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Part LVII

“The scary conclusion may be that the most enduring ideas are the ones that propel us to survive, even at the expense of others. Like Dawkins said in his book ¨the selfish gene¨: it is the organisms that are hardwired to outcompete others that proceed to pass on those properties to their offspring.¨

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“Painterly”

Compilation of paintings https://www.instagram.com/vidi_ink

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Part XXXVII

“Strip away the layers and then you will become whole. The whole is lesser than the sum of its parts. We have arrived at nihilism. There is nothing left, we have reached the bottom. In this default state we can search for what remains.

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“Arch II Firenze”

Architectural plein air sketch 

12 x 12  cm

Black and white pen on brown paper

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Part XXXI

“Jean Paul Sartre said that our commitment to our legacy might come from a fear of actual total liberty. We commit ourselves to something beyond us to silence any questions about what we should really be doing. ´Memento Mori seems to be more alive than ever. 

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“Little village”

Quick pastoral sketch

8 x 14 cm

Pencil on beige paper

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Part LVI

“It doesn't take long for us to ditch our principals if we feel threatened. As soon as we suffer, charlatans seem to appear out of nowhere, swaying us towards drastic solutions with their words. But they are there the whole time, and they cannot function without an army of enablers that facilitate their rise.  

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“Little Bee”

Lined and shaded tattoo 

5 x 4 cm

Triceps

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¨…. The system we build is entirely fictional and can be twisted and corrupted by people with a predator like opportunistic way of operating. These inner thoughts leave a mark on the outside, The result of my fascination with people who seem to have an irregular mind and the resulting changes in their expression is shown in my art.

Fred Phelps was the Godfather and  pastor of the Westboro Baptist church, an American church that preaches views that most would denounce as extreme and horrible. I wanted to paint him not like the madman that most see him as, but make an honest portrait of him as just him 

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“Fred Phelps”

Black and grey portrait

70 x 100 cm

Acrylic paint on paper

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Fred Phelps was the Godfather and pastor of the Westboro Baptist church, an American church that preaches views that most would denounce as

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Part XXXIX

“Total nihilism by this extension becomes quite pointless. The universe only exists through our interpretation, so objective, uninterpreted truths, outside of the realm of our thought and beyond our comprehension might not matter to our worldview or even distort it. 

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“Practice II”

Process video 

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Part XXXVI

“Having no horizon and no weight to your decisions might seem bleak, but for me nothing is further from the truth. This is your statement. It is brief. Everyday you're alive you make a mark in the sand. Every choice leaves a trail. Cliché´s become chlché´s for a reason. 

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“Practice I”

Process video 

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Part XXIX

“I find myself looking for something similar when I’m making a portrait painting. The paths of life on someone’s face”

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“Shostakovich”

Portrait painting in progress 

40 x  40 cm

Grey and white oil paint on canvas