Why stop funding art? Last article I talked about why I think we should fund art. Because I like to make things complicated, I will now describe why I think that we shouldn’t fund art. When talking about funding, I think it’s important to dive into the costs of doing art. With the current technologies […]
Let me give you the context to why I’m addressing this question: I was drunk. It was sunny. I was in a garden with friends and we were having a barbecue. It was the day before the elections in Belgium. We all had different levels of intoxication. Here’s a simple formula, Alcohol + Elections =
Efforts to relax I can’t sleep anymore. My life is ruined. It all started with a simple question. Yes, that’s what started it, a simple question. I couldn’t have expected what followed. Picture this, we’re at this playdate with parents and their kids from all different walks of life. We talk about all the difficulties
Contemporary Dance: Diagnostics for Leadership I’d like to share my experiences with contemporary dance. So? Did you enjoy representing a flower or capitalism through weird body movements? Actually, we didn’t do any of that. Did you throw steaks at a wall? What? I’m serious, I went to a modern dance show. At one point, they
Improv & going with the flow The time has come. Here is… My article about improv. After months of mulling it aroung, I finally have a good idea about what I want to share about the positives of the art of improv on mental health. It’s good to read that you believe that you have
Drawing & the power of symbols Let’s get right to it: I can’t draw… Thanks for the short article Wait wait, I still have some things to say. Are you going to do another path down memory lane telling stories about how bad you draw or something? You don’t like those stories? Can you do
Chess and Logic: Bringing Order to Chaos “Chess is the art of analysis” Said Mikhail Botvinik. I don’t think I’ll sum it up better than Mr Botvinik. But I feel I can still add something. So here it is: I’d like to talk about my journey into learning chess. Nah, you’re just trying to cash
Martial Arts: The most important & underrated skills I developed. When I was about 15 years old I… Martial arts shouldn’t be included in your art and mind series, it’s not an art. Look, those are my articles and I can write about whatever I want OK? And it says art in the name. Whatever,
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How creative writing has become my most effective therapy. I started writing when I came back from India. It made sense for me to go there for differents reasons. 1) I wanted to learn hindustani classical music. 2) I wanted to see the country that originated spiritual lingo like karma, prana, yoga, nirvana, et caetera.
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How music helped my mental, emotional and spiritual health This is my thesis Art is great for mental, emotional and spiritual health. I will go over every art I do over a few articles. I had to start with the one that launched my artistic adventures: Music Wait, wait, wait… How did you start? I
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