Far From Ready — Marauding through what's left of Europe

2022-07-09

by Leon Friederichs

The kind of paintings I like

The artist should not only paint what he sees before him, but also what he sees in himself. If, however, he sees nothing within him, then he should also refrain from painting what he sees before him.

2022-04-30

by Leon Friederichs

Still far from ready

Hello everyone! Hello to the half dozen of our old readers!, hello to you, fre...

In Defense Of Stanisław, the Last King Of Poland

2020-09-30

by Nelson Vides

In Defense Of Stanisław, the Last King Of Poland

Raise thy hand thee who hath bear no guilt of delusion. As much as our human mind might naturally tend to laze around, we cannot forget us able to disentangle complexity. I argue, we must.

2020-01-29

by Leon Friederichs

Himmel & Erde

After no less than seven months of work I've completed my first book. 28 woodcuts, all texts and titles set by hand, all printed and bound manually.

2019-11-08

by Leon Friederichs

A peek into the new studio

For a month now Leon has moved into a new studio.

2019-08-16

by Leon Friederichs

Copy, cover, afterimage

Almost exactly one year ago I paid a visit to Amsterdam. A working trip, as usual, dedicating to checking out all the Rembrandts and Vincents.

2019-07-22

by Leon Friederichs

To hell with "buttery consistency"

On the chemistry of pigments and Newtonian liquids.

2018-09-16

by Leon Friederichs

Living inside a story

On Bruno Schulz, Stefan Sweig, Fouché, and Drohobycz.

2018-09-16

by Leon Friederichs

Paris, the fourth

A very quick, albeit fourth, visit to Paris.

2018-08-24

by Leon Friederichs

To See or Not to See

Nothing against flattery, I'm too vain to refuse it; but it doesn't count if it's not well-deserved.

2018-04-27

by Leon Friederichs

Cuts

Intaglio and relief printing are two complete opposites in my practice. I grea...

2018-04-20

by Leon Friederichs

We are just a few

Hitchhiking to Antwerpen set a new record for how many cars I needed: Münster ...

2018-02-14

by Leon Friederichs

Travels in pictures – part III

Now for a small interlude: Various drawings from various trips, recent or not....

2018-02-10

by Leon Friederichs

Travels in pictures – part II

Half a year after departing towards Rome, long since having returned back home...

2018-02-09

by Leon Friederichs

Travels in pictures – part I

Popular demand (believe it or not!) made me do it: Over the course of the next...

2018-02-03

by Leon Friederichs

The Art of Bad Travelling

Instead of original content today we feature an article by Kurt Tucholsky.

2017-08-16

by Leon Friederichs

The draughtsman's guide to painting

Whenever I try out some new technique I find a pattern in my habits confirmed ...

2017-08-05

by Leon Friederichs

Museums: Moreau — Orsay — Longchamp

Nelson, I have something for you ! Short explanation for everyone els...

2017-08-01

by Nelson Vides

Lonely Day, Sad Day

A day like today – I know it's yesterday, but allow me please the time-shi...

2017-07-27

by Leon Friederichs

Plans for travel plans

Where to next? It's not a question that would concern me on a daily basis,...

2017-01-26

by Leon Friederichs

Letter to the UK

To the subjects of the Queen Elizabeth Battenberg-Saxe-Coburg and Goth...

2017-01-20

by Nelson Vides

Size Matters

Yeah, that’s one thing I learnt in the States. Let’s get through its first ...

2016-12-16

by Leon Friederichs

The Rats

We first noticed the rat two weeks ago. These days it's believable that...

2016-11-26

by Nelson Vides

Et tenebrae lūcem non conprehenderunt

Leon, I have more arts for you. If you really want to see Kraków for re...

2016-11-18

by Nelson Vides

„... A to Polska właśnie...”

Leon, I have something for you. Do you remember Mehoffer ? And these thin...

2016-11-04

by Nelson Vides

Between Adventures & Routines

My normal life is like living on holidays. And everybody needs holidays from t...

2016-10-26

by Leon Friederichs

Drawing ugliness

A few days ago I was having a conversation with Stefan about stained glass win...

2016-10-18

by Leon Friederichs

È fatto

For weeks have we been silent: No time to write in these hurried last days of ...

2016-09-14

by Nelson Vides

Sono – ma no siamo – arrivato

[gallery size="large" ids="479,481,476,483,480,482,475,473,474,...

"Che cazzo guarda!?" – Cruising through Toscana

2016-09-08

by Nelson Vides

"Che cazzo guarda!?" – Cruising through Toscana

Last Monday was a very memorable day. What an absurdly long, mountainous, surp...

Ad break – Visit France! Visit Switzerland!

2016-09-03

by Leon Friederichs

Ad break – Visit France! Visit Switzerland!

We're awfully sorry for writing less and less; this affliction comes natur...

2016-08-29

by Nelson Vides

A region I disregard

Ok, let me just complain for once. Complaining is healthy. Studies says that y...

2016-08-25

by Leon Friederichs

Ascent and Fuga

High atop Genova there is a grand statue of the virgin Mary, nigh as tall as t...

2016-08-19

by Nelson Vides

Les Invalides arrived to Turin

You will have to excuse us. The last week was kind of over-demanding. We cycle...

2016-08-13

by Leon Friederichs

How to visit cities and alienate hosts

Travel styles differ so vastly. I remember well how I went to Lisboa for the f...

More pictures than in the Kunstmuseum Bern

2016-08-11

by Nelson Vides

More pictures than in the Kunstmuseum Bern

Because you will be dissapointed by the Kunstmuseum in Bern, we prepared som...

