Art historian Michael Baxandall suggested seeing art as a solution to a problem, where necessities of different kinds “charge” the urge to create it. Accordingly, he saw art historians’ role as giving an account of the factors which brought forth and shaped the finished artwork. I painted on pages 30-31 in Jan von Bonsdorff’s articleContinue reading “Why do artists create art? And what circumstances influence their work? “
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On the Advantage of Being an All-rounded Emoji
In Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill writes “The man who has been active on campus, whose personality is such that he gets along with all kinds of people and who has done an adequate job with his studies has a most decided edge over the strictly academic student. Some of these, because of theirContinue reading “On the Advantage of Being an All-rounded Emoji”
Using Emojis as Reactions on Zoom
On my December post, I was wondering if the engineers at Zoom can create shadows as a function in Background & Filters. This would add a realistic element to the filters that they already introduced into the platform. In this post, I’d like to share some thoughts about the application of emojis as “reactions” onContinue reading “Using Emojis as Reactions on Zoom”
Bend With Me Sway With Ease
Over the last month, I’ve allowed myself to develop a new addiction; Michael Bublé’s version of Sway. In fact, I’m listening to it as I’m writing these very words. I can listen to it forever. Playing the song in a loop on YouTube gave me the opportunity to look carefully at the cover of Bublé’sContinue reading “Bend With Me Sway With Ease”
Google’s 23rd Birthday
Apparently, today is Google’s 23rd birthday. There are so many reasons to wish Google a “Happy Birthday!” as it adds tremendous value to our culture and society. At the same time, I ponder where this culture of collecting and selling data goes. I wish I could get from Google and other companies the great productsContinue reading “Google’s 23rd Birthday”
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