What Is Art and How It Works
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
Initially I wasn’t thinking about style at all. I was simply thinking about the manner, the way, of making something, so that the result becomes its specific look. Then in the dictionary I discovered that that was the definition of style. So I went into Encyclopedia.com to look up the subject in more detail, and … Continue reading What About Style?
What I thought would be an easy post turned into a much more difficult and time consuming in-depth look into words, facts, and theories. And it isn’t finished yet. So here is the beginning. Besides all the facts about art always being present where humans are present, there is something else to consider. If one … Continue reading The How of Making Things
To answer the question “Is art real?”, I have found two things so far: 1) Art was present from the beginning of mankind, and 2) All human groups, from earliest known to contemporary to recently found in remote parts of the globe, have it. This to me establishes the reality of art being an integral … Continue reading Who Needs Art?
Dear reader, I had planned on writing here once a week, but since last week I didn’t, I decided to share the reason. My 11-year-old niece is visiting from out of town, and I'm happy to spend time with her. Since she loves animals, I decided to take her to San Diego Zoo Safari Park. … Continue reading On a Personal Note (1)
Kukeri (pronounced ‘koo-keh-ri) is a traditional Bulgarian ritual performed in the winter. (It is also known in other south-eastern European countries like Serbia and Romania). Men dressed in costumes walk the streets of a village, visiting the houses, and dance in the village square to chase away evil spirits and bring good harvest and health … Continue reading Kukeri
Art and the Invisible 