Author: Tom

“A man is what he thinks about all day long.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) We are here in this world temporarily. How should we spend days here if not just for bread and butter? One modest attempt could be writing what we value on great minds and souls in sharing ideas with brevity. I hope this Blog could be one of such platforms.

The Third Salon des Indépendants

The late nineteenth century was a moment when painters began to feel the weight of a long tradition that no longer spoke to their lives. For centuries, European art had been governed by the Académie des Beaux-Arts, which set the rules for taste and technique. It valued realism, precision, and subjects drawn from mythology, history, … Continue reading The Third Salon des Indépendants →