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Escape the cubicle

april 29, 2010

“No more cubicles” from Artworks by Carl Frederik Waage Beck

When it comes to worklife, I figure there are 2 kinds of people:

Type 1. Those that work the punch-in/punch-out job, and prefer it this way.
Type 2. Those that work the punch-in/punch-out job, and want to leave and be their own boss but feel they can’t.
Who feels [...]

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Life on the edge

marts 20, 2010

Given the choice between receiving 5 dollars with certainty OR receiving a free lottery ticket with a 1/1000 chance of winning 5000 dollars, which would you choose?
Given the choice between paying 5 dollars in parking fee OR risking a 1/1000 chance of paying a parking fine of 5000 dollars, which would you choose?
Given the [...]

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Into the void

marts 17, 2010

If you’re wondering why I haven’t been posting on the blog during the last few weeks, well it’s because of the two little wonders Victor and Carla who are now sleeping like angels in the bedroom
Which leaves me a few minutes to post the latest painting in a series of 3 that I [...]

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A year after Lehman: How to nail the job

oktober 8, 2009

Unemployment among new Danish graduates has tripled since last year.
And now I know people that are feeling the job-market effects of last falls decision to let Lehman Brothers fail.
The jobmarket is impossible with hundreds of applicants for each advertised job.
Another strategy is to apply for those open positions that aren’t advertised. Unsolicited application.
At least [...]

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P for Paint, Portrait and Pleasure, not Photo.

juli 22, 2009

At home I have several binders full of old photographs; happy days, sad days and all the stuff in between.
Yesterday was a great day: Celebrating my wife Annes birthday at home and with her family.
I love photos, don’t get me wrong.
But sometimes the best way to catch the essence of someone else is by not [...]

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Freedom of speech: How to fight with paint

juni 22, 2009

“The 12th imam?” From Artworks by Carl Frederik Waage Beck

Dear friends,
these days something is happening in Iran which hopefully will improve the ability of thousands to speak their mind and express themselves however they see fit.
I am not trying to promote a certain political view here, but when artists, writers and people in general are [...]

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What is art, blah, blah, blah…

maj 26, 2009

From “But honey, it’s art!” From Artworks by Carl Frederik Waage Beck

Hi friends,
I should be writing a lot of thoughtful stuff here on why I decided to paint this naked woman and how she relates to modern society and blah blah blah.
But the real reason for painting her, TADAAH, is that I just felt like [...]

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