“Son drame n’était pas le drame de la pesanteur, mais de la légèreté. Ce qui s’
“Her drama was a drama not of heaviness but of lightness. What fell to her lot was not the burden but the unbearable lightness of being.”
― Milan Kundera
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“Nous aimons les formes imparfaites dans la nature comme dans les oeuvres d’art, à le recherche d’une erreur intentionnelle, comme un signe de la clé d’or et de la sincérité que l’on trouve dans la virtuosité.”
“We love the imperfect shapes in nature and in the works of art, look for an intentional error as a sign of the golden key and sincerity found in true mastery.”
― Dejan Stojanovic
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How do we tell that something is beautiful?
Do we think beauty, or do we feel it?
Is it possible to separate intrinsic and extrinsic beauty?
And, you, how do you feel beauty?
In this video, designer Richard Seymour explains why he stopped using words like « function », pursuing now the emotional functionality of things, reminding us that we see things not as they are but as we are.
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« Il n’est pas de vent favorable pour celui qui ne sait où il va. »
“There is no favorable wind for he who knows not where he is heading.”
― Sénèque
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Two researchers from the Technical Faculty of IT and Design of Aalborg University in Denmark have challenged the preference for figurative art in hospitals. They found that, despite what was frequently thought, abstract art also has positive effects on wellbeing, and inspires meaningful personal contemplation.
As outlined by those researchers in their scientific paper: « Within the evidence-based design discourse, and deriving particularly from the theory of emotional congruence, abstract art has been indicated as unsuitable for hospitals. As patients may often experience unfamiliarity, vulnerability, stress, unpredictability and uneasiness in hospitals, these negative factors in terms of patients’ well-being are predicted to be detrimentally reinforced by abstract art, but alleviated by particular forms of figurative art. The present paper focuses particularly on this question of the suitability of abstract art in Danish hospital settings and presents findings from two experimental case studies on 98 patients’ well-being in relation to their experience and use of visual art during hospitalization.
The case studies employed a mixed-method approach, including interviews and observations informed by thermal video recording, surveys and psychophysiological experiments.
Six experiential domains are employed to understand the notion of experience of ‘well-being’: Space, Time, Inter-subjectivity, Body, Mood and Personal identity.
The hypothesis that the ambiguity of abstract art leads to stressful effects is not confirmed by the study’s findings. The studies are developed to qualify current guidelines for the application of art, which emphasize a dichotomy between figurative and abstract art. While confirming the positive effects of figurative art, the studies indicate that the ambiguity of meaning in abstract compositions can also facilitate patients’ memories, thoughts and feelings, addressed as experiential domains of well-being. »
With other words, Art is Art and will always have its place amongst us. Also in hospitals.
Source: artsy.net, vbn.aau.dkµ
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« La vie, c’est peindre une image, et non faire une somme. »
“Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.”
―Oliver Wendell Holmes
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« Nous ne voyons jamais les choses telles qu’elles sont. Nous les voyons telles que nous sommes. »
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
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Job titles are just labels. True. And sometimes labels help, facilitate, support achieve goals. Of course, they also please ego which shouldn’t be the main reason to negociate a change with your manager.
In an article published in Harvard Business Review, journalist Rebecca Knight highlights a few principles to keep in mind when you want to get the job title you think you deserve.
Do:
- Think about your individual circumstances and consider your reasons for wanting a new title. How will a new title help you do your job better?
- Leverage your social network and other online resources to identify possible job titles that reflect your skills, expertise, and status.
- Reflect on your boss’s motivations and challenges. Before you make the request, ask yourself: Why would my current or prospective boss say yes?
Don’t:
- Go overboard with a personalized title. If you’d like one and your employer agrees to it, make sure you have a traditional equivalent.
- Be myopic about negotiating for a better title. Everything — including your salary, job description, and benefits — should be on the table.
- Get discouraged if you don’t get what you want right away. Asking for a new title is an ongoing negotiation.
Source: hbr.org
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« D’où sort le talent? Moi, je crois que c’est quelque chose qui sort d’une sorte de révolte. Une sorte de besoin de s’affirmer très fort. »
“Where does talent come from? I believe it is something that comes from a kind of revolt. A kind of need to assert oneself strongly.”
― Leonor Fini, in an interview by Chris Vermorcken
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