Dali @ Cer Modern

Last Saturday, we visited Dali exhibition at Cer Modern.
Exhibition includes 121 pieces from Salvador Dali’s suites “Divine Comedy”,
“Gala’s Dinners” and “Memoires of Surrealism”.
You can visit exhibition until May 20, 2012.

Now, I am off to enjoy my Saturday.
So let Dali`s art speak for you.
Then you decide whether Dali is Crazy or Genius?

Have a great weekend full with Cupcake Art !!!

PS. I have hidden myself within Dali`s dreamy art world :)
Could you be able to find me???

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“Gala’s Dinners is uniquely devoted to the pleasures of taste. 

Do not look for dietetic formulas here.” 

DALI

Celebrating Blue Monday * Pazartesi Sendromu Tedavisi

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In life, everything comes as a puzzle.
Sometimes we recognize this, sometimes do not.
Our happiness and success are kind of related to our ability to putting together the pieces of puzzle.
Mondays are usually the important piece of our weekly puzzle.
To overcome Monday syndrome, take it as a piece which will help you to see the bigger picture.
Use puzzle-themed accessories (a necklace or a Missoni skirt) for inspiration ;)

 
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Hayatta herşey yap-boz şeklinde geliyor.
Bazen farketsek de çoğu zaman bu gerçeği gözden kaçırabiliyoruz.
Mutluluk ve başarı biraz da yapbozun parçalarını doğru bir şekilde biraraya getirip getirememize bağlı.
Pazartesi günleri de haftalık yap-bozun en önemli parçası.
Pazartesi Sendromunu tedavi etmek için pazartesiye büyük resmi görmemizi sağlayacak bir parça gibi yaklaşın.
Size ilham vermesi için yap-boz temalı aksesuarlar (bir kolye veya Missoni eteği) kullanabilirsiniz ;)

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Missoni knit skirt
$395 - nordstrom.com

Black and white necklace
£28 - unexpectedboutique.co.uk

Schmuck-Set »Puzzle« (2tlg.): Anhänger / Schmuck / Damenmode / Große...
€40 - schwab.de

And you can always start putting together the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle to distract from Monday`s stress.
Love doing art puzzles.
I started with the 1500-pieces puzzle of Raphael`s  `The Marriage of the Virgin` painting.
Below is the finished version of my first jigsaw puzzle.
I hang it on my salon wall ;)

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Ve tabiki Pazartesi stresinden kurtulmak için gerçek bir yapbozun parçalarını biraraya getirmeye de başlayabilirsiniz.
Ben özellikle sanat içerikli yapbozları seviyorum.
İlk olarak 1500 parçalık Raphaelin "Bakirenin Düğünü" tablosu ile başladım.
Bitmiş halini aşağıdaki fotoğrafta görebilirsiniz.
Şimdi ise salonumun duvarını süslüyor ;)

Last week, I visited Brera Academy in Milan to see the original painting of Raphael ;)
Here it is: The Marriage of the Virgin (Raphael, completed in 1504).

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Geçen hafta Raphaelin orijinal eserini görmek için Milanodaki Brera Akademisini ziyaret ettim ;)
İşte Raphaelin 1504 senesinde tamamladığı "Bakirenin Düğünü" tablosu.

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Try to enjoy the puzzles that are offered to you in daily life.

Have a Cupcake sweet Monday !!!
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Hayatın size sunduğu yapbozların tadını çıkarmaya bakın.
Cupcake tadında bir Pazartesi diliyorum !!!

The Inspiration T(H)REE

Each Wednesday -on the 3rd day of week- I share 3 inspirational photos. 

Those might be the photos of food, fashion, people, art or any view from my window... 

My aim is to create an inspiration tree for the week.

Let those photos inspire us to make
- our lives more colorful,
- our week more stress-free,
- our selves more productive, happy and full of love.

Let`s see the world as a big CUPCAKE;)

1) My favorite art piece at our home

Peacock has been like a family member since  it traveled to 3 continents with us ;)

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2) Rereading Chanel`s biograhpy for inspiration

Chanel: A Woman of Her Own (by Axel Madsen)

3) Roasted chestnuts are my favorite snack in the winter

A street stand selling roasted chestnut in Istanbul

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Have a Cupcake inspired Wednesday !!!

Cupcake Istanbul Weekend * Cupcake Istanbul Haftasonu

During Christmas weekend, my hubby and I were in Istanbul.
Our Americans friends were in town so we had a great time in Istanbul.
This post is kind of overdue but here are snapshots from our weekend.
Istanbul welcomed us with rain ;)

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Noel arifesinde, Sevgili ile Istanbuldaydik.
Istanbula tatile gelen Amerikali arkadaslarimizla harika vakit gecirdik.
Araya baska seyler girince, bu yazi biraz gecikmeli oldu ama iste ozetler.
Istanbul bizi harika bir yagmurla karsiladi ;)

@Bosphorus Bridge: Crossing from Asia to Europe

This bridge is special for my hubby and I ;)

do you remember the Eurasia marathon that my huby and I ran over the Bridge?

You can read my post on Eurasian marathon here.

