Category Archives: Art & philosophy

Articles on art and deep, very deep philisophical thoughts about it

This is not here

Posted on March 16, 2011 by
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Vuitton says: screw Darfur, hail the Brand.

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

People who work in fashion like to think that fashion is an art form. People who work in a kitchen sometimes like to think that cooking is an art form as well. However, what comes from kitchens is usually not … Continue reading →

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Are you a Shopper?

Posted on December 8, 2009 by

Hello and welcome shopper! The holidays are over, hurrah, the newyears Sale has begun! We all buy (into) stuff now and then. For most it’s mainy functional, which appears the most healthy way to look at it. Not that it … Continue reading →

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A day out with Herman – art by Herman James

Posted on December 4, 2009 by

One of the most awful websites I have visited in recent history is the one by artist Herman James. Even for a site that’s under construction it is poor.  but that does not mean that a visit is not worthwhile. … Continue reading →

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Heavy Light – Art by Sebastiaan Verhees

Posted on November 30, 2008 by

A blog is always a big egotrip, so I’m going to start this post by writing about me. We’ll get to Sebastiaan Verhees later, I promise. Good feedback is always welcome and a couple of days ago I asked a … Continue reading →

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Unreal installations – art by Leandro Erlich

Posted on November 19, 2008 by

There cannot be a better place to start getting a message across than from complete amazement. If you manage to get your audience to drop their jaw on the concrete because of the complete magic that you have created in … Continue reading →

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For the love of god – Work by Damien Hirst

Posted on November 1, 2008 by

In an interesting debate in the dutch artworld. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is displaying the most discussed and controversial work by YBA foreman Damien Hirst; for the Love of God. Not since, with the help of mr. Saatchi, he rose … Continue reading →

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Robotics in paint – Art by Eric Joyner

Posted on October 16, 2008 by

I have no idea who’s working for them, but I sure like the taste of the person responsible for planning shows at The Corey Helford Gallery. In september they hosted a show with beautiful works by the amazing painter Eric … Continue reading →

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Slow down – Art by Oksana Badrak

Posted on September 9, 2008 by

In our modern day society, everything has to be simple, easy and fast (what Benjamin R. Barber called, the ‘infantalisation’ of our society). Which doesn’t necessarily have to be a bad thing. The problem is that this ethos is also … Continue reading →

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Everybody’s a photographer

Posted on June 24, 2008 by

‘Everybody’s a photographer‘ is just about as big a mistake as ‘everybody’s an artist‘. I am sympathetic towards the thought, but it’s just all wrong, dude. Photography is hard. It’s difficult to get a good shot with an intruiging subject, … Continue reading →

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