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”
Author Archives: FraquohAndFranchomme
Are Comic Book Movies a Sign of Social Childishness?
Comic book movies have been one of the defining themes of the 2000s and especially of the 2010s. There have been so many comic book films made that, unless you are a big fan of the genre, you can barely keep track. Some years ago, it was quite the novelty to have a comic bookContinue reading “Are Comic Book Movies a Sign of Social Childishness?”
How Orson Welles Invented Vlogging
Orson Welles is known for being a great movie director and for being the creative mind behind “Citizen Kane”, a film many people consider to be the greatest achievement in cinema. While this is a topic that is up to debate – even Orson claimed that the ending was a bit of a cliché takenContinue reading “How Orson Welles Invented Vlogging”
Cinema Today is Quite Bad. Here’s Why.
Many people have commented and noticed the decline that cinema has had over the last two decades or so. Films today seem to be increasingly lighter, very little complex and often downright laughable. Of course, there are still great movies made, but they barely make into the mainstream or in the public consciousness. The toneContinue reading “Cinema Today is Quite Bad. Here’s Why.”
Splendor of the Sun
Splendor Solis (literally “The Splendor of the Sun” but also “The Splendor of the Soul”) is a manuscript dated around 1582 containing a well-known alchemical text and a series of stunning images. The earliest version, written in Central German, is dated approximately 1532–1535 and is currently housed at the Kupferstichkabinett Berlin at State Museums inContinue reading “Splendor of the Sun”
Richard Pomella’s Cosmic Concerto
Richard Pomella is an Italian with a great eye for capturing ethereal images of everyday life. Through many of his images, he conveys a sense of mystery, but at the same time of wonder. The viewer often needs to take a moment and think of whether the image is real, which leads to a contemplation ofContinue reading “Richard Pomella’s Cosmic Concerto”
Martin Merz’s Feuerwerksbuch
Martin Merz was a gun master who lived in the 15th century in modern-day Germany. He worked in the service of Frederick I, the victorious, Elector Palatinate. In 1469, he was the supreme canon master of Frederick’s army and remained in the service of Frederick’s successor, Philip the Upright, Elector Palatine of the Rhine. Between approximately 1460-1480,Continue reading “Martin Merz’s Feuerwerksbuch”
The Fallen Time of Romario Rondelez
Romario Rondelez is a young Belgian photographer with a taste for urbex. In his photographs, he often depicts large, open spaces that have been last used for their intended purposes long ago, but the way in which he composes the images gives the viewer a sense of claustrophobia and of a closed space. Thus, heContinue reading “The Fallen Time of Romario Rondelez”
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”
Boris Kustodiev’s Eternal Russia
Boris Kustodiev (1878-1927) was a Russian painter and stage designer from the city of Astrakhan. He was fascinated with old, rural Russia which he felt was steadily but surely vanishing. At the time of the Russian Revolution (1917), he created a series of paintings which were intended to be a farewell to the provincial “Holy Russia”Continue reading “Boris Kustodiev’s Eternal Russia”