What Is Art and How It Works
In the previous post I wrote about the National Geographic article on Göbekli Tepe (NatGeo June 2011). I used it as evidence for my statement that art today derives its origins from religious rites and activities. In the article, the writer says "What [Göbekli Tepe] suggests, at least to the archeologists working there, is that the … Continue reading Why religion?
Dear reader, As I started thinking about how to explain the connection between art and religion, I found myself wanting in information and particular examples. And as I started researching, I realized, not for the first time on this blog, that the subject is much deeper and requires more than a single blog entry. Let's start with … Continue reading What is religion?
Dear reader, Happy New 2013! I wish you a wonderful, marvelous, joyful and blessed year! Thank you for being with me from the beginning of this blog. All the clicks and comments are truly encouraging. I do apologize for not writing the last few months. Life got busy, holidays came, and as a new writer, … Continue reading Happy New Year 2013! Let’s review
Dear reader, I know it's been awhile since I last wrote (over two weeks), but I don't think I need to explain how life can get busy and one can slip away from commitments and get sucked into mundane daily activities! So I slipped - no need to make excuses about it. But there was … Continue reading On a Personal Note (3)
Dear reader, In my last post, I very determinately said that people today don't relate to art the same way that they did in the past. I feel that I need to expound to that. A few weeks ago was the opening of the current season of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The program was wonderful. … Continue reading Lyrical Interlude (2)
Why is it important if a definition or a concept is recent or old? Because I believe that in order to create, develop, or use anything, one has to know (understand) what that thing is. Every nation and ethnicity teaches its children from a very young age who they are by telling them the story … Continue reading Why Beginnings?
Continuing on the topic of invisible things, I’m adding more words to my list of invisibles: this week they are relationship and culture. And how about intelligence and imagination? How about thought? About the last three – it is clear that science has shown that when intelligence, imagination, and thought are at work, there are … Continue reading More on Invisible Things
Dear reader, When I showed you the picture of the Papua New Guinea sago jar two weeks ago, I posted the description that went along with it as well. It read the following: “Created as a functional item, they also serve to illustrate the power of creating uniquely beautiful art pieces that take on a … Continue reading Looking for Invisible Things
Dear reader, As I was thinking about this week's post, I wanted to write another Lyrical Interlude, but I couldn't find exactly the right topic on which to write it. Our world seems to exist between two extremes - one of exact science, and the other of personal point-of-view in every area of life, justified … Continue reading On a Personal Note (2)
Going back to The How of Making Things, when something is being made, it is necessary to make choices about what and how it is going to be. Today we rarely have to make things ourselves; we have many stores and options to buy (as long as we have the money), yet the principle still … Continue reading The Way Things Look
