Death Becomes Them
Upcoming Events
ROBBIE WILLIAMS CONCERT
Take The Crown Stadium Tour 2013.
The concert will be recorded live on the night, produced as deluxe triple CD albums and made available to collect instantly after the show.
LIL' WAYNE IN BRUSSELS
Lil Wayne, the artist with multi-platinum and Grammy Award winner, has decided to move their European tour along with Mac Miller to enable it to finalize the release of his tenth album in the best possible conditions. Forest National concert originally scheduled on March 25, the date was postponed to Thursday, October 17.
The American star said: "I reject my European tour in order to better prepare for the worldwide release of my new album" I Am Not A Human Being II "scheduled for March 26. I prefer not to upset both the release of my album, my tour. It is therefore against heart that I decided to reschedule my tour in October 2013. I can not thank my European fans enough for their patience and understanding. I very much look forward to coming to play in Europe with Mac Miller in the fall. I refuse to do things by halves and promise to all my fans for their book an unforgettable sight. '
Tickets purchased for March 25 remain valid for 17 October!
Bruno Mars concert in Antwerp
Peter Gene Hernandez, or on his artist name Bruno Mars is only 27 years old, but he already have a Grammy Award in the Best man pop singer category and he sold 6 million albums and 40 million EPs in the whole world. His newest album released in December 2012 and it has already sold out half million pieces, and this number is just growing. The singer’s popularity’s secret is his versatile music style. Jon Caramanica wrote in The New York Times about Mars ‘one of the most versatile and accessible singers in pop, with a light, soul-influenced voice that’s an easy fit in a range of styles, a universal donor.’ This makes him one of the most popular singers of our time, because everybody from the youngsters to elderlies trolls his songs, or at least they surely know them.
Come and spend a wonderful day in Antwerpen, visit the famous Notre Dame Abby and the end of the day have a great party at Bruno Mars’ concert. You won’t be disappointed!
Two amazing paintings by David and Rubens await your attention at the Musées Royaux des Beaux Arts.
The Death Of Marat (1793)
The French Revolution, especially the Reign of Terror, was like a terrible car accident – horrifying and awful yet incredibly intriguing. Jacques Louis David’s painting The Death of Marat captured a symbolic moment of that great wreck as the French, wrought with fear, were executing and killing potential conspirators in rapid succession. Among the casualties was the radical journalist Jean-Paul Marat, the subject of David’s painting, and a close friend of the artist. The Neo-Classicist David employed many techniques, drawing inspiration from genius works before him; the elongated arm is emblematic of Renaissance artists like Michelangelo, while the use of blending light and dark colours recalls Caravaggio’s technique of chiaroscuro during the Baroque period. David, by painting a light glow around Marat’s body, suggests martyrdom, depicting his friend as a hero.
Interestingly enough, Marat’s killer is scribbled on the letter that he is holding.
Such detail, in combination with David’s stunning technique, highlights the brilliance of the painting, and of David as an artist.
The Martyrdom Of Saint Livinius (1636/1637)
Peter Paul Rubens, one of Belgium’s greatest painters, was best known for his portrait work and allegorical scenes often containing nude women. The Martyrdom of Saint Livinus was made for the Jesuit church in Ghent.
His impressive painting depicts the removal of a saint’s tongue amidst great chaos where heaven and earth collide. The use of strong colors – a bold red calls immediate attention to the center of the painting – and great movement on a large canvas, heighten an already dramatic scene. Great passion, as evidenced by his brush strokes, is specially apparent in the sweeping sky and the flowing clothing of the many subjects. Each character, whether it is an angel, animal or human, is captured in a specific point in time. This ‘snapshot’ is something Rubens was a master at. As these characters flow in and out of the scene, it adds not only movement, but also an ability to analyze the painting for hours, thinking what happened before this specific moment and what might happen after. With temperatures dropping and snow piling up, considering this work in the warmth of the museum might be the best way to spend a day.
