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
What Photographers Can Learn from the Pre-Raphaelites
Or: Why a handful of young English artists began searching for the roots of art nearly 180 years ago. When
Why I’ll Be Bothering You with Long-Dead Painters More Often
A small warning before we begin. Over the coming months, the Cogitationes will occasionally introduce names you might not expect
The One Photograph
How many photographs do you have of your mother? Of your father? Of your children? Probably hundreds, perhaps even thousands.
Smartphone or Professional Camera? Why This Debate Misses the Point
The following scene is not fictional. It happened exactly as I am about to describe it. It was a Sunday