Bernini – virtuoso in stone

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Self-Portrait, 1623. Pietro encouraged his son to try his hand at art, and Gian Lorenzo began working as an apprentice in his father’s workshop from an early age. He showed exceptional talent at a young age and by the age of fifteen, he was successfully restoring ancient sculptures. At the age of … Read more

Ivan Meštrović – Eternity in Stone

“One must be in love with eternity for the work to at least be a shadow of it. Immortality is imprisoned within us like in a dungeon; we must release it into the light – into harmony with what is immortal around us and above us. That is inspiration, muse, and revelation. Ivan Meštrović” “In … Read more

The Birth of Western Music

The area of the Eastern Mediterranean, Asia Minor, the Middle East, and Mesopotamia is the cradle from which today’s Western civilization originated. Various ethnic groups have mixed in this area for centuries, civilizations have risen and fallen, and as a result, different ethnic and cultural influences have merged. Centuries of interaction and cultural closeness among … Read more

Rhetoric – the art of guiding the soul

“If they see a just and deserving person, everyone immediately falls silent, stops and pricks up their ears. And he guides souls with words and brings peace to their hearts. Virgil, Aeneid. Demosthenes. The first requirement that communication experts set for achieving quality communication is learning to speak as the foundation of every communication and … Read more

Let’s open a door – let’s make the best ideas ours

Can we think completely independently, without any influence? I don’t think anyone can. However, we can accept ideas from others that align so closely with our own that we begin to feel them as our own. We can adopt ideas, thoughts, and beliefs that we believe are the best fit for us. When it comes … Read more

Edward Bernays and the Public Opinion Management

Unfortunately, we have become accustomed to the influence of advertisements on our lives, which offer us products we have never heard of, products we still don’t know about, but advertisements will make sure we find out so that we can immediately start buying. There are also image consultants who try to present their clients in … Read more

The Importance of Culture

Hello and high-quality seeds are not enough to ensure their blooming. For that, the right environment is also necessary: good soil, sufficient moisture, and appropriate amounts of light and heat, according to the needs of the species to which it belongs. Using this image as an analogy, we could say that for a human being, … Read more

Data as a commodity

Data is the commodity of the 21st century. Every day, we generate around 2.5 exabytes (2.5×1018) of data. We have also created unprecedented technological capabilities for collecting, storing, analyzing, and transferring data. These data are mined to extract various useful information that can be used for detecting business trends, predicting election outcomes, fighting crime, preventing … Read more

The best changes start with us.

It is pointless to repeatedly mention situations that affect everyone in the world because the media has already taken on the task of broadcasting them, but also because by repeating them, we only amplify the problem without finding a solution. What generally affects us the most is the approach to the situation, at least the … Read more