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Tokyo, 1994: Streets, Stories, and Yakuza Adverts
Thirty years ago, I photographed Tokyo’s streets, capturing fleeting moments and the rhythm of daily life. Hidden among the scenes were surprising details, yakuza and extreme-right adverts, that quietly reflected society at the time. Even now, these images continue to reveal new stories and lessons with every look. Enjoy this weeks newsletter and don't forget the blog with even more backstories. LATEST BLOG Tokyo Time Travel, Back to 1994 Revisiting Tokyo decades later became a personal...
Out with the old, in with the new!
As the first hints of autumn appear, the world slows just enough to notice its colours shifting and fading. Tokyo’s streets also show this quiet nostalgia and soft glows, fleeting reflections, and moments that capture the rhythm of daily life before evening falls. In this newsletter I tell why I recreated the images differently the 2nd time around. Get ready to go home, Tokyo style. LATEST BLOG The Backstories Behind My Tokyo Shibuya Images This week’s blog explores the stories behind the...
Discover Hidden influences of Virtual Journeys
In my latest blog, I dive into three powerful storytelling forms; collages, graphic novels, and the photo novelle, and how they influenced my own work. From graphic novels like XIII, Bilal, Moebius via Georges Braque’s early collages to the cinematic photo sequences of Marie-Françoise Plissart, these traditions all found their way into what I now call Virtual Journeys. The blog is here: https://steit.net/collage-or-graphic-novel. In this newsletter you will find some background on the...
Tokyo's first impressions & bus stop 33
Diving into a bit of history with this week's blog and newsletter. The blog this week is about my first impressions of Tokyo and how I got the pictures used for the first Virtual Journey. Read all about the why and how it all began. In this newsletter I will share my thought process how I got to the collage idea and what triggered it. Happy reading! LATEST BLOG Tokyo's first impressionsof an exotic metropolis My first glimpse of Tokyo came through an exchange project that captured the chaos...
Artistic Inspirations: Athens Edition
Over the summer I've visited many cities and even so more galleries, discovering new work, connecting with artists and gallery owners. Talking about art inspired me to share more on the things I make. This week the blog is all about the two paths in my work and how they got to be. Some backgrounds and method of work. In this newsletter I want to share the background on a set of paintings I'm working on now. The inspiration and the why. It also shows how both lines influence each other. LATEST...
Learn the background of my word-pairs.
This week I will share more on the backgrounds of the senses project, how I choose the words and what they mean for me. Dive with me into the history of the word-pairs In my 2nd blog post about the origins of my main bodies of work you will discover where they come from. LATEST BLOG Explore the origins of the senses art project Learn why I choose the words and why I think knowledge is the 6th sense. read the blog → JUST FOR YOU: Why Learn&Know? The sixth sense – I don't see dead people....
Start of a new blog series, origins of the Virtual Journeys
July and its summer days are here. Summer is slowly turning into autumn and I'm looking back on a very productive summer in Derbyshire, UK and in Cologne Germany where I made over a dozen paintings. And in Athens, Greece I shot well over one thousand photo's for the next in the Virtual Journey series. Over the warm days I decided to start a new blog series where I explain more on the backgrounds of my artworks. Alternating over the months you will learn more on the backgrounds of the Virtual...
Art That Starts Conversations, Not Just Hangs on Walls.
The Intersection of Art and Conversation: Why SENSES is more than just a print Pledge now! http://kck.st/4iToZkM Art has the power to spark conversation, to make us think, to challenge the way we see the world. The SENSES Gradient Series is more than just a collection of prints; it’s an invitation to dive into a dialogue about perception, emotion, and experience. It’s art that asks questions, not just displays answers. Art isn’t passive, it’s an experience. When you look at the pieces in the...
Back the Art That Helps You Breathe, See, and Feel Again
The Art of Mindfulness: Why should you pause and see the bigger picture? In the rush of daily life, how often do you truly stop to look around? Do you really see what’s in front of you, the colours, the shapes, the tiny details that make life interesting? Pledge now! http://kck.st/4iToZkM The SENSES Gradient Series is here to change that. It’s not just a collection of art; it’s a journey into mindfulness, into slowing down and appreciating the beauty around us. Mindfulness is more than a...
Colour your world with the Power of Art to change how you see!
Colour your world with the Power of Art to change how you see! Imagine waking up to a world that feels fresh and new. Not because anything has changed, but because your perspective has. The colours around you suddenly seem richer, more vibrant, and filled with meaning. That’s the power of art, and with the SENSES Gradient Series, you have the opportunity to immerse yourself in a collection that invites you to experience life through a completely different lens. Pledge now!...
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