Realist

This video has been all over my feeds since its release. I eventually got time and watched it today. This piece is raw, abrupt, makes no excuses, addresses tough issues in an eloquent manner.  Emmet Kirwan has unquestionably an exceptional talent. I'm particularly drawn to his work due to his exceptional use of colloquial language. Colloquial language or Dublin slurs have always been something that appeals to me and I have personally embraced with full force. Emmet seems to place similar values on this unique language. The colloquial is welcomely embraced by beautiful poetry combining politics, everyday and women all in one.  Various harsh and tough issues are challenged, from pregnancy, class, judgements. These beautiful words cannot help but provoke various emotions, extremely intense ones at that and in doing so causes any viewer, regardless of their position or views, to reconsider their own views, values and perhaps even their own judgements.  This is 'Heartbr

I'm possibly a little late with this one. London Grammar finally returned to the scene, I have personally been longing to hear more.  They have returned with the song 'Rooting For You' which is extremely raw and shows Hannah Reid's exquisite voice in all its' bare beauty. 

São Paulo-based painter Harumi-Hironaka has some fantastic work. I stumbled across her work when trying to find an artist for a painting I had saved for a very long time on my phone.  Harumi has some really dark, erotic and interesting work. The majority of her work I've seen is portraits of women but as you can see they are all gorgeous.  You can find her on Instagram @harumi_hironaka or her website  where you can buy prints.   

I've been spending a considerable amount of time on my laptop and doing an awful lot of work in general. As a force of habit, I always listening to music when I have a heavy workload, I'm not sure why but I think it helps to maintain my focus for a longer period.  Since January has started I have religiously been listening to my Discover Weekly Playlist - basically, I'll have a nice playlist put together at the end of the month for whoever is interested.  One of the songs I discovered that I have been obsessively listening to is 'Dang!' by Mac Miller featuring Anderson Paak. Mac Miller is someone who I like but haven't invested much time into. Anderson Paak has also recently grabbed my attention with his song 'Come Down' and I have been listening to his album a lot recently.