PinnedPublished inSignifierWhat Does this Brueghel Painting Really Mean?A new interpretation of the famous painting of ‘The Fight Between Carnival and Lent’Jul 24, 20247Jul 24, 20247
PinnedPublished inSignifierLiving the Nightmare with Saint AnthonyTemptation, hallucination, and inspiration — a saint’s misfortune ignites the creativity of artists through the ages.Aug 15, 20247Aug 15, 20247
PinnedPublished inCounter Arts.How to Read Delacroix’s ‘Liberty Leading the People’Why did a painter who was nostalgic for Napoleon and in favour of a monarchy produce this painting?Aug 11, 20247Aug 11, 20247
PinnedPublished inCounter ArtsThe Sad Fate of the Sámi PeopleOur total ignorance of a long-subjugated people whose culture is now in dangerAug 26, 202422Aug 26, 202422
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Published inCounter Arts‘Marguerite’, the Moving Quest for the Sublime“Because we all need illusions to live, Marguerite is like us.”Dec 22, 202414Dec 22, 202414
Published inSignifier‘Wanderer above the Sea of Fog’ — Seeking Meaning in the Famous PaintingThe Romantic landscape as an allegory of existential tormentNov 25, 202410Nov 25, 202410
Published inCounter ArtsDiscovering Artists in the Arctic CircleI didn’t expect to find contemporary artists in the Finnish Arctic Circle.Oct 2, 20244Oct 2, 20244
Published inAge of EmpathyApproaching Wild Animals: Between Reason and HubrisWhen you travel, do you have to give up your beliefs to fulfil your dreams and desires?Sep 19, 20243Sep 19, 20243
Published inSignifierScene of a Deluge: Painting Pre-Romantic PerilThe surprising story of a radical pre-Romantic painting that was misunderstood in a Neoclassical world…Sep 11, 20245Sep 11, 20245
