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 […]
Art Theory
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 Image Between the Dots
On Pointillism and Divisionism, photographic grain, and a reality that only comes into being in the eye When we approach
How you look at modern art – thoughts from a Studio
How to Look at Modern Art There is a moment that occurs with remarkable regularity in galleries devoted to modern
As an art has never been allowed to be complicated
A few weeks ago, I came across a study on the evolution of popular music. The researchers analyzed thousands of
When the world was still readable
A few years ago, I was standing in front of St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna with a group of friends.
Art, Kitsch and Beauty – A Journey in Three Parts
Part 3: Why Have We Learned to Distrust Beauty? After spending so much time thinking about kitsch, I began to
Art, Kitsch and Beauty – A Journey in Three Parts
Part 2: Does Universal Kitsch Even Exist? In the first part of this series, we explored a deceptively simple question:
Art, Kitsch and Beauty – A Journey in Three Parts
Part 1: What Is Kitsch? A Question Every Artist Should Ask During one of my many journeys through Italy, I