THORSTEN BRINKMANN

Once again German artist Thorsten Brinkmann  

German born artist Thorsten Brinkmann moves between painting, photography, sculpture, readymades, collage and performance.

Thorsten Brinkmann (Herne, 1971) is an active collector. In his hometown of Hamburg, he has a large shed completely filled with found objects. Everything you can find at the flea market, you also collect Thorsten Brinkmann at: discarded wardrobes, lamp shades, tables, rugs and more. From this series he draws freely in installations, sculptures, videos and photos.

The photographic self-portraits dresses and masks Thorsten Brinkmann is always another way. One time he pulls secondhand clothes over his head. Other times he hides his face in a flowerpot or lampshade. Using the items from his collection molds Brinkmann each his own body into a new representation of himself.

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WAYS OF SEEING / JOHN BERGER

The other day, I was reorganizing my books. It seems the books I own longest are still my treasures and some later aquisitions could be disposed of rather easely. 

I rearranged my collection and first of all I put all books together that I keep for their images, not their text. One wonders how their could ever be a world without books. Art history for instance: I can't imagine you can compare on a computer screen? 

My second catagory are books I find teaching treasures. I only have to look at the book to know how I can use its content in my teachings. John Berger’s “Ways of Seeing” is one of my favorites. An in depth look on art, the way people view it and the influences that traditional oil painting has had on society and modern day publicity. The beginning of the book goes into the issue of how people now look at art versus how people in the past look at art and how reproduction has effected this.  The relationship between social status and the subjects of oil painting, particularly the female nude is discussed as well. Berger turns to modern day and explains the role that publicity takes in our daily lives and how it is modeled after the traditional oil painting of the past. It's all there. 

Now in YouTube's era, I thought I'ld give it a go and yes, someone has taken the trouble to upload it all. 

Thanks manwithaplan999. 

He has also shows later series of Ways Of Seeing.

 

Episode one

 

Episode two

  

Episode three

  

Episode four

Wiki: Ways Of Seeing

JAN ROTHUIZEN

Jan Rothuizen Amsterdam based artist. His drawing of the workspace of mayor Job Cohen was part of the 'Zachte Atlas van Amsterdam' [soft map of Amsterdam.
Here presented is the project 'Somewhere over the Rainbow'. A selfportait without the self.
It contains a collection of pictures of men, selected because of a discovered resemblance, not just at this moment, but also in the past... and even presumed elements of the future.
Chronologically exposed they form a vision of an imaginary life. Starting as a baby and ending as an old man.
http://janrothuizen.nl/