tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:51:05 +0000Dice questo pittore: "Vorrei che chi osserva i miei dipinti riuscisse, indipendentemente dal soggetto e dal formato, a cogliere la loro intrinseca, mutevole vibrazione". Un desiderio che ci appare più che legittimo quando si osservino le sue opere più tipiche e significative. Come ad esempio le più libere e insieme le più costruite con un linguaggio che indicativamente può richiamare, almeno in certe parti, quello di un Depero; (...) ENZO FABIANIhttp://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Pietro)Blogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-779792372280169405Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:44:00 +00002009-12-07T06:46:35.261+01:00The Sanctuary of Consolata, known simply as La Consolata, is one of Turin's most splendid example of the baroque. The Sanctuary dates back to Guarini and Juvarra (centuries XVII-XVIII) and in 1906 became papal basilica by the Pope Pio X. The worship of Saint Mary the Consoler dates back to the 4th century but received great impulse in 1104, when, on 20th June, the blind Jean Ravais, coming from http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/12/sanctuary-of-consolata.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-4236473988480790587Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +00002009-12-04T20:30:59.470+01:00In this image, a residential part of Turin at the foot of the hills. On the top over there, at a height of 660m, stands the Basilica di Superga (1731), designed by the architect Filippo Juvarra.Ecological Day, which takes place the second day of every month, is a creation of Sonia at LEAVES OF GRASShttp://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/12/ecological-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-9203154317639551544Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:25:00 +00002009-11-26T20:30:19.384+01:00The sky is blue in this panorama of Turin, in which you can see the Alps, the Mole Antonelliana (1889, 167m), the characteristic houses of the Piazza Vittorio Veneto (1825), the river Po.Happy Sky Watch!http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/11/sky-watch_26.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-6075445177053044512Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:38:00 +00002009-11-23T05:38:23.265+01:00A climb of 15 minutes from Turin leads up to the Monte dei Cappuccini (240m) and the church of Santa Maria del Monte. Built in 1584 to a design by the architect Ascanio Vitozzi, the church adjoins a still-working Capuchin convent.http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/11/monte-dei-cappuccini-in-fog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-5670277136131524248Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:18:00 +00002009-11-18T07:18:36.300+01:00http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/11/flowery-meadows.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-4868437072433572521Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:40:00 +00002009-11-12T19:41:38.315+01:00"Contemplazione" ("Contemplation"), oil on canvas 50x70cm.Happy Sky Watch!http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/11/sky-watch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-383329216928675797Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:46:00 +00002009-11-07T08:22:09.714+01:00I often travel the Val di Susa (Susa Valley) and I can't help noticing more and more NO TAV signs.The readers who are not interested in the NO TAV question will perhaps look upon these photographs as curious images.NO TAV is a movement of the population of the valley against the construction of a railway line of high-speed train (TAV) Turin - Lyon, in the construction of the so-called Corridor 5 http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/11/no-tav-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-1530237415481537094Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:30:00 +00002009-11-03T05:34:53.042+01:00From the village of Oulx (1127m, Piedmont) you can reach the tower walking through a nice lane. The battlemented tower was part of the ancient Dauphin Castle the late evidences of which go back to 1499.http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/11/torre-delfinale-at-oulx.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-4526287210978825361Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:58:00 +00002009-10-30T07:58:16.010+01:00"La megera" ("The hag"), 1996, oil on canvas, 50x60cmhttp://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-halloween.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-3393419199246452669Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:08:00 +00002009-10-26T06:09:46.313+01:00Cottage in the town of Susa (503m, Piedmont)http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/10/cottage-on-hill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-2854700643238699508Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:12:00 +00002009-10-22T20:15:40.013+02:00"The trees are God's great alphabet:With them He writes in shining greenAcross the world His thoughts serene"Leonora Speyer (1872 - 1956)"For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver" Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)"There are rich counsels in the trees" Herbert P. Horne (1864 - 1916)Happy Sky Watch!http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/10/sky-watch-23102009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-4419058752065566917Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:18:00 +00002009-10-19T19:33:18.947+02:00http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/10/sprinkling-of-snow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-6923606133265289192Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:20:00 +00002009-10-17T08:22:36.479+02:00"Earth laughs in flowers"Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/10/dream-in-yellow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-1855532517142067662Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:00:00 +00002009-10-14T06:17:01.738+02:00This composition of mine is an Award for all the nice blogger friends who gave me an Award some time ago. They are:Louise of Potted FrogCatherine of THE FIVE OF USPaz of Paz's New York MinuteSonia of LEAVES OF GRASSLily of Long Island Daily PhotoAyamlin of A comfortable vacationFishing Guy of This is my blogNihal of CrossRoadsThe Blond Duck of A Duck In Her PondAddy of Oh Addy!Unseen Rajasthan ofhttp://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/10/award.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-6193351582751094306Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:54:00 +00002009-10-08T19:54:27.199+02:00"After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on - have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear - what remains? Nature remains" Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) Happy Sky Watch!http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/10/sky-watch-9102009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-4911561006804321250Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:44:00 +00002009-10-05T06:45:08.874+02:00http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/10/perspectives-6.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-8556401395282603Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:57:00 +00002009-09-30T06:49:55.859+02:00SundialsSundial in the village of Foresto (Susa Valley, Piedmont)Flowered windowhttp://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/09/sundial-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-5411342678046182319Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:02:00 +00002009-09-24T20:05:14.965+02:00"I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering; surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy!" Louise Bogan (1897 - 1970)"Treat the other man's faith gently; it is all he has to believe with. His mind was created for his own thoughts, not yours or mine" Henry S. Haskins (1875 - 1957)Happy Sky Watch!http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/09/sky-watch-2592009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-6447577071391434196Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:03:00 +00002009-09-20T08:19:05.696+02:00improvisationshttp://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/09/september.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-5851533175818238127Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:58:00 +00002009-09-16T07:25:36.606+02:00the instructorPhotos by Pietro Brosiohttp://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/09/adventure-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-7173006543692065473Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:43:00 +00002009-09-10T20:43:08.263+02:00"I like to think that the moon is there even if I am not looking at it" Albert Einstein (1879-1955)Happy Sky Watch!http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/09/sky-watch-1192009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-3349908136398712895Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:27:00 +00002009-09-15T09:21:08.915+02:00Photos by Pietro Brosiohttp://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/09/mountain-bike-race.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-514991503701028718Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:51:00 +00002009-09-02T06:52:53.403+02:00"The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels" Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882 – 1927)http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/09/red-berries.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-6801793112180383526Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:43:00 +00002009-08-27T19:47:00.715+02:00Saint Michael's Abbey (10th century, 962 meters, Piedmont)"My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence" Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964)"Silence is more musical than any song" Christina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)"I have often regretted my speech, never my silence" Publilius Syrus (~100 BC), MaximsHappy Sky Watch!http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/08/sky-watch-2882009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135492619862589185.post-6094006046322794929Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:03:00 +00002009-08-23T07:23:39.253+02:00The imposing monument (sculptor Pietro Costa, 1899, 39 meters high) is situated in the center of Turin, in the intersection of the two main streets corso Vittorio Emanuele II and corso Galileo Ferraris.Victor Emmanuel II (14 March 1820 – 9 January 1878) was the King of Piedmont, Savoy, and Sardinia from 1849 to 1861. On 18 February 1861, he assumed the title of King of Italy to become the first http://pietrobrosio.blogspot.com/2009/08/monument-to-victor-emmanuel-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pietro)26