Claude Monet was extremely passionate about his garden and his water lilies and painted an entire series of beautiful images depicting these flowers. He actually grew white water lilies in the water garden he arranged in his property at Giverny in 1893. His garden became his only source of inspiration from the 1910s until hisContinue reading “Monet’s Nymphéas Bleus”
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Liev Arts Theme: Toys and Totems
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”
The Liev Porfolio: Photographs (2019)
This December sees the release of the book Liev Portfolio: Photographs (2019) published by Fraquoh and Franchomme. The album contains a series of photographs and texts that reflect on different facets of the world and of art itself. The photos vary in style, but are still cohesive and coherent and compose a visual discourse thatContinue reading “The Liev Porfolio: Photographs (2019)”
Arts and Crafts: Ethnic Patterns in Home Decor
Over the past few seasons, we’ve seen the ethinic trend expand and develop. Today, ethnic motifs and patterns are everywhere: from clothes presented on the runways of the world to home decor and even in small accessories anyone can buy. This is an interesting phenomenon, as it is quite curious how in today’s world peopleContinue reading “Arts and Crafts: Ethnic Patterns in Home Decor”
Urbex and the Historical Social Context
Urbex, short for urban exploration, denotes the visual (and maybe artistic) exploration of urban spaces, but mostly of abandoned buildings or towns. In this sense, photographers or filmmakers (such as the producers of the Homo Sapiens movie), explore a lot the aesthetic of ruins. It can be very well argued that ruins are a fascinatingContinue reading “Urbex and the Historical Social Context”
Chimeras and the Uncanny Valley
The concept of chimeras has been around for thousands of years: ancient stories are filled with creatures that are a mixture between two or more animals and between animal-human mixes, such as the Minotaur. Recently, two films have brought back this concept. To make things even more odd, they arrived at a timeContinue reading “Chimeras and the Uncanny Valley”
17th Century Multimedia
Atalanta Fugiens (Atalanta Fleeing) is an emblem book signed by Michael Maier, which was published by Johan Theodor de Bry in Oppenheim in in 1617 (2nd edition 1618). An emblem book is a book composed of allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text, typically morals or poems. Atalanta Fugiens consists of 50 discourses next to illustrationsContinue reading “17th Century Multimedia”
Recapping The Crown
As the world is waiting for the third season of The Crown to appear, we are taking a look at the first two seasons of the series and analyze its qualities and paradoxes. The Crown is a British-American Netflix original series based on the reign, life and times of Queen Elizabeth II, fromContinue reading “Recapping The Crown”
How to Put on a Great Show: 10 Rules
As the world of the arts becomes increasingly wide, we are more and more exposed to a variety of options in terms of shows and stage events. Of course, these take several shapes and come in a wide variety of versions: from highbrow opera and theater shows to street festivals and community celebrations. Regardless ofContinue reading “How to Put on a Great Show: 10 Rules”
William Wordsworth on Genius Taste
In the world of art and culture, there is a continuous discussion on what art, beauty and taste really are. The positions people take are divisive and create true polarizations among art critics, artists and art enthusiasts. English Romantic poet William Wordsworth (April 7, 1770–April 23, 1850), who, together with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, greatly contributedContinue reading “William Wordsworth on Genius Taste”