Long-term record broken – reckless cyclists cycle on

2016-08-08

by Leon Friederichs

Long-term record broken – reckless cyclists cycle on

Summer 2015: Nelson and I cycle to Kraków and argue about every city except fo...

2016-08-06

by Nelson Vides

Smuggling into Absinthe-land

And in just one innocent, harmless, typical day, we just broke our high peak r...

2016-08-04

by Leon Friederichs

Notes from behind the counter

"Le pontissalien" is the local hipster café: sterile atmosphere, fur...

2016-08-02

by Nelson Vides

Finding Pontarlier

We arrive unusually early, Jorge is even faster than us sometimes, and I don&#...

2016-07-29

by Nelson Vides

Paris, part Two: Retrospect

Continue from Paris, Part One: Les Jongleurs Sunday was quite a relax...

2016-07-28

by Leon Friederichs

Missive from the midway

Fancy lunch – tuna and wiener sausages on, for lack of baguette, crumbly biscu...

2016-07-27

by Nelson Vides

Paris, Part One: Les Jongleurs

What are a Venezuelan, a Cordovan, and a Westphalian, doing at the house of a ...

2016-07-24

by Leon Friederichs

Enter Cyclist No. 3

Paris is a dream to cycle in. As a Münster native I'm used to rude cyclist...

2016-07-20

by Nelson Vides

When you just partially understand

Welcome to France. The land that made Caesar's career, the country that ga...

2016-07-18

by Leon Friederichs

Preparing to leave Bikeland

32 °C of savage heat and I'm not even in France yet. Accordingly, today...

2016-07-16

by Jorge Guijarro

Jurassic wake-up and Château sleep

"Very pretty!" said Gandalf. [...] "I am looking for someone ...

2016-07-12

by Leon Friederichs

The Plan that we are going to disregard

The artist should not only paint what he sees before him, but also what he sees in himself. If, however, he sees nothing within him, then he should also refrain from painting what he sees before him.

Hello everyone! Hello to the half dozen of our old readers!, hello to you, fre...

Raise thy hand thee who hath bear no guilt of delusion. As much as our human mind might naturally tend to laze around, we cannot forget us able to disentangle complexity. I argue, we must.

After no less than seven months of work I've completed my first book. 28 woodcuts, all texts and titles set by hand, all printed and bound manually.

For a month now Leon has moved into a new studio.

Almost exactly one year ago I paid a visit to Amsterdam. A working trip, as usual, dedicating to checking out all the Rembrandts and Vincents.

On the chemistry of pigments and Newtonian liquids.

On Bruno Schulz, Stefan Sweig, Fouché, and Drohobycz.

A very quick, albeit fourth, visit to Paris.

Nothing against flattery, I'm too vain to refuse it; but it doesn't count if it's not well-deserved.

Intaglio and relief printing are two complete opposites in my practice. I grea...

Hitchhiking to Antwerpen set a new record for how many cars I needed: Münster ...

Now for a small interlude: Various drawings from various trips, recent or not....

Half a year after departing towards Rome, long since having returned back home...

Popular demand (believe it or not!) made me do it: Over the course of the next...

Instead of original content today we feature an article by Kurt Tucholsky.

Whenever I try out some new technique I find a pattern in my habits confirmed ...

Nelson, I have something for you ! Short explanation for everyone els...

A day like today – I know it's yesterday, but allow me please the time-shi...

Where to next? It's not a question that would concern me on a daily basis,...

To the subjects of the Queen Elizabeth Battenberg-Saxe-Coburg and Goth...

Yeah, that’s one thing I learnt in the States. Let’s get through its first ...

We first noticed the rat two weeks ago. These days it's believable that...

Leon, I have more arts for you. If you really want to see Kraków for re...

Leon, I have something for you. Do you remember Mehoffer ? And these thin...

My normal life is like living on holidays. And everybody needs holidays from t...

A few days ago I was having a conversation with Stefan about stained glass win...

For weeks have we been silent: No time to write in these hurried last days of ...

[gallery size="large" ids="479,481,476,483,480,482,475,473,474,...

Last Monday was a very memorable day. What an absurdly long, mountainous, surp...

We're awfully sorry for writing less and less; this affliction comes natur...

Ok, let me just complain for once. Complaining is healthy. Studies says that y...

High atop Genova there is a grand statue of the virgin Mary, nigh as tall as t...

You will have to excuse us. The last week was kind of over-demanding. We cycle...

Travel styles differ so vastly. I remember well how I went to Lisboa for the f...

Because you will be dissapointed by the Kunstmuseum in Bern, we prepared som...

Summer 2015: Nelson and I cycle to Kraków and argue about every city except fo...

And in just one innocent, harmless, typical day, we just broke our high peak r...

"Le pontissalien" is the local hipster café: sterile atmosphere, fur...

We arrive unusually early, Jorge is even faster than us sometimes, and I don&#...

Continue from Paris, Part One: Les Jongleurs Sunday was quite a relax...

Fancy lunch – tuna and wiener sausages on, for lack of baguette, crumbly biscu...

What are a Venezuelan, a Cordovan, and a Westphalian, doing at the house of a ...

Paris is a dream to cycle in. As a Münster native I'm used to rude cyclist...

Welcome to France. The land that made Caesar's career, the country that ga...

32 °C of savage heat and I'm not even in France yet. Accordingly, today...

"Very pretty!" said Gandalf. [...] "I am looking for someone ...

Once upon a time there were three guys who wanted to cycle somewhere. Nay, bet...