When the series panned to the Ghorman plaza, the centerpiece of the show, I was struck with a feeling of familiarity. I had to pause the show and look online if anyone else noticed the existence of it, yet none of the Star Wars architecture review connected the place I know by heart to Ghorman plaza; it takes direct inspiration from the Grand Mosque of Rome.
Read MoreIn August on a beautiful rainy summer week in London, I attended the Contemporary Art Exhibition & Event Management short course from the University of the Arts London (UAL), in the famed Central Saint Martins campus. As I didn’t find any reviews of the short courses at UAL, I am writing this as a brief summary and opinion on the exhibitions visited.
Read MoreI felt it creeping. I couldn’t stop it.
It was a large wave, a heavy one. I watched as it crashed in my head.
Everything around me constricted, my mind went into a spin.. I was locked into this body of mine - claustrophobic in my body, at the airport. Trapped. All sense and order was replaced with irrational chaos and whirlpool. I couldn’t breath.
Read MoreIf you have ever visited Japan (or like me, interested in various random aspects within Japan and other countries), you’ll start noticing that most, if not all, Japanese clipart or illustrations look the same. Up to the point one could guess that the Japanese Government has standardized the art style to use all over.
However, the simple answer is that all those illustrations are made by a single person: Mifuni Takashi.
Read MoreDated: 7 September 2016. A goodbye letter to Jordan originally published on my personal Facebook.
Üzgün müsün?
Are you sad? I was asked by an old taxi driver that night, as I took the last taxi to the airport.
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