The Model After Bresson
Bresson wore the performance off the face until something involuntary surfaced. The present face, worn down to its substrate, discloses only a smoother performance underneath.
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ART CRITICISM
Critiques on Art forms. The Psychology of man within society.
11 essays
Echoes
Baudelaire's Correspondances against the materialist rupture: nature as language, metaphor as transit, meaning beyond literalness.
The Fourth Wall Became the Cage
An essay on how Brechtian distance has been inverted by streaming culture, where irony, fourth-wall breaks, and meta-awareness now intensify immersion rather than interrupt it.
TRAINING: AN INDIE PRODUCED SITCOM
By Daryll Nesmejanow; on his journey to influence Modern TV and Comedy Series alike.
The Myth of Sisyphus Within Synecdoche, New York
Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York reimagines Camus’ absurdism, portraying Caden’s endless play as a Sisyphean struggle, where meaning emerges not from completion but from acceptance
Echoes Through Time: Classical Music's Lasting Impact
Classical music is more than beauty; it heals the mind, reduces stress, and stirs deep emotion. Across history, it has united cultures, inspired art, and preserved tradition. Its echoes still shape society, reminding us of music’s power to endure and connect us all.
The Elegant and Simple Relationship Between Mathematics and Music
The Pythagoreans discovered that simple numerical ratios create pure sounds, giving rise to their motto: ‘Everything is number.'
THE HORNS OF POWER
The horned helmet has long been a subject of fascination, evoking images of terror and barbarism. But what is the real signicance of the horns, and their association with pagan divine power?
THE MUTANT AND THE MILITARY MAN
Why You Can't Fight Oppression With Art
A fierce critique of modern culture arguing that art can ignite inner transformation but cannot dismantle systems of power, oppression or the hidden forces controlling society.
THOUGHTS ON MIME AS GUIDE, AS PRISONER
A metaphysical exploration of the mime as a mirror of human captivity, revealing how our reactions, illusions of control, and imagined identities bind us to our own existential imprisonment.