3/6/2013 0 Comments Watch This SpaceAt last cultivating a sense of purpose after being accepted as the newest contributing writer to ¡Vaya Madrid!, a multi-faceted, online English-language magazine that explores anything and everything Madrid-ian. The magazine covers a diverse spectrum of topics and events, including DJ street parties accompanying pop-up vintage markets, Madrid Fashion Week, the thriving local Art Scene, low-downs on self-teaching Español, and why horse meat is not such a bad alternative to cow.
I have a number of story ideas brewing inside my head that will be taking shape and being published by ¡Vaya Madrid! soon. For instance, I'll be writing up a guided, colourful tour of Spanish artist, Joaquin Sorolla's, home which has been posthumously turned into a public gallery. The artist's three-storey house and lush, unfurling garden are tucked behind a main street in the Financial district of Madrid. Its many walls are basically decoupaged with the Impressionist's life work. I'm also itching to explore and provide insight into Madrid's elderly - how personifications of past Madrid integrate (or not) into Spanish society today. Despite their dominant presence, there appears to be a conspicuous disconnect between the elder generation and those their junior; and, more broadly, between old and new Madrid, politically of course but also socially. The elderly characters of Madrid are so intriguing, not to mention omnipresent, and I know that there is a lot to be relatedly unearthed and worth considering. I'll also be conducting an intimate Q&A with famous contemporary Spanish artist (and friend of mine), Eloy Morales. His enormous (photo-) Realist works are pretty incredible; Google images will vouch for that. I'd like to thank my readers for their support and contributions to thoughts and opinions published through Aesthesis. I welcome writers to contribute their written work, including articles, reviews, creative fiction, poetry and thoughts that are in sync with the philosophy of the site, i.e., to inspire mindful, philosophical thought about current socio-cultural and political issues, and contributions to the Arts. In the meantime, for an absorbing read about Madrid culture accompanied by an almost equal ratio of stunning professional photos to text, I recommend scrolling through www.vayamadrid.com.
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