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Writing & notes
Essays, notes and reflections on technology, law and life.
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The Potato Eaters
Vincent van Gogh, oil on canvas, 1885 I viewed this work in April 2007 at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Read more →
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Green Stripe (Madame Matisse)
Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse, oil and tempera on canvas, 1905 Read more →
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Portrait of Josette Gris
Juan Gris, oil on panel, 1916 This portrait work compresses the various elements into a single spatial plane, using colour and tone to denote spatial contrast; this creates an unusual perspective effect. I was able to view it in the Museo del Prado, Madrid, earlier in 2007. Read more →
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BCS/LLB graduates: which night for dinner?
Here’s a fairly random spread of evenings in the coming months — indicate on which, if any, you would like to join me and the other BCS/BIS/BEng(IT)/LLB students for a dinner to celebrate finishing our respective “IT”/Law degrees. If nothing suits, post a comment below so we can organise something else — it would be… Read more →
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Insula Dulcamara
Paul Klee, oil on newsprint, mounted on burlap, 1938 Now exhibited at the Klee Foundation, Bern, Switzerland. Read more →
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Remembrance of a Garden
Paul Klee, watercolor on linen paper mounted on cardboard, 1914 Read more →