When one appreciates a painting, poem, cinematic piece of art or any other piece of art, like a novel or an opera song, what is it that strikes you as true perfection in it? Not every art object will be perfect in its fullness, but bits of it — a chapter in a novella, a [...]

They don’t make galleries like this one anymore. The magnificent ceilings, decorated to hell — the pillars standing there as if there is nothing excessive about them, even though there clearly is — the side-to-side paintings, selected to perfectly create the best mood — the elegant old-fashioned lighting instead of modern, cheap, fluorescent ones. I [...]

I went to every university class I had for the first six months of this school year — I don’t anymore. One of the main reasons for my absence is that I just couldn’t bear the arrogance of the “prestigious art educators” and the “art experts.” My, oh my, how mighty they feel themselves to [...]