Painting the Human Body and Flesh

Back in 1995 I visited an exhibition of the late period Degas in the National Gallery of London. Among the

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Images of Theotokos, the Mother of God – From North to South

Today we are celebrating the Dormition of the Mother of God, Theotokos, and I want to share with you some

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"Arantzan zu?!" (Thou, among the thorns?!) – The Basilica and Sanctuary of Arantzazu in the Basque Country

According to the legend, these were the words of the shepherd Rodrigo de Balanzategui, who discovered the sculpture of the Virgin

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Anselm Kiefer salutes Martin Heidegger

For a long time I wanted to publish a sequence of posts for one of my favourite modern artists, Anselm

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La Mezquita in Cordoba – Part I

I am not familiar with Islamic art. But my recent visit to the Great Mosque of Cordoba in Spain was

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J.S. Bach and Roger Woodward: The Well Tempered Clavier

Today’s post is about one of music’s most fascinating and intriguing work, “The well tempered Clavier” composed by Johann Sebastian

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Poeme electronique: The Phillips Pavilion in the 1958 Brussels World Fair

This post is about the joint work of three modern day geniuses: Le Corbusier, Edgard Varese, and Iannis Xenakis: Poeme

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Eyes Part I: Eye Eats Fish – Φατε Ματια Ψαρια και Κοιλια περιδρομος

I need to make a small break from the drama evolving in front of my very own eyes in Cappadoccia,

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Discourse on Existence Ι

Do I exist? I was recently asked to prove my existence. What follows is the first attempt. But it is

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Flying Words – Επεα Πτεροεντα

1. I emerge from the depths From the cool of the ocean beds, back to the warm and painful sun.

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