Based in Guadalajara, Mexico, Jos Monreal is creating photographs of everyday moments that often we don’t really get to see and take in. His works feature places, people, animals and situations that are not uncommon to daily life. However, Jos makes these situations events and gives them a special vibe using high contrasts and carefully chosenContinue reading “Jos Monreal’s Fascination with Depth”
Author Archives: FraquohAndFranchomme
The Museum as a Learning Place
Art has always been a strong tool used to explore the human mind and spirit and the world and to teach others about the ways in which the mechanics of the human experience work. Through painting, sculpture, music and other arts, people have made incursions in their own minds, in order to discoverContinue reading “The Museum as a Learning Place”
Luca Fecarotta’s Magical Journeys
Remote places are often something that captures the minds and interest of many people. Places that many people don’t get to see are captivating because we as people know that they represent the decor for the stories that go off the radar. At many times, these places are inaccessible for a reason, but at theContinue reading “Luca Fecarotta’s Magical Journeys”
Human Shapes: Bruno Walpoth’s Works
Sculptor Bruno Walpoth’s sculptures, made from limewood or walnut represent human figures as the result of their so-far experience. While his works quite realistic and can be described as being part of the uncanny, Walpoth’s works do not seek to recreate life – they are more humble than that; but they do explore life. Every lineContinue reading “Human Shapes: Bruno Walpoth’s Works”
Composing Worlds with Nurit David
Nurit David is an Israeli artist whose body of work covers several decades. She has worked with various mediums and composed coherent worlds that are highly intriguing. While most of her works are not collages per se, they have a collage quality, where concepts and ideas, as well as different emotions meets. And this isContinue reading “Composing Worlds with Nurit David”
Rational Symmetry by Roee
Roee is an Austrian fashion label that focuses on minimalism and natural symmetries. Their handmade clothes derive their concepts from proportions and arrangements found in nature, but one can definitely see the mind of designer Rene Pomberger intervening in the process and adding a dash of rational, personal interpretation to the looks. The label is bringing a naturalContinue reading “Rational Symmetry by Roee”
Who is an Artist?
Throughout history, many philosophers, thinkers and artists have thought of what constitutes an artist. In every society, artists have held an important role, which has often not been recognized. They are the ones who give shape to the inner emotions and mechanisms of the human spirit and mind. Artists make the invisible, visible. They turnContinue reading “Who is an Artist?”
La Belle et la Bête by Marco Campelli
Urbex, or Urban Exploration refers to the exploration of man-made structures and spaces. The catch about urbex is that unlike classic street photography, they explore abandoned spaces or buildings that are in ruins. Sometimes, urbex explores places that are not generally allowed to be entered by the general population. Marco Campelli’s urban exploration photographs tellContinue reading “La Belle et la Bête by Marco Campelli”
Going Places with Moyan Brenn
Traveling has always been a major theme in photography. May it be urban photography, landscape photography or portrait photography, the so-called “different” has always fascinated both amateur and professional photographers. Taking travel photos is a quest of capturing not only a place that is different from your everyday surroundings, but also a state ofContinue reading “Going Places with Moyan Brenn”
Manuscript of the Triumphant Maximilian I
The Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519, elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1508) commissioned two works of art which had a considerable influence on court festivals generally in the Empire: the set of 192 woodcuts commissioned from Albrecht Dürer in 1515 which together make up the Triumphal Arch and the series of 136 woodcutsContinue reading “Manuscript of the Triumphant Maximilian I”