• Today I’ve read an interesting article by Olivia Laing (@olivialanguage ) in The Guardian that just hit home for me so I thought I might share it with you: Its essentially a manifesto on how art can help the feeling of being so overwhelmed in these uncertain times… 🤷🏻‍♂️⁣ ⁣ Even long before the arrival of Covid-19, the speed and contents of the news let many people feel almost overwhelmed with fear. Nowadays it is almost impossible to process information, let alone assess the best way to react. It’s just impossible to keep up, but far too alarming to look away. It’s increasingly difficult to distinguish real danger from rumours, speculations, conspiracy theories and deliberate lies, a process the spread of coronavirus around the globe has only intensified. 🦠⁣ ⁣ Art can’t win an election or bring down a president. It can’t stop the climate crisis, cure a virus or raise the dead. What it can do however is serve as an antidote to times of chaos. It can be a route to clarity, and it can be a force of resistance and repair, providing new registers, new languages in which to think. Novels, films and paintings offer more than escapism – they provide hope, which is a vital precursor to change. ✨⁣ ⁣ Olivia finishes it this way: We have to keep each other afloat, even when we can’t touch. Art is a place where that can happen, where ideas and people are made welcome. It’s a zone of enchantment as well as resistance, and it’s open even now! 💪🏻⁣ ⁣ P.S.: Olivia, if you're reading this: Kudos to you, couldn't phrase it nearly as good!
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    Today I’ve read an interesting article by Olivia Laing (@olivialanguage ) in The Guardian that just hit home for me so I thought I might share it with you: Its essentially a manifesto on how art can help the feeling of being so overwhelmed in these uncertain times… 🤷🏻‍♂️⁣ ⁣ Even long before the arrival of Covid-19, the speed and contents of the news let many people feel almost overwhelmed with fear. Nowadays it is almost impossible to process information, let alone assess the best way to react. It’s just impossible to keep up, but far too alarming to look away. It’s increasingly difficult to distinguish real danger from rumours, speculations, conspiracy theories and deliberate lies, a process the spread of coronavirus around the globe has only intensified. 🦠⁣ ⁣ Art can’t win an election or bring down a president. It can’t stop the climate crisis, cure a virus or raise the dead. What it can do however is serve as an antidote to times of chaos. It can be a route to clarity, and it can be a force of resistance and repair, providing new registers, new languages in which to think. Novels, films and paintings offer more than escapism – they provide hope, which is a vital precursor to change. ✨⁣ ⁣ Olivia finishes it this way: We have to keep each other afloat, even when we can’t touch. Art is a place where that can happen, where ideas and people are made welcome. It’s a zone of enchantment as well as resistance, and it’s open even now! 💪🏻⁣ ⁣ P.S.: Olivia, if you're reading this: Kudos to you, couldn't phrase it nearly as good!
