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Took years of hard work. we used to do seven to ten shows a day in the old days. if you had a hit recording, you would play the paramount theatre, lets say, and you would start at 10:00 in the morning and leave the theatre at 10.00 at night. # where gigolo and gigolette can take a kiss without regret...#. but it turned the man born anthony dominick benedetto into a star, who was also an accomplished painter, a campaigner for civil rights. # oh, the good life, full of fun seems to be the ideal......

“All I know is art has been my life and I enjoy doing it,” Esther Serna Bartlett says.

From fine-detailed still-lifes that resemble photographs to wispy mountain landscapes, artist David Berger’s approach to painting is one reaching ever...

দর্শকের কাছে তাঁর প্রাথমিক পরিচয় এক জন অভিনেতা হিসেবে। কিন্তু অভিনয় জীবনে পা রাখার আগে রণজয় বিষ্ণু অন্য পেশার সঙ্গে যুক্ত ছিলেন।

The women of the near east, im in turkeys largest city, istanbul. looking at the collection of orientalist art here at the pera museum, ive discovered how the wests fascination with the east resulted in art that subtly — and sometimes not so subtly — asserted a sense of superiority. im meeting istanbul—based artist ardan ozmenoglu, whos inspired by orientalism. she wants to show me the works here that captivate her the most. ardan, i think this is an unbelievably intriguing picture. in par...

Can you just tell me a bit more about the artist, because hes a really important figure here in turkey? yes, he was important because he did lots of things in arts and culture. he was a museologist and he was the head of the first art school. he was an archaeologist and he wanted to become a painter. i guess the big picture idea is that he actually travels to paris and he encounters painting there including, of course, orientalist painting by european artists, which inspires him. and when he ret...

Yes. yes, exactly. can you just tell me a bit more about the artist, because hes a really important figure here in turkey? yes, he was important because he did lots of things in arts and culture. he was a museologist and he was the head of the first art school. he was an archaeologist and he wanted to become a painter. i guess the big picture idea is that he actually travels to paris and he encounters painting there including, of course, orientalist painting by european artists, which inspires h...

Istanbul. looking at the collection of orientalist art here im meeting istanbul—based artist ardan ozmenoglu, whos inspired by orientalism. ardan, i think this is an unbelievably intriguing picture. in part, thats because of its date, which is very prominently painted in the top left hand corner. 1654. so this is a 17th century painting of an oriental scene. but one thing that strikes me immediately is that youve got these two bands to the painting. do you have a sense how were meant to read i...

But without any lettuce props, perhaps. baris, this is a really imposing painting, which i think im right in saying comes from towards the end of osman hamdis life, right? yes. yes, exactly. can you just tell me a bit more about the artist, because hes a really important figure here in turkey? yes, he was important because he did lots of things in arts and culture. he was a museologist and he was the head of the first art school. he was an archaeologist and he wanted to become a painter. i guess...

Speaking it only different accent? so i would like to work with somebody that can help me and then we can help others, like i want to help everyone thats got this, im not the only person, but start with me. ill be a guinea pig!— ill be a guinea pig! simon sark, ill be a guinea pig! simon spark. bbc _ ill be a guinea pig! simon spark, bbc news. - we wish zoe well. now, every artist needs a canvas for their work. some use paper or cloth. others use the human body. but one swiss artist likes to t...