We often find ourselves attempting to define art but is it truly definable? Maciej Ratajski doesn’t think defining art is that simple of a task and his piece, Is This Art?, confronts that very same concept. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we …
A Tale of Two Lovers.
Rarely are there pieces that capture the mechanical essence of love. Perfect Lovers (1987-91) by Felix Gonzalez-Torres is a moving installation that tells both the story of a love loss and a love that will forever be cherished. Torres, who is a homosexual, uses Perfect Lovers to pay homage to his deceased lover who died from AIDS. Both clocks were synchronized but eventually …
Vintage Gotye.
Gotye’s 2006 album, Like Drawing Blood, will finally be released in the old U.S. of A. Gotye, whose real name is Wouter De Backer, experienced international success with this year’s smash hit, Making Mirrors, but a lot of his new found fans are very unfamiliar with his earlier work. Since the album was only released in Belgium and Australia, the U.S. release …
You Are the Star.
“You are not just here to fill space or be a background character in someone else’s movie. Consider this: nothing would be the same if you did not exist. Every place you have ever been and everyone you have ever spoken to would be different without you. We are all connected, and we are all affected by the decisions and …
Doria the Explorer.
Israeli artist JD Doria creates some trippy schemes in with her Umwelt series. Using a combination of painting and 3D scanning, Doria’s work marries the worlds of art and technology. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative …