One of Paris’s symbols, the Notre Dame cathedral went in flames as the evening covered the French capital in mid-April of 2019. The city’s authorities reacted with difficulty in front of the disaster. Hundreds of people were evacuated firstly from the monument, then from the Ile de la Cite and looked at theContinue reading “The Notre Dame Fire”
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Beyond the Surface: An Interview with Søren Martinsen
Søren Martinsen is a Danish painter with a very analytical artistic point of view. Most of his works revolve around the idea of landscape, which he often processes in a very clear and detail-oriented way. In the paintings, one can see almost a dissection of a landscape, which sometimes results in an image that isContinue reading “Beyond the Surface: An Interview with Søren Martinsen”
Sights of a Vanishing World
Back in January, we talked about how one of our main themes for 2018 would be the “Architecture of the Mind” and how we would be focusing a lot on urban exploration photography, urbex for short. The reason we chose this theme was because we believed it reflected a good part of what our worldContinue reading “Sights of a Vanishing World”
10 Essential Quotes about Inspiration
In art, it all starts with inspiration. A great source of inspiration can be a veritable big bang to complete a work of art. Each artist has their own source of inspiration; it can be a book, a color, a theme of thought, their own life or anything else. Artists, philosophers and thinkers in generalContinue reading “10 Essential Quotes about Inspiration”
The Eternal Grace of Maya Plisetskaya
Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya (20 November 1925 – 2 May 2015) was a Soviet ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress. She was one of the most gracious people in her field and influenced generations of ballerinas. It can be said that the reason why Plisetskaya was such an amazing ballerina is not about “technical” abilities,Continue reading “The Eternal Grace of Maya Plisetskaya”
Life Maps: An Interview with Nurit David
Born in 1952 in Tel Aviv, Nurit David is one of Israel’s most preeminent visual artists. Since 1982 she has worked with the Givon Gallery and exhibited in many places. Her works can also be found in the public collections of museums such as the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, the Tel Aviv Museum of ArtContinue reading “Life Maps: An Interview with Nurit David”
Latin American Aesthetics (Feb 18)
As tensions in the Northern hemispehere of the world tend to rise, we see a strong increase in the discovery and rediscovery of the Southern hemisphere of the world, as the world’s attention turns more and more to Latin America, Africa and Oceania. Latin America is a great place to explore bold colors, wild shapesContinue reading “Latin American Aesthetics (Feb 18)”
Architecture of the Mind
Art is the physical expression of our spirit. The human experience is a constant interplay between the outside world (the medium) and the inside world (the mind). These elements are in a constant state of influencing each other. We influence the medium with our feelings, sensations and emotions and the medium influences us. Therefore,Continue reading “Architecture of the Mind”