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MY FAVOURITE 5 Shazia's naive portraiture of children has captivated art collectors since her Castle Galleries debut in 2011. Here she shares her inspirations, her loves, her life
Films
‘Peg out.’ ‘A nice cuppa char.’ ‘Ay up!’ ‘The world's your oyster.’ ‘Eat up, you're at your Aunty's.’
The Kid Charlie Chaplin's heart wrenching and funny silent film about a tramp and an orphan. Run Lola Run A young woman has twenty minutes to find and bring 100,000 Deutsch- marks to her boyfriend before he attempts to rob a bank. Pyaasa A black and white Indian film that tells the story of a struggling poet The Piano A story about a mute pianist who along with her daughter and piano are shipped off to the West coast of New Zealand. The score for the piano is played by Michael Nyman and is incredibly moving. E.T. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched this film, but it’s plenty. Always seems to be on TV and I end up watching it with my boys... and yes it still makes me weep a little! who is trying to get his poems published. Soulfully romantic.
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‘Un Bel Di Vedremo’ by Maria Callas, Giacomo Puccini Madame Butterfly My most earliest memory of this song was at the age of seven. I lived pretty much in the middle house of a long row of stone terraces. There was a sweet couple three doors down from the top who “pegged out” every Saturday morning. The waft of clean laundry and Marie Callas filling the air was something I’ll always remember and treasure. ‘At Last’ by Etta James With Etta’s voice and the sweeping orches- tra behind her, how can life not be a song. ‘Tinsel Town in the Rain’ by Blue Nile I’ve always loved this song. Memories still fresh in my mind every time it’s played.
Places
Artists
Music
Taormina, Sicily I married my hubby here. It was to be a fuss free and quiet little wedding but the wonderful people of the town thought better.
Chris Berens Dutch contemporary artist, Berens keeps to the spirit of the Old Masters through the same themes and colour palette, but with an undeniable twist in the materials he uses; photographic paper and inks. A lucid and surreal patchwork of amazement. Sir Arthur Rackham A leading British illustrator during the late 19th and early 20th century, his luxurious colour palettes, and superb detail are stunning. Greg Crayola Simkins Los Angeles based artist, who has made cartoon and graffiti his trademark. An amalgamation of pop culture, classical art and his “warped” imagination make for extraordinary works. Fabulous! Raphaelite style. His most famous painting is Ophelia, but I’m particularly in love with a painting entitled Phyllis Waterlow. Uncom- plicated and just stunningly beautiful. Diego Velázquez A 17th century Spanish painter of the Baroque period. I have complete admiration for his portrait paintings. J WWaterhouse English painter working in the Pre-
‘Song to the Siren’ by Tim Buckley It's such a beautiful and simple song made all the more beautiful with Tim Buckley’s pure vocals. The lyrics are just spine tinglingly beautiful; it just makes me stop in my tracks every time I hear it. Exquisite. ‘Fawn’ by TomWaits Sweet, little instrumental. Although an instrumental it still possesses the dark, freak circus-like sound TomWaits is so well known for. It’s a short piece, barely lasts two minutes but it’s a little gem and I love listening to it. Makes my heart skip a beat.
Salts Mill, Yorkshire This place houses a large collection of David Hockney's work. I love it, I take the boys here for lunch sometimes. The smell of lilies and lanolin when you walk in is perfection. Home Saturday morning “sleep-ins” with the boys, toast, cuppa char, newspaper, crumbs in the bed and silly conversations. Bliss.
Lapatia Bay, Terra Del Fuego, Argentina Studded with rugged mountains lakes and rivers, Lapatia Bay holds some wonderful memories for me. Ilha Grande, Brazil A small, unspoilt island, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A sobering and tranquil place to head to after the vibrancy of Rio.
Books
story of Konstantin Levin who in contrast, nervously begins his courtship with Kitty. In pursuit of happiness Anna looks to love and passion whilst Levin looks to mutual love and understanding... who fairs better? Where theWild Things Are - Maurice Sendak I have been reading the story of a little boy called Max and his wild ways to my children, and every night as I tuck them in their beds and leave the
mayonnaise hurled at the Mayor Of New York, in his rallying cry for re-election that had me in stitches! I read this whilst sailing in the Amazon and nearly fell out of the boat for laughing so much. Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie Told through the children born on the day of independ- ence, all of whom possess special powers. Magically charming and packed full of intricate mini tales and historical references.
One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez The story of the Buendia family in the doomed town of Macondo. Hard to read but even harder to put down. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy I read this whist studying Russian History at school. Beautifully written, it tells the story of Anna Karenina and her ill fated love affair with a younger man, Count Vronsky. Running parallel is the
room I can hear them say... “Don’t go Mum... we’ll eat you up... we love you so."
Bonfire of the Vanities - Tom Wolf It’s the half empty jar of
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