Other Things I Like

Life beyond research time

  • Art and Art History

These are some of my favorite artists and artistic currents:

Some instructional resources:

    • Smartify: an app that lets you point to a painting with your camera, and tells you facts about the painting. Also has a nice database of works of art to consult freely.

    • DailyArt: an app that sends you "art of the day", and has also nice facts and figures.

    • The free online courses in art history and criticism by MoMA

    • WikiArt.org, a self-explanatory resource

    • A vocabulary for discussing art

Some quotes and articles:

  • "In the world today there are so many questions that can’t be answered but that can be addressed." - Sean Anderson, The Museum of Modern Art

  • "If you want to create new things for this world, never listen to anybody. [...] Always remember that you have something to tell, and you will make a masterpiece." - Stanisław Szukalski

  • "Written poetry is invisible, painted poetry has a physical appearance" - Rene Magritte

  • Memes

    • Including the evolution of memes, the formation of subcultures, layered memes, and the ever-changing definition of cringe

  • Pizza (also food in general)

  • TV Series

All time favourites: The Office, New Girl, Bojack Horseman

  • Music and concerts

My favourite music genres are rock 'n' roll, electronic, alternative and new-prog rock, and industrial music (Nine Inch Nails, Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson, early Elton John, the Mars Volta, Interpol, & more)

  • Running and Bouldering