  • I’ve been giving away free prints of my art for almost 6 weeks now… ✨⁣ ⁣ I can’t tell you how much passion and joy you will feel, once you decide to GIVE first instead of thinking about how you can GET the most out of things for yourself. ♻⁣ ⁣ Besides the fact that some people actually purchased original pieces or commissioned large prints once they dove deeper into my art, which in turn made things profitable for me, it’s just beyond inspiring to hear the feedback from people that have taken upon the opportunity to decorate their own 4 walls with an art print of mine. 🖼⁣ ⁣ I want my art to hang in as many homes as possible because I truly believe that I can make people happy with it and may it only be for the joy of the moment once they open that package that came in their mail. 📨⁣ ⁣ Oh, and btw: If you haven’t the chance to get a free print, just drop me a comment or DM and we'll sort things out for you! 🥰
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    I’ve been giving away free prints of my art for almost 6 weeks now… ✨⁣ ⁣ I can’t tell you how much passion and joy you will feel, once you decide to GIVE first instead of thinking about how you can GET the most out of things for yourself. ♻⁣ ⁣ Besides the fact that some people actually purchased original pieces or commissioned large prints once they dove deeper into my art, which in turn made things profitable for me, it’s just beyond inspiring to hear the feedback from people that have taken upon the opportunity to decorate their own 4 walls with an art print of mine. 🖼⁣ ⁣ I want my art to hang in as many homes as possible because I truly believe that I can make people happy with it and may it only be for the joy of the moment once they open that package that came in their mail. 📨⁣ ⁣ Oh, and btw: If you haven’t the chance to get a free print, just drop me a comment or DM and we'll sort things out for you! 🥰
  • One of the things that always gets me super excited is when I get to hang my work for the first time. 🤩⁣ ⁣ It's the culmination of my thoughts, ideas, and my blood sweat and tears during the execution of my thoughts. This final moment of accomplishment is what gets me motivated to start the next work right away. 💪🏻⁣ ⁣ What gets you excited in your life and about what it is you do? Share it with me! ⬇
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    One of the things that always gets me super excited is when I get to hang my work for the first time. 🤩⁣ ⁣ It's the culmination of my thoughts, ideas, and my blood sweat and tears during the execution of my thoughts. This final moment of accomplishment is what gets me motivated to start the next work right away. 💪🏻⁣ ⁣ What gets you excited in your life and about what it is you do? Share it with me! ⬇
  • "There's a voice that doesn't use words. Listen. Trust that voice." - Jalal ad-Din Rumi, a persian poet and mystic. ✨👂🏻⁣ ⁣ A romantic way of interpreting it in my case is that what Rumi talks about is feelings...feelings don't use words, they talk to you without using words and tell you things you should already know but that you maybe are too afraid to realize. 👁
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    "There's a voice that doesn't use words. Listen. Trust that voice." - Jalal ad-Din Rumi, a persian poet and mystic. ✨👂🏻⁣ ⁣ A romantic way of interpreting it in my case is that what Rumi talks about is feelings...feelings don't use words, they talk to you without using words and tell you things you should already know but that you maybe are too afraid to realize. 👁
  • Back when I first published the 'Rate Of Loss' series where this piece 'Chronic Certainty' belongs to, environmentalism seemed to be the big topic that people would be talking about this year. 🌍⁣ ⁣ Crazy how things have changed since then, although the problems of our planet stayed the same, of course. It is still time to change, but the time where we as humans will have the choice at our hands is very limited. ⏱⁣ ⁣ Let's hope that after everything is done with the current epidemic, we continue to make progress towards a way of living that is and more sustainable. 🏔
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    Back when I first published the 'Rate Of Loss' series where this piece 'Chronic Certainty' belongs to, environmentalism seemed to be the big topic that people would be talking about this year. 🌍⁣ ⁣ Crazy how things have changed since then, although the problems of our planet stayed the same, of course. It is still time to change, but the time where we as humans will have the choice at our hands is very limited. ⏱⁣ ⁣ Let's hope that after everything is done with the current epidemic, we continue to make progress towards a way of living that is and more sustainable. 🏔
  • This is me overobsessing over details ... 😆Hope you're having a great weekend around Easter! 🐇✨
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    This is me overobsessing over details ... 😆Hope you're having a great weekend around Easter! 🐇✨
