• The beauty of art (in all of its forms) lies not in any explanation but rather in its magnificent ability to conjure response.

    Stripped by art

    The beauty of art (in all of its forms) lies not in any explanation but rather in its magnificent ability to conjure response.

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  • Jessica Harrison’s ‘Breaking’ series is magnificent in every way. Eviscerated ceramic figurines – as if Jack the Ripper had been more polite – invade the imagination with absurd authority.

    Jessica Harrison’s eviscerate ceramics

    Jessica Harrison’s ‘Breaking’ series is magnificent in every way. Eviscerated ceramic figurines – as if Jack the Ripper had been more polite – invade the imagination with absurd authority.

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  • I love films - to escape with, to debate over, to analyse and to berate. But there is nothing that kills a great discussion like the pompous ass who self-righteously imposes his highfalutin intellectualisms onto the discussion.

    What makes a film ‘favourite’?

    I love films - to escape with, to debate over, to analyse and to berate. But there is nothing that kills a great discussion like the pompous ass who self-righteously imposes his highfalutin intellectualisms onto the discussion.

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  • GIG REVIEW - The atmosphere of anticipation is like an electric current. The familiar sight of a miniature Edward Scissorhands (sometimes it’s Jack Sparrow) attached to mastermind Tuomas’s keys produces an ecstatic roar from ecstatic fans.

    Sweet Dreams Are Made of This…

    GIG REVIEW - The atmosphere of anticipation is like an electric current. The familiar sight of a miniature Edward Scissorhands (sometimes it’s Jack Sparrow) attached to mastermind Tuomas’s keys produces an ecstatic roar from ecstatic fans.

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  • LITERARY ESSAY - A brief discussion of Art, Life and Spirit in <em>The Fountainhead</em> (Ayn Rand) and <em>Faith of the Fallen</em> (Terry Goodkind), in accordance with Objectivist ethics.

    Art and Objectivism

    LITERARY ESSAY - A brief discussion of Art, Life and Spirit in The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand) and Faith of the Fallen (Terry Goodkind), in accordance with Objectivist ethics.

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  • The art, mystery and beauty of the Geisha culture is spellbinding and the sacrifice and discipline involved in a Geisha's pursuit and perfection of art is awe-inspiring...

    Artists of the Floating World

    The art, mystery and beauty of the Geisha culture is spellbinding and the sacrifice and discipline involved in a Geisha's pursuit and perfection of art is awe-inspiring...

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