If the victim stays in the picture
On Otto Mühl and the question of when artist and work can no longer be separated On 10 September, the […]
If the Name is larger than the image
On art, fame, and the mistaken belief that quality must eventually be discovered Recently, I came across an article about
How to art has been, what it is
Part II: Why Does Art Always Have to Be New? “That has already been done.” This sentence, too, has a
How Art Became What It Is
Part I: Does Art Get Better – or Just Different? “Back then, at least they still knew how to paint.”
Reception Aesthetics II – Where Does the Pornography Reside?
In the previous article on hermeneutics and reception aesthetics, the starting point was a seemingly harmless question: how does the
Hermeneutics, Reception Aesthetics and CONVIVIUM – How Meaning Emerges
When we look at a work of art, sooner or later an astonishingly simple question arises: what does it actually
I’m not looking for a beautiful body
About nudity, age, expression, and, in addition, what can a body in the picture actually I’m not looking for a
Pictorialism – When Photographers Set Out to Prove That Photography Could Be Art
When photography began its triumphal advance in the nineteenth century, many people regarded it primarily as one thing: a technical
Free hands – and what you can do with
There are themes one encounters and thinks: interesting. There are others that make one pause briefly, jot down a note,
Why Red, All of a Sudden?
On Leonardo, red chalk, handwriting and the beginning of Studia Rubra Dear reader, anyone familiar with my photographic work will