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  • Year-end assignment “Art and Culture” – Ghent Academy – Fiorella Stinders

    Dutch version here. Last year I had the pleasure of attending the Art and Culture classes at the Academy of Visual Arts in Ghent. The teacher is Fiorella Stinders, who conveys her enthusiasm for art to us in a very poetic way. At the end of the academic year, we were given an assignment: applying… Read more

  • Eindejaarsopdracht “Kunst en Cultuur” – Academie Gent – Fiorella Stinders

    In Dutch – English version here. Ik had het afgelopen jaar het genoegen de lessen Kunst en Cultuur te mogen volgen aan de Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Gent. Lesgeefster is Fiorella Stinders, die op een bijzonder poëtische manier ons haar enthousiasme voor kunst overbrengt. Op het einde van het academiejaar kregen we een opdracht:… Read more

  • Petervan Studios – August 2019 Update

    For those interested, here is an overview of what happened in the last couple of months, some new insights, and some updated plans. I often hesitate to publish these snapshot-updates, because 1) they are snapshots only and don’t connect you with the day-by-day journey, 2) plans change over time, and 3) I always wonder who… Read more

  • Côte d’Azur

    The Tour de France 2019 started in Brussels this year and the route to the south passed by a village at about 20km from where I live. So, I took my bike on that super sunny day to watch the circus passing by, including the publicity caravan 3 hours in advance of the cyclists. It… Read more

  • Petervan’s Delicacies – 7 July 2019

    I decided to change the format of Delicacies somewhat. Instead of the weekly deluge, I see an irregular, unpredictable, incoherent, unfocused set of mind-sparks that got me thinking. I gather them as I go, and once every month (maybe every two, three months), I condense the harvest in maximum 5-10 Delicacies. Also a bit back… Read more

  • Neglected sensitivities

    I just started reading the briefing for the 2019 exam Art & Culture of the Art Academy in Ghent. The briefing is so well written – it almost feels like poetry – and it touches some deeper qualities/sensitivities in myself. Qualities/sensitivities that I have neglected for much too long and will keep neglecting as long… Read more