Month: May 2016

Monet’s Falls

Monet was long-lived. He was born in 1840 and died in 1926, aged 86 years. In 1908, at the age of 68 and already a renowned painter, articles from the time documented the extreme dissatisfaction with his deteriorating vision, as well as the eruptions of anguish that led him to destroy his canvases. The reason: […]

Fiction: Mighty Weapon of Men

  As we already know, our senses are limited and cannot interpret reality. Therefore, our reality is always partial and, moreover, relative. Relative because we always think in comparison. There wouldn’t be a night if it weren’t for the day, hunger if it weren’t for satiety, the fragrant if it weren’t for the stink. If […]

Ficção: Poderosa Arma dos Homens

  Como já sabemos, nossos sentidos são limitados e não dão conta de interpretar a realidade. Portanto, nossa realidade é sempre parcial e, além disso, relativa. Relativa porque pensamos sempre em comparação. Não existiria a noite se não fosse o dia, a fome se não fosse a saciedade, o cheiroso se não fosse o fedido. […]