Toys are objects of such high familiarity that we hardly notice them in our everyday lives and barely think of them. Sometimes, we are impressed by their “cuteness” or technical abilities, but to many they have lost a deeper sense. At a closer look, toys become not just the objects used by children to play,Continue reading “Liev Arts Theme: Toys and Totems”
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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)”
Fantastic Spaces: An Evolution
Ever since the dawn of humanity, mankind has sought to reach or dwell in other worlds than the world that we live in on a physical level. Other worlds have always been part of the arts and of storytelling. In some cases, within the respective storylines, people don’t have access to these worlds, while inContinue reading “Fantastic Spaces: An Evolution”
Curating the Mind: The Culture of Today and the Politics of Tomorrow
Many people, especially those who grew up in the 70s, 80s and 90s sometimes get a bit nostalgic about old-timey television. Well, not necessarily extremely old-timey, but for the time when television was pretty much at its peak. That world where you would wait for a show, then maybe for the rerun and when televisionContinue reading “Curating the Mind: The Culture of Today and the Politics of Tomorrow”