Re: [-empyre-] Viewing Axalotls

["arteonline" <arteonline@arteonline.arq.br>]

Chère Isabel,

You wrote:

"Does the architecture play a role in the current artistic life of Rio ?
Are some activities more or less concentrated in a specific area
(poetry here, music there,...) ?"

>Yes, I think so. The majority of old and very beautiful buildings downtown
are
specific to Arts. Some of them are Cultural Centers, some of them are
museums. The Municipal Theater, which looks like Opera of Paris has always
good spetacles: erudite music, ballets, operas. If you browser
http://arteonline.arq.br/paris_riodejaneiro/, you will see the dome of this
theather. The National Library (http://www.bn.br) which came to Brazil from
Portugal with the king D. João VI is really wonderful. I have researched  a
lot there.

"I have the impression that the mixture of cultures you discribed
is a factor that makes your works so communicative and accessible
for many people. For me : a great quality.
Since I live in foreign countries, I've learned a lot and my creations
changed."

>  Thanks Isabel, just like you I believe that culture is a decisive factor
for the artistic creation.
Your work is fine. If one of you want to know the work of Isabel, browser
at: http://arteonline.arq.br/ , on the building map  click second floor, and
"borders of web.art / net.art  today", search for her name and click. You
may go to the terrace of the building too. Visit the restaurant and choose a
very fine French food: "le miget", by isabel Saij. The Restaurant "Eating
Pixels" is a very good place to go saturday night!  There you will find
futher information about Brazilian Culture.

Ops, I almost forget to say that Isabel did a very interesting contribution
to my work Viewing Axolotls too. I think she really understood the sense of
the work. You find her contribution at:
http://arteonlie.arq.br/viewing_axolotls (The last button.)

"And by the way : I was very pleased to read your message in 3 languages,
portuguese is a roman language, but unfortunetly still a problem !"

Yes, that is it, one who writes in portuguese has less chances to have his /
her work known out of the Portuguese speaking countries. By the way, some
very good writers and poets in Portuguese language:

Writers:

1- Machado de Assis (Brazilian)
2- Guimarães Rosa (Brazilian)
3- Clarice Lispector (Brazilian)
4- Eça de Queiroz (Portuguese)
5- José Saramago (Portuguese)

Poets:

1- Carlos Drummond de Andrade (Brazilian)
2- Fernando Pessoa (Portuguese)
I think that Jorge can add more names in this list.

Au revoir, carinhosamente,

Regina