I deeply believe in pluralism. I believe in the close proximity of multiple systems or agnostic systems.
BEN NICHOLSONI deeply believe in pluralism. I believe in the close proximity of multiple systems or agnostic systems.
BEN NICHOLSONThe corruption of the American soul is consumerism.
BEN NICHOLSONPainting’ and ‘religious experience’ are the same thing. It is a question of the perpetual motion of a right idea.
BEN NICHOLSONThe beast for me is greed. Whether you read Dante, Swift, or any of these guys, it always boils down to the same thing: the corruption of the soul.
BEN NICHOLSONIf you’re into architecture and you’re from the West, everything is hors d’oeuvres for working to rebuild the Temple. Ultimately you’re led there. You can’t escape it.
BEN NICHOLSONRealism’ has been abandoned in the search for reality: the ‘principal objective’ of abstract art is precisely this reality.
BEN NICHOLSONWhen I left school I went on trip around the world – I only got as far as Australia, but like a bloody fool I cut it short because of a girl. It’s probably one of my big regrets in life.
BEN NICHOLSONI haven’t done any building designs since the Loaf House.
BEN NICHOLSONYou can just drift unhappily towards this vision of heaven on earth, and ultimately that is what architecture is a vision of: Heaven on earth, at it’s best.
BEN NICHOLSONAny ideal system is its own worst enemy, and as soon as you start to implement these visions of grandeur, they just fall apart and turn into a complete tyranny.
BEN NICHOLSONSatire is fascinating stuff. It’s deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it’s the only thing that makes any sense.
BEN NICHOLSONStudent journeys which were important to me were Sicily, Greece, and Egypt, where I really saw these buildings, and that is where you’re able to grasp what things mean.
BEN NICHOLSONPolitics are beautiful. They enable a community to live collectively with one another. It’s not about stabbing each other in the back it’s about enabling people to reach their dreams and pursue happiness.
BEN NICHOLSONWe are pushing hard to find quality advertising clients.
BEN NICHOLSONVery rarely are we directing or cutting someone elses boards. We concept, direct, shoot, animate and edit almost everything that comes through here.
BEN NICHOLSONI’m just interested in meditating on certain ideas, and I like to draw: that’s my way of thinking.
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