Welcome to the LEVEL! Discover a one-of-a-kind experience with our online talks and lectures. We pride ourselves on delivering concise yet impactful lectures in arts and culture, fostering fresh and diverse outlooks on our world. Our approach goes beyond the surface, valuing understanding over mere knowledge. Our unique lectures are tailored to guide you through newfound perspectives and foster a deep appreciation for foreign viewpoints. Teaming up with leading experts in the field of art and culture, we offer an enriching journey that transcends traditional learning. Join us and embark on an enlightening adventure that will broaden your horizons and ignite your curiosity!
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Discover the Enchanting History of the Tarot Cards
Come and dive into the mystical world of Tarot in an enlightening talk that traces their journey from early medieval Europe to their modern-day significance.
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Doodling in the Arts and as an Art
Free from the restraints of academic art and public opinion, ‘doodled works’ show how scrawling can lead to great creativity, but also great fun and humor!
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Neuroaesthetics: The Transformative Power of the Arts
By examining the neural underpinnings of our appreciation for beauty and aesthetics, this lecture aims to underscore the profound impact the arts can have on our overall health and quality of life.
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Poetry Reading: from boredom to hobby
This Poetry Reading session will explore a selection of poems focusing on boredom and hobbies.
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Shumi: The Art of Enriching Life Through Hobbies in Japanese Culture
In this talk, we will explore the unique aspects of how Japanese people pursue Shumi (hobby) and how it cultivates a lifelong journey of joy and mastery.
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The Beauty of Ambiguity: Transforming Art Viewing into a Hobby
In this online talk on contemporary art, Bojana explores how to deepen appreciation for abstract art and transform art viewing into a fulfilling hobby.
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End Game: The Art of Marcel Duchamp
The artist Marcel Duchamp, perhaps best known for his 1917 sculpture Fountain (a readymade urinal, signed and dated), was also a chess master. Duchamp loved the logic and clarity of the game so much that in the mid-1920s he ‘retired’ from art to focus on chess. Soon after becoming a French delegate to the World Chess Federation,…
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Gaming realities: how play reflects and reshapes society
This talk explores the intersection of gaming and sociology, thinking about how games can reflect and shape our societal understanding. From a sociological perspective, games are not just entertainment, they are microcosms of the real world, revealing and producing insights about cooperation, conflict, and inequality. Focusing on different real-life examples, we will discuss how games…
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Hendrick Avercamp’s winter wonderlands: Game on!
Probably born deaf, Avercamp was taught by his mother to read and write and encouraged to paint. Living during the ‘Little Ice Age’, he soon started to explore frozen landscape paintings, infusing them with life, joy and fun. His scenes show crowds of people engaged in various activities: skating, sledding, and playing games. Different ages, religions,…
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The Resurgence of Spiritualist Art in Contemporary CultureÂ
Spiritualist art has resurfaced within the contemporary art scene as a counterforce to the chaos, offering a space where viewers can engage with deeper questions of existence, purpose, and healing.Â
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Vice & Contemporary Art: A Critique of Power and Excess
One of the most persistent themes across art history is the depiction of vice — the moral failings, indulgences, and corruptions that have always been part of the human experience. In classical art, vices were often represented as moral warnings, contrasted against virtues to instruct viewers on the consequences of ethical missteps. However, as art…
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Negative Thinking as a Contemporary Vice
Negative thinking has emerged as one of the most pervasive vices of modern society, a feature with long-lasting effects on our psychological evolution.