  • Something completely new today... may I present you "TO BE OR NOT TO USB"💾? I've been recently trying and experimenting with new forms of mixed media such as combining my basework with paintings, and this one took me ages to finish - I swear! 🙄😆 Just remember how long ago it is since I posted the sneak peak 😆I think I remodeled and repositioned every finger at least 2-3 times... The piece is about the evergrowing negative aspects of digitalization. And ironically I am finishing it in a time that has impressively demonstrated the positive side of being connected, in a time where every other form of communication is virtually impossible. 👥 But enough, what do you think?🧐
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    Something completely new today... may I present you "TO BE OR NOT TO USB"💾? I've been recently trying and experimenting with new forms of mixed media such as combining my basework with paintings, and this one took me ages to finish - I swear! 🙄😆 Just remember how long ago it is since I posted the sneak peak 😆I think I remodeled and repositioned every finger at least 2-3 times... The piece is about the evergrowing negative aspects of digitalization. And ironically I am finishing it in a time that has impressively demonstrated the positive side of being connected, in a time where every other form of communication is virtually impossible. 👥 But enough, what do you think?🧐
  • A lot of people nowadays can't cope with having so much time on their hand. For me personally, this is a great time to re-evaluate the things that are most important to you and the unique possibility to take a deep breath. So take a step back, take off and create the world you want to live in! ✨⁣ ⁣ Endurance is built when you push yourself beyond your comfort zone and pull yourself to relax and recharge. Push and pull. 🎨
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    A lot of people nowadays can't cope with having so much time on their hand. For me personally, this is a great time to re-evaluate the things that are most important to you and the unique possibility to take a deep breath. So take a step back, take off and create the world you want to live in! ✨⁣ ⁣ Endurance is built when you push yourself beyond your comfort zone and pull yourself to relax and recharge. Push and pull. 🎨
  • In times of Corona there are enough bad news, and the money is also scarce. What's missing are things that remind us of the good side of life and give us joy. ✨⁣ ⁣ As an artist, I see it as my duty to combat this lack of positivity in our society with my art, which is why I decided to give away some of my art prints for free. 🖼⁣ ⁣ If you want one of my limited 10X10 cm prints, all you have to do is comment here and I'll send you all the infos you need via DM. Let's make the world more positive together!🥰
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    In times of Corona there are enough bad news, and the money is also scarce. What's missing are things that remind us of the good side of life and give us joy. ✨⁣ ⁣ As an artist, I see it as my duty to combat this lack of positivity in our society with my art, which is why I decided to give away some of my art prints for free. 🖼⁣ ⁣ If you want one of my limited 10X10 cm prints, all you have to do is comment here and I'll send you all the infos you need via DM. Let's make the world more positive together!🥰
  • Today, I have to come clean with you on something: For a long time in the past I used to be scared because I had so many other artists among my 'fans'. I feared that these people are only here for their professional interest, the same way as I study work out of curiosity for how its done when I go to the museums. 👨🏻‍🎨⁣ ⁣ This brought me right back to the years when I was struggling to find collectors and buyers for my art, and maybe even when I still had a little panic for my future (I guess that is also on trend these days) 😁⁣ ⁣ But then I remembered how much I also admire some of the work other creatives are putting out. And yes, I also buy books and prints and posters from artists I admire, just for the mere fact that I want to surround myself with the intellectual or crafty genius of these people.🎨⁣ ⁣ An artist is also a collector, and may it only be for a desire for beautiful and aesthetic things. ✨⁣ ⁣ So to cut things short: You're welcome. I'm glad you're here. Ask me questions on how its done. Interact with me as a fellow artist. Connection is more important to me than any sales. 👥
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    Today, I have to come clean with you on something: For a long time in the past I used to be scared because I had so many other artists among my 'fans'. I feared that these people are only here for their professional interest, the same way as I study work out of curiosity for how its done when I go to the museums. 👨🏻‍🎨⁣ ⁣ This brought me right back to the years when I was struggling to find collectors and buyers for my art, and maybe even when I still had a little panic for my future (I guess that is also on trend these days) 😁⁣ ⁣ But then I remembered how much I also admire some of the work other creatives are putting out. And yes, I also buy books and prints and posters from artists I admire, just for the mere fact that I want to surround myself with the intellectual or crafty genius of these people.🎨⁣ ⁣ An artist is also a collector, and may it only be for a desire for beautiful and aesthetic things. ✨⁣ ⁣ So to cut things short: You're welcome. I'm glad you're here. Ask me questions on how its done. Interact with me as a fellow artist. Connection is more important to me than any sales. 👥