Mongolian Long Songs are characterized by a deep yearning and longing for connecting with the vastness of the cold steppes.
April 29, 2009
Existential protagonists are most often misunderstood as misanthropes who are curt, reticent, morose, disillusioned, and sometimes even mad besides being termed as cynics. They are often viewed by the society from the common man’s perspective who pretends and tries too hard to conform to the conventional societal norms set by the umpteen phonies. The existential [...]
April 29, 2009
Former states of yugoslavia perhaps stand as testimony to the human suffering due to war and related crimes. The suffering and tenacity of humans have been immortalized by artists from the region.
April 26, 2009
Narrative photography has a special place in the field of art as it suggests the disjointedness of reality. Usually, the pieces that form reality cannot be put together and it is almost not possible for a person to make sense of it all. Though in reality one cannot place these pieces together to form a [...]
April 24, 2009
The poignant tale of disillusionment of a beautiful young nun was branded ‘blasphemous’ by Vatican and the film was banned in Spain by the conservative Catholic dictator, General Francisco Franco. After more than 40 years Malaga Festival of Spanish films paid a tribute to the masterpiece on the 25th death anniversary of Luis Bunuel.
April 22, 2009
The Shunned House could be an allegory to the terrifying reality as understood by H.P Lovecraft.
April 21, 2009
Picasso's Challenging the Past is an ongoing exhibition that opens up new doors.
April 20, 2009
Cortazar’s short story ‘A Yellow Flower’, in his book Blow-up and other Stories has a unique take on continuity of life and existential angst. The protagonist of the tale perpetually ponders upon mortality, immortality, reincarnation and death through his own surreal experience.
April 19, 2009
Street photography is generally understood as “straight photography”, which apparently shows a pure vision of something such as, a single human movement caught precisely at a particular moment. Nevertheless, street photography doesn’t seem to be always chained by its subject matter as most of its works concentrate on other aspects rather strongly. It is virtually [...]
April 19, 2009
The Gothic Hero may not be found in literature anymore, but he continues to live and lurk in the unconscious of human minds.
April 15, 2009
Bianca Runge cuts holes in reality. A reality that is so subjective, that it is almost arrogant to expect and assume a single and unitary reality. A reality that refuses to conform to the expectations of the players, and the reality they create for themselves. A reality that hides within infinite realities, with just a [...]
The Fiendish
April 30, 2009
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