Should we just live in the moment? In “Matter and Memory” the French philosopher Henri Bergson claims that this is not even possible.
(more…)You are awake. You think and you feel. But what is it that is doing all this thinking and feeling?
(more…)Why do we like images?
(more…)If you are interested in truth, be it in the form of scientific knowledge or artistic beauty, there is no way around Immanuel Kant’s ‘Critique of Pure Reason’. In this book Kant asked the simple question: “What can we know?“
(more…)Last summer, I found myself at a farmers market of a small town in Southern France. The air was alive with chatter and the joy of yet another sunny day ahead. I made my way through tourists, neighbourhood regulars and other early birds. To escape the buzz, I stepped into the nearby cathedral.
(more…)How do we know which food is best for us? We might start a low-carb diet. Then we switch to whole grains, or even go fully vegan—only to return to a low-carb diet yet again. We constantly change our minds.
(more…)Are we cut off from the outer world, trapped alone in our personal experience?
(more…)Some people claim that there is no truth. According to these sceptics everybody is stuck in their own personal perspective. Nobody can ever know anything for sure.
(more…)Why do some images support a text better than others? Let’s start with a quick example:
(more…)on the difference between seeing and knowing
The following exercises are a bit more advanced than the ones in the “Quick beginner’s guide to drawing”, and I hope you find them equally fun!
(more…)An ancient feud rages at the very core of your creative endeavour: The rational logical you and its fuzzy intuitive rival are in constant dispute.
(more…)6 drawing exercises to get you started right now!
The basic craft of drawing is about two things: you learn to control your hand and to see.
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