Formalism – what is it? Why does it matter? Formalism is a philosophy of art. Let’s consider what formalism espouses then – It is centred around the idea that art should be judged and also created so that value can be derived solely from technical elements. Composition, symmetry, line, colour, and depth are all taken…
Reading is cathartic, or so I’ve heard. You get a psychological release because your mind is allowed to focus on something other than whatever it is that you had decided to be afraid of in life. To be true to yourself, you have to uncover yourself from all that you thought you should be and…
Fandom is broken. Well, that’s what Devin Faraci of Birth. Movies. Death. would have us believe anyway. Now, normally I don’t like to indulge the reaction post/video side of humanity on the Internet because I find doing so to be far too specific and not in the least satisfying – The problem being that creating content around…
Remember that time when I wrote about the Pomodoro Technique? That was definitely one of my favourite posts of the Life Hack series that we’ve had so far – it addressed time management and cutting out multi-tasking. But I know that a lot more can be written about both concepts, especially as solo posts, which is why I’ve decided…
Perseverance has always been about the long game. Single people who are attracted to a friend, remain purely friends and wait until that person becomes single or interested, then focus on being sexual at the appropriate time, will follow this mantra. Thieves use it when they are trying to coerce people out of their money, often with elaborate plans…
Remember a week ago when I said we were done with the preliminary series of Life Hacks AKA Skills To Invest In? Well while that was true, I wasn’t telling you that we were done altogether, only that we were done with the basic concepts. This is because we did touch on each concept in one…
In video game culture there is a term associated with the time it takes to increase your characters skill or attain level progression or even acquire additional items. It’s called level grinding. We all do it in video games, especially those who play RPGs or more recently, those who play social games which have a pay-to-win…
Well, we have arrived dear readers. It happens today. Today you make the decision. The important one. The one that will change your life. Don’t be scared, making decisions comes naturally to all of us. You made the decision to click on the link that led you here in the first place, didn’t you? And…
Authenticity can be difficult to achieve in the arts, whether you are a painter, a musician, an actor, a writer, a photographer or designer, the list of creative professionals this concept affects and is effected by goes on and on. Authenticity is especially difficult if you are a historian, collector or curator. Questions of who authored…
Communication is a pain in the butt. Well, that’s what I used to think a long time ago. Being an artist, I was set up to be a recluse, because artists were outcasts. And it was a loneliness I chose. That was what I told myself anyway. When you are in your teenage years, and…