Tag: writing
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Art and the More Beautiful Question
Pablo Picasso once famously said, “Computers are useless. They only give you answers.” The remark may have sounded provocative when it was first made, but Picasso might have been onto something. In a world where computers place almost every form of knowledge at our fingertips, answers have become easier to obtain than ever before. What has become…
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Il Cristo Velato: Breath Trapped in Stone
If you’ve ever stepped into the Sansevero Chapel in Naples and laid eyes upon Il Cristo Velato—The Veiled Christ—you’ll know this is not merely a sculpture. It is an encounter. What first captures your eye is the architectural setting itself: a space charged with symbolism, where other impressive works seem to bow in reverence, framing the transcendent centrepiece…
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Monreale: A Perfect Day Wrapped in Gold
I thought I was just going uphill to a cathedral. That’s how it began — a short detour, a side trip from Palermo. I imagined a church, perhaps lovely, perhaps forgettable. A brief uphill climb to tick something off the list. But the moment I stepped into Monreale, I realised how completely I had underestimated…
