Essays & Criticism ·
See Like a Child: The Power of Naive Art
We explore naive art, which chooses feeling over technique and simplicity over complexity. From Rousseau to Pirosmani, the aesthetics of a childlike view of the world.
Anatomy of an Artwork
Each article looks closely at a single work: its composition, colours, details and the life behind it. We read it part by part, then return to the whole.
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Essays & Criticism ·
The Age Without Masters: Tutorial Hell
Knowledge passes on through people, not only through screens. From Rembrandt to Nam June Paik, we look at what is lost when learning happens alone and without a master.
Existence & Spirituality ·
There Is Someone Else Inside Me: Coping and Making Peace with the Crowd Within
The feeling that “there is someone else inside me” is not an illness but the mind’s shelter. We explore dissociation as an art of reconciliation through Phil Stutz and Magritte.
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