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Above, on and below the surface of things. July 19, 2011 in Philosophy. The world is what it is, absolutely and regardless of our wishes. Yet there is some truth to the idea that we make our own world. By what we think and what we do, we experience a world that can be different from that of others. If we are not careful, we may even mistake the world we. One way in which our ideas can shape what we see is known as confirmation bias.

Art as Therapy by De Botton. Alain de Botton, a swiss-british philosopher, whose books I have always truly enjoyed, has published a new book on art as therapy. Art as Therapy by De Botton. On Art as Therapy by De Botton.

Le jour où les oiseaux ont attaqué les banques.

I consider DeKooning, Pollock, Dumas, Bourgeois, Pitkanen-Walter, Twombly, Marila, Bacon and Rist as my most significant artistic references at the moment, whose work I see addressing the similar elements of physicality, materiality and sensuousness. Working in series has also become very important for me, to explore the effect of multiplying the image, cloning, and imprinting of experiences on .