OH BOY
Just saw this nice movie with a nice soundtrack and black and white. Keep moving on, you'll eventually get your hot cup of coffee!
A SECOND ADOLESCENCE
UNA SECONDA ADOLESCENZA is my new interview for i-D Magazine Italy. In this interview I talk about my new project Head of the Lion, my love for US, the Sicilian skateboard scene and much more. Take a look HERE
MUSIC IN THESE DAYS
I recently listened again to this one which was also on a skate video I used to watch over and over many years ago.
VANTABLACK PT II - (I THINK I JUST SAW A BLACK UNICORN)
I don't think I'm done yet with my interest towards my favourite colour. I previously made this post about Vantablack, the darkest black ever produced on planet Earth.
Today I just found out that in early 2016 British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor (who you might remember for the Cloud Gate in Chicago) received exclusive rights to use Vantablack for artistic use. Get over it, he is the only one. But if you are into rare stuff you can buy a little sample for a lot of money.
Here is one of the coolest FAQ about Vantablack:
"What does Vantablack feel like?
People often tell us they have an urge to touch a Vantablack surface when they see it for the first time. However, there are a few good reasons why this wouldn't be a good idea. First of all, a Vantablack consists mainly of free space, with the nanotubes offering little resistance to direct contact. The sensation would be akin to touching the underlying substrate."
Going back to Sir Anish Kapoor this is what he said about it: "Imagine a space that's so dark that as you walk in you lose all sense of where you are, what you are, and especially all sense of time".
RANDOM CHOICE OF THE DAY
Currently listening to this album I randomly chosed. I was little influenced by the cover. Can't tell you much about it. I just hit pay. Now back to work.
TIME TRAVEL
One thing I love about music is its power to make me travel through time. Back in the memories of my past. Some song in particular have that effect on me. And this one brings me back to my 21 years old days, my friends, skateboarding, the rock n roll concerts and the hair wax.
GUMMO
"Life is beautiful, really it is, full of beauty and illusions. Life is great, without it you'd be dead."
One of my favourite movies.
PAϟMA-MAϟPA ZINE
The other day I had the pleasure to help out Anna Adamo and Guido Borso in the making of their new zine PAϟMA-MAϟPA. Get your copy HERE!
ME & EARL & THE DYING GIRL
Yesterday I watched this beautiful movie by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. Great music too. Check it.
BOOKBINDING, A NEW ADVENTURE
Recently I started studying book binding. Starting from the basis, here is a saddle stitch bounded mini book. This is helping me to work on the dummy of my next book Head of the Lion.
I will soon show you more of what I'm learning!
FROM HAMBURGER EYES IG
Queens, NYC 2014. Thanks Hamburger Eyes for sharing this one on your Instagram!
MY FAMILY IN 1943
Family portrait, year 1943. The two on the right are my grandmother Franca De Luca and my grandfather Claudio Majorana and this image is part of his own archive. Which I received from from my father a few year back. The others are members of my family including the cat.
CESURA PUBLISH
See you this weekend at Abadir Academy for Cesura Publish workshop with Arianna Arcara and Luca Santese. Looking forward!
TODO EN LA VIDA
Yes, I heard this one on Narcos..
More songs by Elia y Elizabeth HERE
THE LARRY CLARK MANIFESTO...
...FOR NOT GIVING A FUCK. Thanks Anna Adamo for sending over these inspiring words from Larry Clark. Read it HERE.