I've been reading Haruki Murakami's novel, Kafka on the Shore. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafka_on_the_Shore

....it is my first time to read his book.
So I'm not yet  able to go deep into his writing and analyze his style.
But I can say this....
It's complex, confusing, mysterious, but strangely magnetic and has a certain power to pull the reader ( Read more... )

Value of art does not equal to commercial value ( Read more... )

I've been ponding about what exactly is 'value' of an artwork ( Read more... )

I went to Auction in the past few days.
Needless to say, I've never been to one prior to those days...!...
The thing is, my supervisor is in charge of monitoring the art auction, and thanks to that,
I was able to tag along in order to study and the experience the event.

I must say that I felt so out of place when we arrived at the auction house.
The ( Read more... )

I'm going to participate in an artshow by a non-profit organization. 
The participation fee is zero, and art will be displayed for people's enjoyment, and the audience includes kids.
This is what I've been looking for...!

I only hope I can meet the deadline. Beginning of.......June....

In another news--
I took a day off from work today. heh.
But I ( Read more... )

So.  Last Saturday I went to hang out with a colleague who I rarely see at work,
and his girlfriend, and also another one of my colleagues who just joined the company.

I've always thought I wouldn't hang out with a colleague on weekends after being with them for nearly 12 hours daily...
I don't really know what it was that tempted me to say 'yes' ( Read more... )

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The business trip thing got cancelled on Friday.  Ah well.
I hope there will be another opportunity in the future.
But I learned that, things like this gets decided REALLY suddenly here, so hey,
I gained something from that alone.

Last night--I started drawing&painting, and didn't stop till 4 AM in the morning, lol.
It's a good thing it's sunday ( Read more... )

Recently I do researches on artworks and artists at work, and there are times I get to encounter some artworks that interest me (yeah i know i'm  mixing up work with my private stuff.  heh).  
For example--

Alexis Rockman's series, "American Icons".

This series focus on the global warming aftermath.
While the theme is dark, and some works are ( Read more... )