Introduction to Phenomenology for Environmental Design
Our awareness is limited to what we know until we learn to shift the way we see. Phenomenology creates shifts by contextualising and bracketing experience.
Appreciation for Johan Christian Dahl
Johan Christian Dahl is the best representative of the three pillars of Romantic art: spiritual connection, scientific observation, and personal expression.
Between Science and Mystery: Representing the Intangible in Romantic art
While Romantic science deliberated over nature’s purpose, the existence of souls, and Earth’s creation, Romantic art turned to these subjects for inspiration.
In Search for Truth: Science, Faith, and the Representation of Nature in Romantic Art
In Romantic landscape paintings we can find evidence of how science, faith, and the representation of nature shape the way we see landscapes and nature today.
Romanticism and Nostalgia: The Modern Condition
Romanticism and nostalgia are paradoxes of modernity: to be authentic within illusions, yearn for individualism in connectedness, and find pleasure in mourning.