Dear reader, Before my lyrical interlude, I left off at pre-historic art. The discussion is: Is art an integral part of our life or something supposed and agreed upon by people – a kind of social construct one can interact with or not according to his own preference. In the post “Beginnings” I showed evidence … Continue reading Art Is Everywhere
Lyrical Interlude (1)
Dear reader, Do you have imagination? You must! Even as the current definition of imagination is complex, vague, and sometimes self-contradictory, it is an indisputable reality that a faculty we call imagination exists in every human culture and all throughout known history. So it is something real – yet we might not clearly understand it … Continue reading Lyrical Interlude (1)
Beginnings
Probably the first observable fact about the reality of art would be the presence of cave paintings and carved figurines at the sites where pre-historic human existence has been found. What the mentality of those men was is hard to know, probably impossible at this time, but they obviously thought of more than food and … Continue reading Beginnings
Reality
Is art real? That may sound like a very stupid question, but I believe the saying that no question is stupid if one doesn’t know the answer. A real thing is something that exists on its own – as opposed to something that is supposed or imaginary. For example, before Isaac Newton derived the existence … Continue reading Reality
Intro or Why This Blog
Dear reader, Welcome to my blog. In my relatively short life, the presence of artistic endeavors and interests has been a constant. As a young child I enjoyed singing and drawing. I started playing classical piano at an early age, and later was captivated by films, which became my profession (albeit on the technical side). … Continue reading Intro or Why This Blog



