Twos Studio on Instagram: "Today, December 22, we celebrate the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, one of the most influential artists of contemporary art. Basquiat, who once sold hand-painted postcards for one dollar on the streets of New York, went on to reshape the contemporary art world in the late 20th century. Yet even at the height of his success, his commitment to giving visibility to Black history and marginalized voices never faded. This can be seen in his 1982 painting Slave Auction, featu

The Contemporary Blueprint on Instagram: "Rick Rubin: Just One Way 🟠 When something works, treat it as a way, not the way. 🟠 Most advice is autobiography in disguise. 🟠 Check if someone’s story actually fits your context. What worked for someone else came from their timing, their taste, their risks, and their constraints. As creators and founders, we can study those paths, but we still have to make our own calls."

Father of modern philosophy. René Descartes was a 17th-century French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist often called the “Father of Modern Philosophy.” He believed that true knowledge had to be built on clear, rational thinking rather than tradition or assumptions. His most famous idea is “Cogito, ergo sum” — “I think, therefore I am” — which means that the act of thinking proves your own existence. Descartes also made huge contributions to mathematics by creating analytic geometry, whic