The problem for the hopelessly romantic melancholic

Everyone has problems. So do the hopelessly romantic melancholic people. Especially in communicating with ordinary folk. Like in the example below where two friends sit in a diner having a coffee, waiting for their breakfast. Said: "How I'm doing? I don't know.... [pause] I guess today I sort of feel like I'm in this Norwegian …

This is not here

Vuitton says: screw Darfur, hail the Brand.

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 art, but just food. And the fashion made by Dior, Vuitton en D&G is not …

Are you a Shopper?

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 can't be enjoyable, many functional things are. There is however a -growing-  group of people …

A day out with Herman – art by Herman James

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. Herman James' art itself is stunningly beautiful and impressive. His works represent just about everything …

Heavy Light – Art by Sebastiaan Verhees

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 colleague to comment on my latest work. His main critique was that I should stop …

Unreal installations – art by Leandro Erlich

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 front of their eyes, they'll want to know more about the how, what and why. …

For the love of god – Work by Damien Hirst

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 to stardom by displaying a dead shark and giving this work a clever title (the …

Robotics in paint – Art by Eric Joyner

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 Joyner. Eric Joyner is a robotics artist. Not that builds robots, he paints them (okay, …

Slow down – Art by Oksana Badrak

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 translated to segments of our society where speed and simpleness stand in the way of …