What Is Art and How It Works
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler was the art dealer who made Cubism famous. In his book "Juan Gris - his life and work", he writes: Every plastic work of art is produced in response to the requirements of the spiritual community. (41) Later in the same chapter he writes: It remains for me to establish that this "appearance" [of the work … Continue reading Spiritual what?
Dear reader, Welcome back! Or rather thank you for welcoming me back!!! I disappeared for a very long time!!! It wasn't intentional. Life got busy again, full... many were good things, but there were also other things that caused great pressure and required most of my energy to sustain myself from under them. Pressure is … Continue reading Hello again!
Dear reader, If you remember my posts Hi! I'm back! and I'm not crazy, after all..., you would remember the main claim I'm making so far in this blog - that art is the embodiment of an existing invisible world. Now, this invisible world in not just something self-existing and independent; no, it is part of … Continue reading Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler
I'm reading "Dear Theo - The Autobiography of Vincent van Gogh" edited by Irving and Jean Stone. It is simply selected excerpts from Vincent van Gogh's letters to his brother Theo. It is wonderful stuff, but it makes me so despondent! There is so much sadness in his words! I've considered him one of the … Continue reading On a Personal Note 7
Hello, dear reader! Ok, I'm back. I don't know how it happened that I got lost for so long. I didn't even realize it's been almost 3 months!!! To think that I intended - and still do - to write here once a week... So, in the meantime I read quite a bit, and I … Continue reading Hi! I’m back!
My writing companions are happy today - they are dancing! But I am reading and reading...
Dear reader, Last week I went to see and hear the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl - a wonderful summer venue for a wonderful orchestra. They were playing Brahm's Double concerto with quest soloists. When I was in high school, I used to have a cassette recording of this piece that I played … Continue reading On a Personal Note 6
Dear reader, This week I'm reading (yes, really reading cover to cover) the exhibit catalog for the Alexander Calder exhibit recently on view at LA County Museum of Art. (See post from May 6) In one of the articles I came across a text that so perfectly illustrates the purpose of this blog, I am … Continue reading I’m not crazy, after all…
Dear reader, A mini-exhibit within the South Asian section caught my attention. Please read the following description concerning it. Please forgive the quality of the pictures - most of them are taken with my iPhone in the quite dark museum environment while trying not to disturb other visitors! Notice the statements: "The ... imagery … Continue reading Tibetan Art – LACMA Visit Continued
Hello, dear reader! Finally, the promised post from my visit to LACMA and South-and-South-East Asian art. To be honest, it was difficult writing this post, because all I saw there were gods' statues - mostly big and bosomed women and strange animal-like creatures carved in stone. The picture on the left is of … Continue reading A Look into South-and-South-East Asian Art
Art and the Invisible 