday , I had the chance to visit "Design Cities" , an exhibition where are shown different objects,photos and description about the cities where first changes of modernism,change and revolution of design were seen.
This exhibition is held in Istanbul Modern Museum of Arts. Please click to the museum's site to learn more about this exhibition.
For more infos and photos please visit the museum site as it was forbidden for us to take photos:(

But what I mainly want to talk in this post ; is this brilliant book, I had the chance to learn yesterday while visiting the exhibition.
It's a book named "Grammar or Ornament" .This book , has the importance of a bible in ornament culture and was writen aiming to serve as an encyclopedia for the design and ornament.
Owen Jones (1809-1874) is the writer of this superb work.
Owen Jones was a architect and ornamental interior designer .His interior design work were very well known and famous through all the high society families of time. He also was instrumental in the application of chromolithography to book ilustration.In his early world travels , he was so much affected by the Eastern designs ,that he used these ones by reproducing them in his books.These patterns also influenced the English caperts,wallpaper and furniture's style.
This very special book of his , is a masterpiece of the 19th century , with a very special presentation of ornamental motifs from the ancient world ,up to the Renaissance era.Different motifs of different countries of the world are found here (e.g.ornaments of savage tribes ,chinese,hindu,italian,persian,egyptian,assyrian,greek,roman,byzantine,arabian,moresque etc etc).Also general principles of the arrangement of form and colour,in architecture and decorative arts may be found in this book.
What makes it a creation provocative book is making possible the creation of new designs and ornaments,by following the principles of the other 37 propositions.
As it is told , the design theory of the Grammar of Ornament , is modern,scientific, follower of known patters ,free of deliberated historicism , operating by specific principles to create an ornament for every kind of decoration.

I think that this is a great book,that everyone (not just the ones related to this sector )
would enjoy.
But , I still haven't told you the best part of it:)
You may find the total of this book for free (with all the patterns included ) : here
Isn' t so cool? I'm so happy to have run accross;)

By the way, Illuminated books is a lovely site with different illuminated books,all for free..So enjoy!

E mira , Brigitte Mira

Brigitte Mira, eshte nje aktore e shkelqyer gjermane shume e njohur nga filmat e te famshmit Rainer Werner Fassbinder.Ne fakt babai i saj Siegfried Mira ishte nje pianist çifut rus ,vetem e jema ishte gjermane nga Hamburgu.Prindet e saj deshironin qe ajo te behej mesuese muzike teksa ajo deshironte te behej kengetare ose kercimtare.

photo source:www.nndb.com

Kariera e Brigitte Mira perfshin 8 dekada ne fushat e baletit , operetave , muzikaleve , kabaretave , film dhe televizionit.Rolin e pare ajo e luajti tek pjesa "Esmeralda" ne vitin 1929 ne Köln. Ne vitet '30 ajo vazhdoi te merrte pjese neper opereta te ndryshme deri sa ne fillim te viteve '40 zbulohet natyra e saj zbavitese dhe talenti i saj ne humor dhe i propozohet nje karriere ne kabare , karriere te cilen e ndoqi me sukses.Me pas ajo vazhdoi punen e saj si artiste ne teater dhe si aktore ne kinema.Ndersa ne vitet '50 -'60 do te luante ne mjaft komedi,vitet e fundit ajo pati nje sukses dhe ne fushen e telefilmave duke luajtur ne serialin "three dames from Grill" per plot 15 vjet rrjesht.(1977-1992).Loja e fundit e saj qe ne skene ne vitin 2000 5 vjet para vdekjes se saj (20.prill.1910-8 mars 2005) ne skenen e teatrit Hansa ne Berlin me pjesen "The beggar queen of Moabit" ne moshen 90 vjeçare.

Por bumin si aktore ajo e pati vetem pas pjesemarrjes se saj neper filmat e Fassbinderit , nje nga emrat me te spikatur te kinematografise gjermane.Megjithse eshte per tu permendur edhe roli i saj ne filmin e shkelqyer te Werner Herzog "Enigma of Kaspar Hauser" , ne te cilin ajo luante rolin e nje sherbetoreje shume te veçante.

Pra mund te themi se ishte bashkepunimi me Fassbinder,ai qe spikati dhe vuri ne dukje talentin e kesaj aktoreje kaq te veçante,shpirtin e saj sa te bute dhe sentimental,aq kontrovers dhe rebel , si dhe natyren e saj te ngrohte por dhe hokatare , sa te terhequr por dhe me aq supriza te guximshme.

