What Is Art and How It Works
Merry Christmas! About two weeks ago, in the spirit of Christmas and the holidays, I was given a ticket to see "The Nutcracker" performed in concert (not the full staged ballet, just the score played live) performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Gustavo Dudamel. Now I knew the score somewhat, and I knew … Continue reading Recent Personal Experience
Thinking back about how I used art as a child, or how I experienced it, here is one example that comes to mind. Now this isn't the earliest memory at all, (it actually came around year 10 of my life), nor would I call it the number one memory, but it is definitely in the … Continue reading I remember…
As I claim that, for the most part, we do not use art today at it was intended (and I honestly believe this to be true at this time), I feel like I need to write more about how we engage with the arts today - not only to explain it to you, but mainly to check … Continue reading More on the use of art
Dear reader, Remember the post Are You Entertained? In it I tried to explain why I feel and believe that today we are not relating to the arts as we should. A few days ago I read an article in the New York Times online about a survey in arts attendance done by the National Endowment … Continue reading Arts’ Place of Importance
Dear reader, I guess I have reached this place people call writer's block - is that the right term? I guess that's what it is, considering how little I've written lately. But I don't feel like I have nothing to say - on the contrary, there are many thoughts in my head, thoughts I'd love … Continue reading Ok, so blogging is hard!
Dear reader, July was my vacation time. I went to Bulgaria - my home country. Above you see the National Cultural Center in Sofia as seen from my airplane window. I arrived on a Monday afternoon and spent a fun evening with friends before I left for my home town Vidin the next day. I … Continue reading On a Personal Note 4
Dear reader, I went on vacation - that's why you haven't seen me for so long! It was very pleasant in many ways - full of events, full of new memories! Now I'm back, and it took me a few weeks to get back into the swing of things. But in the next post I … Continue reading A Quick Note
Lately I've been thinking about how we relate to the arts today. Growing up in Europe, things like classical music, literature, paintings, and theater were highly valued. Film was considered on the same level - as a cultural treasure. Coming to live in the US, I saw a difference. Films were movies - they were … Continue reading Are You Entertained?
Why is it that I don't consider atheism a correct description of reality? I grew up in a communist (or socialist) country - Bulgaria. It was part of the Eastern European block that formed after World War II under the leadership of the former Soviet Union. Under its ideology of communism, religion was considered a … Continue reading Lyrical Interlude 3
Since I've been talking about religion lately, I felt like I needed to mention atheism. In recent years, especially the last 10 years, atheism has been much talked about in public, and a number of books have been published in its defense and propagation. From my research so far I have determined that art comes … Continue reading What about atheism?
Art and the Invisible 