franka waaldijk visual artist

This blog is about art from a personal, often philosophical perspective. It is meant as much for me as for you (I hope!). Please allow for some inconsistency, obstinacy, ignorance, incompetence, inaccuracy, blind spots etc on my part. friendly feedback, which may be as critical as you like, is always welcome.

Monday, August 18, 2008

chuck close: more than realism?

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what struck me with some of chuck close's works was the intensity of some of the portraits. an intensity which, in retrothinking, i woul...
Wednesday, August 13, 2008

chuck close: a portrait in progress

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ok, something more serious now. saw a wonderful short documentary `chuck close - a portrait in progress' by marion cajori, it seems ther...
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

dutch visual artist ralf kwaaknijd: the purpose of art is controversy & the hidden in plain sight series 2

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the reason that kwaaknijd is being sued by citizens rights' organizations such as the french citoyens contre la contresurveillance is t...
Tuesday, July 29, 2008

dutch visual artist ralf kwaaknijd: the purpose of art is controversy & the hidden in plain sight series

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i've been trying to reach the infamous dutch artist ralf kwaaknijd for comments on the controversy over his work, but it seems he is ve...

the purpose of art? a purpose of art? artificial porpoise?

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so, alain badiou considers art a domain where important truths arise. perhaps he agrees with my perception of a purpose of (my) art: deconst...
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Saturday, July 26, 2008

sonsbeek 2008 (2): procession and `grandeur'

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to be fair, perhaps i should give some more background to my previous post. here you can read an interview with anna tilroe , the curator of...
Friday, July 25, 2008

example: sonsbeek 2008, the procession (advertising, the bane of modern art 4)

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like multatuli, i do not have to go out and look for examples. if i stay at home and lock the doors, i still cannot escape them. about 3/4 y...
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