Category: Art reflections
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Is art photography obsessed with the dark sides of humans and their society? If so, it should change.
October 8, 2020 It’s probably true to say that most people – I haven’t measured it – feel that we live in dark times. Just mention the environment, war and militarism, structures dissolving, poverty, global development goals never met, lack of political leadership, erosion of basic norms and ethics, corruption, sexism, the US/Western world falling […]
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Asger Jorn, the Museum – and me
July 4, 2019 I’ve just visited Museum Jorn in the heart of Jutland, Western Denmark, and thought I would put together a few notes of a personal character. I am no expert whatsoever on Jorn – Denmark’s most important and most internationally well-known artist in modern times – but I happen to have a personal […]
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Facebook’s “political” and “nudity”: Two stories about art censorship
For the sheer fun of it, I had created an image of President Donald Trump as a pastiche on Andy Warhol, a little “old Warhol-style.” It took me about 15 minutes and there was nothing political about it – it was merely a fun exercise. Here it is: I posted it on my Instagram account […]
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Alfred Drago Rens at Photo Basel 2017
Made this short video for my Instagram account about something unconventional for art photography that I find intriguing. Hope you do too: Alfred Drago Rens in the booth of Galleria L’Affiche in Milan View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oberg PhotoGraphics (@obergphotographics)
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Art attention and Feathers…
That’s the time it took for you to read this, right? Or less! 💜 Does anyone here know what is the average time #Instagram users spend on #seeing 👁 an image in their #feed? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oberg PhotoGraphics (@obergphotographics) And here is a timeless shoot of feathers… View […]
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ULAE turns 60 this year. Congratulations, Bill and friends!
Read more about Universal Limited Art Editions and its amazing history since it was created by Tatyana Grosman. It remains one of the finest fine art print publishers in the world today. Here is also more about Cuban-American minimalist painter, Carmen Herrera, who is mentioned in this video – publishing her first prints ever with […]
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Art Basel 2017 No 11 – Unlimited (2)
Art can be so many things… And this Ode to Santos-Dumont is interesting and the background is here.
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Art Basel 2017 No. 10 – “Unlimited”
This is my 10th short video from Art Basel 2017. It gives me joy to share with people what most of you do not have an opportunity to experience. And if some here feel that – “woowww, these videos that I see at Jan Oberg/Oberg PhotoGraphics are interesting, wish I had been there” – no […]
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