What is the best thing that I love about my work? The necessity of mastering many abilities. In order to be an artist/ painter, one has to be also a poet, a thinker, a photographer, a geometer, a carpenter and so on. I love working both with the mind and with the hands. It expands one’s being beyond its limits.

What is my idea of perfect happiness? I am not looking for happiness. Happiness is transient and illusory. I am looking for fulfilment, which is solid and permanent. I find fulfilment in understanding the deepest structures of the world, in aiming for excellence.

What is my greatest fear? As long as I keep on moving forward, on expanding my knowledge and my abilities, as long as I keep on accumulating experience – I have no fears.

What is the trait that I most deplore in myself? 20 years ago I would have probably written a considerable list on this subject. In the meantime I got to integrate everything and feel good in my own skin, while maintaining a sharp self criticism in order to keep on growing.

Which living persons in my profession do I most admire? Gerhard Richter and Bill Viola.

What is my greatest extravagance? Being a full time painter.

On what occasion would I lie? See Krzysztof Kieślowski’s “Dekalog:Two”.

What is the thing that I dislike the most in my work? The time invested into promotion. Anything that is not staying in front of the easel is lost time.

When and where was I the happiest, in my work? I am never happy with my work. It is what keeps me going. Each stage is just a preparatory step for the next. It never ends.

If I could, what would I change about myself? Nothing. I focus my energy into doing my best with how I am.

What is my greatest achievement in work? From an exterior perspective, probably having my work included in the European Parliament Collection, plus a series of commissions for public institutions – that are now in permanent display. From my perspective – I haven’t got there yet. But form a technical point of view, my most recent series “White Shades” came closest to my intentions. After 28 years of continuous accumulation and study, I finally feel I started to get something.

http://www.danielachirion.com/paintings/white-shades/

Where would I most like to live? At the edge of the sea. Where I actually live.

What is my most treasured possession? My books – the building blocks of who I am.

What is my most marked characteristic? Being a loner.

What is my most inspirational location, in my city? The empty endless beach, in winter – in my current city Ostend.  The 19th century elegant and poetic streets and houses – in my native city Bucharest.

What is my favourite place to eat and drink, in my city? Any place that serves fresh garnaalkroketten, alstublieft!

What books influenced my life and how? To name just a few:

Leo Frobenius – “Paideuma”; it gave me the concept of geographical space as gestalt for a culture.

Carl Gustav Jung – “Psychological Types” and other books of his; he gave me the tools to know myself and others.

Herman Melville – “Moby Dick”; a superb philosophical saga about – among other themes – the relationship among fate, free will and hazard.

The books of Mircea Eliade; they gave me an acute awareness of the sacred dimension of the world.

And so on.

Who are my favourite writers? Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe, J.D. Salinger, John Steinbeck, Hermann Hesse, Ismail Kadare, Yasushi Inoue, Shūsaku Endō, Isaac Babel –  and not only.

You Only Die Once. What music would I listen on my last day? The music of the spheres.

Who is my hero or heroine in fiction? I prefer real life heroes. And heroines.

Who are my heroes and heroines in real life? Those true to themselves and their ideals. Those who do not compromise. Those who aim for the stars.

Which movie would I recommend to see once in a lifetime? Krzysztof Kieślowski – “Dekalog”.

What role plays art in my life and work? It is my axis mundi. The beginning and the end. The one thing that directs all the others.

Who is my greatest fan, sponsor, partner in crime? Greatest fan? People admire my work, but I would not go so far as to call them fans. Sponsor? My own work sponsors my own work. Partner in crime? Books, music and thoughts late into the night.

Whom would I like to work with in 2019? With Mrs Irène Laub and Mr Xavier Hufkens, whose galleries from Brussels I admire greatly.

Which people in my profession would I love to meet in 2019? Anselm Kiefer.

What project, in 2019, am I looking forward to work on? I am going to finish my “White Shades” series and start my “Black Shades” series. As simple as it sounds, it is as complex as hell.

Where can you see me or my work in 2019

http://www.danielachirion.com/

https://www.facebook.com/danielachirion

What do the words “Passion Never Retires” mean to me? The essence of my life.

Which creative heroines should Peter invite to tell their story? Uca Băloiu – she is a very sensitive art curator, she is deeply passionate about her work and at the same time she is a wonderful human being.

How can you contact me? 

danielachirion@yahoo.com

http://www.danielachirion.com/contact/

Dit is een bericht van de oprichter van Passie Pensioneert Nooit –  Peter de Kuster 

Wat is Jouw Verhaal?

Ga samen met Peter de Kuster in een ontdekkingsreis in een mooie boekhandel in één van de steden Maastricht, Utrecht, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag, Eindhoven, Den Bosch, Breda, Tilburg of Nijmegen. Een reis langs geweldige romans van heden en verleden waarin jij het verhaal gaat verkennen dat jij jezelf vertelt over jezelf en hoe je een leven en werk creëert waar jij van houdt en nooit van wil pensioneren. Samen exploreren wij de manier waarop wij verhalen vertellen over onszelf tegen onszelf over ondernemen, zelf promotie,  tijd management,  geld, familie, geluk, betekenis – en, het meest belangrijke, de manier waarop wij deze verhalen veranderen om ons zakelijke en persoonlijke leven te transformeren.

 

Jouw verhaal is jouw leven. Als mensen vertellen wij onszelf verhalen – van succes of falen, van macht of slacht offer dom; verhalen die een uur duren, of een dag, of een heel leven. We hebben verhalen over onszelf, onze onderneming, ons werk, onze klanten, ons geld, onze tijd, onze zelf – promotie, onze familie en relaties, onze gezondheid; over ouder worden, over van betekenis zijn, over wat wij willen en waar we toe in staat zijn om te bereiken. Toch, hoewel onze verhalen diepgaand beïnvloeden hoe anderen ons zien en wij onszelf zien, herkennen weinigen onder ons zelfs dat wij verhalen vertellen, of wat zij zijn, of dat wij ze kunnen veranderen  — en op zijn beurt, ons lot kunnen transformeren.

Onszelf verhalen vertellen biedt structuur en richting wanneer we door de uitdagingen en kansen van het leven navigeren, en helpen ons onze doelen en vaardigheden te interpreteren. Verhalen geven betekenis aan chaos; zij organiseren onze vele divergente ervaringen in een coherente rode draad; zij vormen onze hele realiteit. En veel te veel van onze verhalen zijn disfunctioneel, vragen erom herschreven te worden. Ten eerste stellen wij jou de vraag: “In welke gebieden van mijn leven is het helder dat ik niet mijn doelen kan bereiken met het verhaal dat ik heb?” Peter toont je daarna hoe jij nieuwe, op de realiteit gebaseerde verhalen creëert die jou tot actie inspireren, en jou brengen waar je wilt gaan zowel in jouw onderneming als in jouw persoonlijke leven.

Gedurende decennia heeft Peter de Kuster de macht van jouw verhaal onderzocht om passie en performance te verhogen. Duizenden individuen wereldwijd hebben gekeken of geparticipeerd aan onze verhalen.

Onze capaciteit om verhalen te vertellen is een van onze meest diepgaande gaven. Peter’s benadering om diep engagerende verhalen te creëren geeft jou de middelen om de kracht van story-telling in te zetten en voor altijd jouw creatieve leven en onderneming te veranderen.

De Reisgids

Peter de Kuster

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