That’s what Leonard Cohen called himself on the autobiographical song-poem Going Home from the Old Ideas album. Of course one would immediately disagree with that tag on such a prolific and generous artist; but the constant sense of debt is one characteristic from “non-stopping artists” who seem to struggle down their intricate path through an… Read More
There is no other way to transcend if your art isn’t elegant, period. Elegance not only means fine, subtle and good looking; elegant can be tormented and sumptuous simultaneously. There isn’t such combination as chaos wrapped in a uniquely beautiful packaging as are the stories told by the ancestral and traditional Japanese art. The quality… Read More
Sustainability is one of the most pronounced words in the past few months. Many people still think it is only related to something you do after. You use then recycle – which isn’t a bad case at all -; but the order should be actually in reverse. You design something so you don’t even have to… Read More
As mentioned on The Irish Man post, there are some artists who are geniuses in observing and depicting their own culture in a way so critically objective you kind of can’t believe a local one is doing it. Then, you have the outsider’s point of view, the immigrant artist; and it’s fascinating to put these together… Read More
Humans have this unique conception about creating and producing, which is always forward. You design and produce by filling the space in front of you; then you’re done, task achieved and on to the next goal. Why does it have to always be like that? Was it always like that and later magnified by the… Read More
“There is nothing more dangerous than a happy man.” This is an incredibly powerful phrase I once read on a David Bowie interview. It took me years to understand it. At first, I thought dear David was referring to “being happy” as a powerful state that could lead and guide you through any situation; a… Read More
A frequent and colloquial artists’ and designers’ comment about art and design themselves could be something like “it’s all the same”. It usually refers to the stages within the work process, which might eventually lead to a somehow balanced composition be it decorative or functional (art or design), being very very similar. You may ask… Read More
There is something in common about the the different forms of art and design careers: The search for meaning; meaning in the eventual piece of art/design itself as well as what said piece actually means to the artist/designer. Any professional who has taken this search in the art and design fields knows the feeling. It’s… Read More
Along the line of thought about the differences between art and design, careers led by artists and designers; we shouldn’t forget those who actually played a “glue role” of getting both closer: The 19th Century artisans. It was the year Weylin’s doors were opened as The Williamsburgh Savings Bank, when artisans officially started being referred… Read More
Some people say there is a fine line between art and design. Sometimes the so called “fine line” means you can barely see it and that those two fields are almost the same. In this case, it is true that the line is there but it’s not that fine. Everything is communication in its own… Read More