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fading robot memories

submono — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:48:02 +0000

update: my “fading robot memories” picture made image of the week at digital artist! happy!

in a melancholy mood today…

sunday night painting

submono — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:20:17 +0000

I spent the afternoon outside today, enjoying the sun. It was so relaxing that I was in the mood to do this speed painting later. I call it moon watch.

I’m back into painting!

submono — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:13:15 +0000

After what was too long a time I’m finally back into painting. Makes me happy

As always bigger versions of the paintings can be found on art of submono

iNacktscanner

submono — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:39:21 +0000

Original in German here

Email to Mr. Tor Odland, Communications Director at Opera

submono — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:28:51 +0000

Dear Mr. Odland,

when I tried to access the free world through Opera Mini this morning, all I got was a message that I should “upgrade” to the Chinese version of Opera Mini which would offer me “better speed”. We both know what is really behind this move and honestly I am disgusted and shocked! And I’m also embarrassed to be European. To me, Opera was always the other, better voice. Fair and not driven by greed and self-serving reasons.

This has all changed overnight. Apparently Opera is not much different from the rest of the pack and why not cave in to Chinese oppression when so many others have done the same thing already, right?!

You should monitor the Internet and the Twitterverse closely in the coming days and weeks to see the damage you have done to your own company and to everyone believing in a free world.

Shame!

Sven Muentel

More info on this topic on Carsten Ullrich’s Blog!

Too true, too often

submono — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:44:11 +0000

I Want To Fly A Kite Again

submono — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:35:13 +0000

I want to look up into deep blue skies,
where clouds have faces

I want to wander endless beaches and stare into eternity,
and have eternity stare back at me

I want to feel the wind dancing,
humming along between heaven and earth

I want to chase rainbows after a summer rain,
and have sparrows chasing me

I want to return home with the setting sun,
exhausted, empty and fulfilled

I want to fly a kite again

Damascus

submono — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:49:43 +0000

Me and two colleagues went to Damascus for a couple of days to sign the contracts for the Syrian pavilion on the Expo 2010 in Shanghai. My last visit to Syria was over fifteen years ago and many things have changed and evolved for the better and we had a great and very successful time, thanks to the unbelievable hospitality of our hosts. Friendly, proud and optimistic people all the way.

Syria is definitely on its way towards a modern and open Arab nation without losing its cultural roots in the process.

Time is flying

submono — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:56:30 +0000

Wow, almost one month since the last blog entry. But there is simply no time to update more regularly. We are working on three major exhibitions at the moment and on top of that have just won the competition for the pavilion of Syria on the Expo 2010. While these are all very good news (popping a bottle of Champagne) it means an extraordinarily high workload and less time for other creative things.

Rendering of the Syrian pavillion

To keep myself fit and healthy I’m back to swimming (which also burns more calories than running : ). We have some really nice outdoor pools in the compound and I enjoy it very much.

Featured!

submono — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:34:54 +0000

My last concept painting (the one using a generative design approach) got featured as a case study on ParaCloud. Yay!