Ascension in Basilica di San Giorgio
Not a bad picture I snapped, I must say. But did I feel sublimation? Hmm…
Guangzhou Opera House – A Look Inside
How I love the Bling, Bling, and more Bling …
Richard Feynman 1918-1988 – The Value of Art
On this day, February 15, Richard Feynman died in Los Angeles, in 1988. He was of course the Nobel physicist (1965) who was well known for his idiosyncrasies. One of them was that he played the Bongo drum (professionally), and furthermore, from repairing radios to picking locks… to painting and poetry he did it all. So on this day, I will print a poem from one of his lectures, The Value of Science:
The Religious Artist as Skeptic – And the Scientific Method
There are two types of believers in art, or religion, or even science: the true believer, who is constantly testing his beliefs by
Leonardo & Jackie – On Visual Arts
Jackie Kennedy and Leonardo da Vinci?
“Style is a simple way of saying very complicated things.” It was Cocteau who said that. Well, he was French.
The latest news about da Vinci
Zaha Hadid’s Guangzhou Opera House – Symbol Of A Southern City
Mao had allegedly said that women held up half the sky. True or not, well, he (and China) needed workers!
One thing is for sure (I think) – Zaha Hadid has
But Mr. Brewster, Did You Forget the Dropouts?
Yale University president (1963 – 1977) Kingman Brewster famously declared his fondness
Too Much Science Is Bad For Art? Gabriel Orozco Thinks So
Gabriel Orozco’s installation in the de la Cruz collection, Miami, Florida
Although he keeps up on the latest science, the Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco is careful to keep a distance.
Hanging Garden in Paris – Musée du Quai Branly
On a glorious October day, there is nothing
When Einstein Met le Corbusier – What Went Wrong?
What is it about physics that so intimidates? Or is it just Einstein?
Le Corbusier recalled his visit to Princeton in 1946 to meet the Nobel laureate: