Andreea Saioc, Editor (Art) In a culture so eager to homogenize, there is not much left for the spirited citizen to look forward to. It’s at times like these that life can seem hostilely trivial. But if we are to turn the philosophical eye towards this issue, as jumping from revelation to revelation could be rather exhausting, let’s look at triviality as the waiting room for those few amazing days in life. That is […]
Vaiva Seskeviciute, Correspondent (Art) The National Portrait Gallery is located in the heart of London and holds one of the most extensive portrait collections in the world. In recent years, The Gallery has attracted widespread attention across different media organisations and prominently increased the attendance of a varied audience. However, the question of where culture and art in the contemporary world resides, is still there. Is there a need for cultural edification, an eagerness […]
Andreea Saioc, Editor (Art) The biology of dreaming and dream research must be some of the most beautifully worded notions in science. Brought about by years of exploration and inquiry, the many theories on nightmares seek to define their what and why. Could they be the hazardous brain stimulation modern biologists say they are, or maybe it’d be more appropriate to see them as visual metaphors of human emotions- it was good enough for […]
Andreea Saioc, Editor (Art) There is even a story about the first of stories. With fairy tales being mostly told to children, one might forget their genesis, that they were created to reflect and educate, and that, however far away from reality they seem to be, they mirror our kind and ways. In logic and science’s hour of need, it was our stories that gave our world meaning and organised our perception. And […]
Andreea Saioc, Editor (Art) Despite its seeming everydayness, the human nature appears to be a concept of a delicate and complicated substance. Perhaps because it lies open to so many wondrous mutations, to understand its ways has been one of our kind’s longest and most forceful battles. Some look for it in books, others in religion, some try to learn about it on the couch while there are those among us who simply prefer […]
Andreea Saioc, Editor (Art) Aitch is a young Romanian illustrator, with an artistic palette covering pretty much every area of life, from the time-honoured painting, mural and clay work, to the less conventional yet equally wonderful jewellery and clothes; even couches. Aitch, the phonetic translation of H, morphed from Heliana, a most unusual Romanian name. So everything in the artist’s life, from her name to her partner, in both life and art, is a […]
Andreea Saioc, Editor (Art) It so happens that, at times, objective reality seems to pay obeisance to a different, man-made and culture- born order of life, what Walter Lippman so skillfully termed pseudo-environment. So, as far as the story goes, it is not the world itself, but an image of said world that what we recognize to be true. Such surreal perceptions of life are the main subject of Tokyo-born and New York-based artist […]
Andreea Saioc, Editor (Art) One could guiltlessly claim that we now live in a time that has risen above all the golden eras of the past, be that in scientific and cultural worth, or social and political organization, and if we were to look at a handful of 1920′s comedies, we might even say there’s a definite progress in humor as well. And yet, in spite of this unmistakable evolution, there is one relation that suffered […]
Andreea Saioc, Editor (Art) There are few things in life as soothing as a one’s own room. As time goes by, the once mere walls of a house come to be genuine emotional maps of their masters. Some are humble and silent, some are loud and Tumblr worthy, while others are wise and aged. No doubt that any type of personal space is a matter of choice, from the imaginary line drawn around you […]
Andreea Saioc, Editor (Art) TV has long ago moved beyond the stadium of being merely a ‘talking box’; that, we all know. Yet there are certain productions that call for genuine and lasting engagement. One of such narrative and aesthetic jewels of the contemporary television landscape is ‘Lost’. A handful of semi-realistic elements such as a plane crash and some 14 survivors forced to live together on a deserted island- extreme tourism – are […]