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@Bogazici Koprusu: Asyadan Avrupaya gecerken

Bu koprunun Sevgili ve benim icin ayri bir yeri var ;)

Koprunun uzerinde kostugumuz Avrasya maratonunu hatirliyor musunuz?

Avrasya maratonu yazimi burada bulabilirsiniz.

The weather was not so great. It was rain mixed with snow.
But we did not chnage any plans.
We had lunch at the Kitchenette in Taksim.
There, I met with one of my followers Gulcancoo, the lovely sister of Lulucumm ;)
Next time, Lulucumm will also join us. Right ?

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Have cok parlak degildi. Karla karisik yagmur yagiyordu.
Ama biz yine de planlarimiza sadik kaldik.
Taksimdeki Kitchenette`de ogle yemegi yedik.
Ve orada takipcim Gulcancoo - Lulucumm`un sevgili kardesi- ile bulustuk ;)

Gelecek sefer, Lulucumm da bize katilacak. Degil mi ?

@Kitchenette

Fish & Chips@Kitchenette

Then, we visited Pera Museum.
Finally, I could see closely the masterpiece art in Pera Museum.

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Sonra, Pera Muzesini ziyaret ettik.
Sonunda, Pera Muzesinin en guzel ve nadide parcasini yakindan gorebildim.

Turtle Trainer (Osman Hamdi Bey, 1906)

Kaplumbaga Terbiyecisi (Osman Hamdi Bey, 1906)

Arty eleveators @ Pera Museum

Sanattan ilham alan asansorler @ Pera Muzesi

Coffee Break @ Pera Museum Cafe

Kahve molasi @ Pera Muzesi Kafesi

Christmas @ St Antuan Church

Noel @ St Antuan Kilisesi

Dinnner @ Istanbul Culinary Institute

Aksam yemegi @ Istanbul Culinary Institute

Anchovy cooked in line with a recipe from 17th century traveller Evliya Celebi

17 yy gezgini Evliya Celebinin tarifine gore hazirlanmis hamsi

Saying goodbye to Istanbul. Until next time ;)

Istanbulla vedalasmak. Bir dahaki sefere kadar ;)

Have a Cupcake sweet day!!!
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Cupcake tadinda bir gun diliyorum!!!

Cupcake Art * Pop-art by Roman Đuranović

My followers would remember that Cer Modern is one of my favorite places in Ankara.
Last weekend, we had art-brunch with friends at Cer Modern.
After brunch, we visited `Lifestyle` exhibition by Roman Đuranovic.
Figures in Đuranovic`s art are simple characters donned in colorful outfit.
His figures use semi-transparent sunglasses to conceal themselves.
Behind sunglasses, what we see is the illusion of  success and wealth. 
Pop-art always reminds me colorful Cupcakes -colorful, creamy yet hidden calories-;)
My favorite paintings from the exhibition are Super Star and Enjoy. 
What do you think???

Lifestyle 2010-Roman Đuranović

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Super Star 2011-Roman Đuranović

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Holzwege 2010-Roman Đuranović

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Paranoia 2010-Roman Đuranović

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Enjoy 2006-Roman Đuranović

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Poached Egg 2010-Roman Đuranović

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Lifestyle 2010-Roman Đuranović

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White 2009-Roman Đuranović

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Dass Rot 2009-Roman Đuranović

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Sunday Afternoon 2010-Roman Đuranović

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Makeup Collection

Today, I was planning to write a post on my record collection.
It is a very recent project.
I have only a few records bought from different record stores and flea markets.
And I do not -yet- have a record player so I use my records for decoration purposes.
That`s why I pick records by looking to their covers;)

Then, I remembered that my friend Lila Moonlight tagged me for a post chain to share my makeup products.
So I decided to share both my favorite record in the collection along with my makeup products;)

My record collection started after I came across `Troilus and Cressida` on a flea market in Los Angeles.
I did not even think a minute before buying this one.

`Troilus and Cressida` has been one of my favorite Shakespeare tragedies. 

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This little angel sitting on the record might be -also- influential on my buying decision;)

A recording angle: watching over us and record all our actions for future judgment day!

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Let`s continue with my makeup products.
As a person who does not like doing makeup, I really do not have many products.
In the past, most of my products went to trash since they expired before even using:(
So, now I only have basic cosmetics of neutral tones.

Nowadays, I makeup only if I am required for a special occasion!
You can name the event.
It might be Halloween`s, Presidential dinner or 5 o`clock tea with the Queen;)

Anyway, here is my makeup products.

As you see, they all fit into my 2 Angels bowl;)

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This is perfect setting for my makeup ritual;)

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Below are close ups for my makeup products
(most of the brand names are visible; please let me know if you need any specific details)

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PASSING THE FLAG!!!

The idea behind creating a post chain is to pass flag to fellow bloggers.
So, now it`s my turn to kindly tag Lulu`s Life, CottonCandyINK , Rainbow Gatherer , Hello Friday , Rachel`s Symbiotic Life and Fidoland to share their makeup products.
No pressure is attached;)
And if there is any blogger who wants to join post chain, they are more than welcomed!!!

Have a Cupcake sweet day;)