The Disappearance of Shadows
Curiously, shadows are slowly disappearing from our visual culture. Not only from photography, but from images in general. Pictures are […]
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A morning between images, and discussions
A Morning of Images and Conversations A few weeks ago I received the invitation to the gallery breakfast at the
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.
What Is Fine Art, Anyway?
Few terms in contemporary photography are used as casually, as frequently and as confidently as “Fine Art”. At the same
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
Ravenna – between the gold, mosaics, and contemporary art
Most people who travel to Ravenna are travelling into the past. The city is one of Europe’s great artistic treasure
Of the old suspicion
The history of technological innovation follows a remarkably consistent pattern. First, people insist something will never work. And the moment