Aesthetics is everything

AN INSIGHT INTO THE MIND OF AN AESTHETE // with loads of magnificent art, litterature, cinema, fashion, music and poetry - all carefully collected & curated by Nanna K. Sørensen.

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richard diebenkorn untitled no.7, 1991

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK

‘Daisies’ by Věra Chytilová

Be aware of, and break, societal conventions (From a Dazed & Confused article)

“Chytilová herself explained to Kate Connolly back in 2000, "If there's something you don't like, don't keep to the rules – break them. I'm an enemy of stupidity and simple-mindedness in both men and women and I have rid my living space of these traits." The way that Marie I and Marie II "go bad" is by breaking every convention expected of them; they go on a date with an older man and parody feminine sexuality while ravenously eating as much food as they can. They are unapologetic about smashing taboos of femininity through embracing its visual stereotypes of cute, girlish dresses while revelling in their gluttony – in fact, their wasting of food was one of the reasons given for the film's governmental ban.”

QUICK TIP: You can watch the entire movie right here <3

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Yoko Ono - Blood Piece

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Words to live by, if you are an artist, by Yoko Ono

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Erin O'Keefe - Empty Pink Grey Red Side Light Shadow (2011)

archival pigment print, 22.5" x 22.5"

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ARTWORK OF THE DAY

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Accords de surface- extrait II

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This is truly amazingly beautiful!! (And made by Ines Panizz)

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ARTWORK OF THE DAY

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Egon Schiele (Austrian, 1890-1918)

Embrace, 1912

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ARTWORK OF THE DAY

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK

Still shots from Věra Chytilová’s masterpiece ‘Daisies’

A IS FOR ATTITUDE

“Věra Chytilová was never afraid to tell it like it is – and her films called out social hypocrisy where she saw it. Her abrasive, no-bullshit style did not go down well with an oppressive socialist regime that preferred dutily productive heroines on screen and sycophants behind the scenes. “I was daring enough to want absolute freedom, even if it was a mistake,” she said in Jasmina Blažević’s documentary portrait of her life Journey.”

READ MORE: http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/23890/1/the-da-zed-guide-to-v-ra-chytilova

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ARTWORK OF THE DAY 

 Carsten Höller

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Paul Klee

 Gift, 1932

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ARTWORK OF THE DAY

PAUL KLEE - ‘GIFT’ (1932)

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Quote, with punchline, found in an interview in Science Is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painlevé. “To me, there is no difference between minerals, vegetables, and animals. They are all linked through evolution. There are parasites everywhere. Among humans: babies and old people. There are also temporary parasites: the ill and the crippled. I’ve managed to fit into both categories.”

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ARTWORK OF THE DAY

OLAFUR ELIASSON - ‘RIVERBED’

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Stills from Painlevé’s ‘Acera, Or The Witches’ Dance’. Who would have thought mollusks could look so gracious and even beautiful.

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More of Painlevés images - this time of an octopus.

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SONG OF THE DAY

Richard Dawson - ‘The Vile Stuff’

(On a side note, you should really check out the music video as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQVlNt6DAxY )

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Pickpocket (1959) Robert Bresson 

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Pickpocket (Robert Bresson,1959)

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK

Pickpocket by Robert Bresson

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Films watched in 2015.

Film 133: Pickpocket (Robert Bresson, 1959)

Nota: 8/10

“The style of this film is not that of a thriller. Using image and sound, the filmmaker strives to express the nightmare of a young man whose weaknesses lead him to commit acts of theft for which nothing destined him. However, this adventure, and the strange paths it takes, brings together two souls that may otherwise never have met.”