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Poetic Art

Posted on November 13, 2011 by BiniChic

Marcel Villier is a poet from the Japanese school, who instead of writing haikus makes watercolors. An adopted Minorcan — he likes to say he discovered it the same way Columbus discovered the Americas: by chance — Marcel has been … Continue reading →

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Doors & Details

Posted on May 1, 2011 by BiniChic

One of my favorite pastimes when traveling — and sometimes in my own home town of Barcelona — is taking photos of details, colors and textures and turning them into collages. I try to capture the beauty of things that … Continue reading →

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On a Tuscan Afternoon

Posted on March 14, 2011 by BiniChic

One of the things I love most is exploring ancient homes filled with history and endless kinds of objects from the past. I can’t help but imagine the story behind each piece, or how the various inhabitants might have spent … Continue reading →

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Chromatic Textures

Posted on January 24, 2011 by BiniChic

We recently got back from a month-long voyage around Vietnam and Thailand, where the new smells, tastes, colors, noises and customs filled and stimulated our five senses. Below is a small compilation of images from Vietnam that try to capture … Continue reading →

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Japanese Indigo

Posted on December 9, 2010 by BiniChic

Sometimes, the connection one feels towards a culture foreign to one’s own is uncanny. Especially if you’ve never visited the country, certainly don’t understand the language, and are not especially knowledgeable about its history and culture. Yet, the connection and … Continue reading →

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Impermanence, Imperfection, Incomplete

Posted on August 23, 2010 by BiniChic

Wabi-sabi is an ancient Japanese aesthetic world-view. It is the art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in nature, of accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay, and death. Simple, slow, and uncluttered — it reveres authenticity above all. … Continue reading →

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