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Been a bit lost in routine lately but today I visited the annual exhibition at the Latvian Academy of Arts. The space was overflowing with works from emerging artists each piece brimming with raw vision and experimentation. It was moving to witness the courage and chaos of young creators putting themselves into form.

I’m lucky to have a close friend who’s a recognized artist here in Latvia, she’s been gently educating me on how to see. Art through her lens becomes less about taste and more about essence intention presence.

(I’ve even been her muse. Some of her most intimate works were born while I posed for her for hours.

Would you want to see those?)

Feeling inspired 🩷

Curious does anyone here see art as a long-term investment not just aesthetically but energetically too?

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Jonathan 8mo ago

Would love to see them! My great grandmother had one of the largest art collections in Europe when she was alive.

Isanna🌸 8mo ago

That’s incredible. Do you know what kind of art your great-grandmother collected? Was it mostly classical, modern, or something more eclectic? I imagine if it was one of the largest collections in Europe, we’re talking about hundreds, maybe even thousands of pieces. How long did she collect for?

Jonathan 8mo ago

Yes! I love art 💜. She primarily collected impressionist era paintings. Most of the prominent pieces were moved to the Dallas art museum under the Wendy and Emory Reeves collection. Here's a few pieces from that collection. Degas is one of my favs!

Isanna🌸 8mo ago

It’s incredible to think what those paintings might have cost back then. In the late 1940s and 50s, works by Renoir or Van Gogh could be acquired for the price of a modest home or even less. Van Gogh’s pieces, now worth tens of millions, sold for a few thousand dollars at the time. It really was like buying Bitcoin before anyone believed in it. Your great-grandmother wasn’t just collecting art, she was safeguarding culture before the world realized its worth. That kind of vision is rare and timeless. 💛💛💛

Jonathan 8mo ago

She started collecting right after WW2 when she purchased coco Chanel's house. Many of the paintings were stored there, and in their other homes. they continued their collection all the way into the 90's

Isanna🌸 8mo ago

Your great-grandmother clearly had exquisite taste in art. I honestly feel that art back then was like Bitcoin before its time, a store of value seen only by those with true vision and a sense for beauty. And buying Coco Chanel’s house? That sounds like something out of a dream, almost surreal yet deeply brilliant. Have you ever been there yourself? I imagine just being in that space would shift one’s aesthetic sense forever.

A woman like that in a time like that, that’s a legacy for the soul.

Jonathan 8mo ago

Yes she certainly did 🥰. I agree Bitcoin and art both represent beauty (which you also have in plenty 😉). They both reach for excellence and capture the best and worst of humanity.

Sadly I've not been able to go to her home since it was donated to corrupt charity that has blocked access when I was young. Would love to recover it one day and perhaps turn it into a museum or a space for reflection and thought.

Isanna🌸 8mo ago

That’s such a bitter twist,when a space meant to preserve legacy ends up erased by institutions pretending to serve good. Homes like that aren’t just buildings. They’re vessels of memory, intention, and feminine power. I truly hope it finds its way back to you. Some places are meant to be returned to bloodlines, not buried in bureaucracy. Her energy is probably still there, waiting..

tanel 8mo ago

well put together outfit, matches the gallery's aesthetics

Isanna🌸 8mo ago

Thank you! I dressed with the walls in mind. Some galleries whisper a dress code without saying a word 😁

tanel 8mo ago

you into fashion a lot? curious how you'd describe your taste

Isanna🌸 8mo ago

I’m very interested in fashion and really enjoy it, though I’m not sure if I’m good at it! 😅

I would describe my style as body-friendly and free from plastic-based materials. I love clothes that are gentle on the skin, pleasing to the eye, and highlight my figure, especially now, after losing 20kg 😇🙏🏼

tanel 8mo ago

Seems that people are finally more and more focused on comfortability, about time really.

You pay a lot of attention to the materials and details, to figure out how ecological and gentle it is? Curious what you mostly look for in detail.

Well done losing 20kg too, I'm sure it wasn't easy by any means, and definitely adds to your glow

Isanna🌸 8mo ago

I prefer natural fibre clothes, or less as possible plastic. And if it looks good of course 😎 next level would be undyed and unbleached, but in the far future 😄

𝙰𝚂𝙲𝙾𝚃 ↯ 8mo ago

Each painting is a silent poem,

speaking the language of the heart… #poemstr