Me mimikat e saj jo lehte te shpjegueshme,zerin e saj qe te ben te ndjesh respekt por edhe nje afeksion te papershkrueshem, me melankoline here komike,here trishtuese deri ne pikellim,here te habitshme per tu besuar se eshte e mundur apo e vertete ne nje bote si kjo e sotmja , dhe karakteret e rendomta apo heronjte e paperfillur ne shoqeri mbase qe ajo i shnderroi ne mite te fuqishme dhe mbreselenese ,duke misheruar tek to tere dhimbjen,pafuqite ,sinqeritetin,naivitetin ,humorin pickues dhe dashurine e dlire duke lene nje gjurme te thelle tek tere kinofilet dhe kritikuesit e kinematografise.

Roli me i folur i saj mes 8 filmave te tjere qe ajo bashkepunoi me Fassbinderin , qe ai i Emmi Kurowskit tek filmi i quajtur "Ali :Fear eats the soul" ,ku ajo luan rolin e nje pastrueseje te ve ,60vjeçare , te vetmuar ,te paperfillur nga femijet e saj,e cila e gjen ngrohtesine dhe dashurine tek Aliu , nje punetor ilegal marroken.Te dy karakteret kane "minuset" e tyre ne shoqeri:Emmi eshte 30 vjet me e madhe se Aliu ,teksa Aliu eshte ilegal,i nje feje tjeter dhe i nje race tjeter.Me kete film te shkelqyer, ku loja e Miras eshte me shume se dritheruese dhe brilante ajo fitoi Çmimin e Filmit Gjerman ,teksa po i njejti film fitoi çmimin nderkombetar te kritikeve ne Cannes 1975.(kam vene nje video nga ky film ne post) .Qe pas bujes se ketij filmi Mira fitoi nje fame te madhe si aktore e veçante "karakteresh" , karaktere shume te veçanta,ku ato me te spikaturat qene sidomos karakteret e filmave te Fassbibderit.

Mira do te thoshte ne nje interviste pas vdekjes se Fassbinderit me 1982 :Nese ai do te ishte akoma ne jete,tashme do te kisha marre nje Oskar".

E njohur per sensin e saj thumbues te humorit ; dikur ajo qe pyetur sesi i zgjidhte burrat e saj (ajo qe martuar 5 here) sipas shenjave te horoskopit,dhe ajo do t'ja kepuste aty per aty:Jo marr ç'me del perpara:)

Duke perfituar nga kjo sjellje dhe natyre e saj ajo luajti ne disa role karakteresh pikante ne moshe te pjekur,karaktere keto qe lane shume gjurme ne kinematografi.Megjithese nuk ishin te tere role kryesore ,disa here role ndihmese , tipat interesante qe ajo sillte ne jete si proletare sypatrembur dhe te flakte por dhe po aq naive dhe te pambrojtur nga kurthet dhe interesat politike , sherbetore te marra me bote te çuditshme kundershtuese me njera tjetren , mama te liga,gra te dhimbsura dhe te perkushtuara familjare, dhe sa e sa karaktere te tjera te veshtira dhe krejtesisht te ndryshme nga njera tjetra.

Nese do te pyetesha une se çfare mendoja per Brigitte do te thoja :

Ajo qe me mahniti dhe me beri shume per vete ne çdo film te Brigitte Mira qe kam ndjekur , eshte natyra e paparashikushme e saj.Mbase kjo eshte pika kyçe qe e ben ate kaq te pazakonshme.Nuk mund te gjesh lehte te shkrire ne çdo plastike fytyre aktoresh , pafajesine dhe naivitetin , po aq sa dhe dhimbsurine dhe afeksionin te cilat mund te ndryshojne befasisht dhe kryekeput per tu shnderruar ne shperthime te vrullshme te ndjenjave qe do ta ndryshonin kete grua te mire here ne nje demon,here ne nje kokete,here ne nje terroriste,here ne nje star kabareje apo ne nje psikopate ne dukje te "qete".Pa harruar ketu te shtojme vetine e zerit te saj magjik , te bute dhe te nje toni te kadifejte dhe tere nuancave te pafundme qe mund te marre ai ne raste te ndryshme. Me nje trup te shkurter,fytyre qe nuk mund te thuhet se eshte e bukur , por me nje veshtrim perhere sentimental,tipi i Brigitte te ngulet sakaq ne koke per te mos tu shkulur per nje kohe te gjate.

Ne fund te jetes se saj Brigitte shihej me syrin e nje trashegimie kombetare.Ajo ishte berlinasja komike me nje zemer te madhe..Epitet i cili i pershtatet kaq shume asaj !

Filma te tjere mbreselenes te kesaj aktoreje jane:

Lili Marleen (1981 -Fassbibder)

Mother Kunster's trip to heaven (1975-Fassbinder)

Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980 -Fassbinder)

Adolf and Marlene (1976)

Chinese Roulette (1976-Fassbinder)

Satan's Brew (1976-Fassbinder) etj..

Shume prej tyre si kam gjetur ende dhe jam ne kerkim dhe shume kurioze per ti ndjekur sa me shpejt.

per me shume rreth aktores:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0591930/