What one may experience, one may more honestly express.
Even the infinite may be grasped within limits, and thus given form.
Happy Easter.
Even the infinite may be grasped within limits, and thus given form.
Happy Easter.
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Sunday, April 12, 2020
Sunday, February 23, 2020
Week 8 2/23/2020
Challenge what is presented as "reality".
In living memory the arts were without fear, and by virtue of this they were free, and freedom of thought was not suppressed by cultural forces as it is now. Challenge the accepted to bring change.
In living memory the arts were without fear, and by virtue of this they were free, and freedom of thought was not suppressed by cultural forces as it is now. Challenge the accepted to bring change.
Sunday, February 02, 2020
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Week 4 1/26/20
Cycles are continuous, and dynamic.
Things move ahead, go far afield, and return to their origins.
This is a truth of life, and of art.
Things move ahead, go far afield, and return to their origins.
This is a truth of life, and of art.
Sunday, December 22, 2019
Week 51 12/22/19
Consider the impact and influence of music in space and time.
Expand your thinking. Go beyond the mundane. Always.
Expand your thinking. Go beyond the mundane. Always.
Sunday, December 01, 2019
Week 48 12/1/19
One may say that day is night and night is day, but the absurd turns upon itself.
The real revolution upon the horizon is not against government, but against the oppressive dominant culture that fails our deepest human needs.
The real revolution upon the horizon is not against government, but against the oppressive dominant culture that fails our deepest human needs.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
Week 42 10/20/19
The shock of vision insists upon creative realization.
The era of critical upheaval brings about change and enlightenment. This does not happen on its own or in a vacuum, as it were. It is subject to many things, among them materialism and cultural stereotypes that must be transcended. What does this mean?
There is no cliche, only the failure to regard forward thinking.
Progress is a function of intent, driven by dynamic and momentum. Expand your thinking to grasp application of force.
The era of critical upheaval brings about change and enlightenment. This does not happen on its own or in a vacuum, as it were. It is subject to many things, among them materialism and cultural stereotypes that must be transcended. What does this mean?
There is no cliche, only the failure to regard forward thinking.
Progress is a function of intent, driven by dynamic and momentum. Expand your thinking to grasp application of force.
Sunday, March 31, 2019
Week 13 3/31/19
Expanded consciousness and enhanced perception suggest transcendence.
Here envision difficult efforts, labor and risk, to rise above the mundane, the political, the mere material. What is necessary to ascend to understanding? Where and when do we begin?
Here envision difficult efforts, labor and risk, to rise above the mundane, the political, the mere material. What is necessary to ascend to understanding? Where and when do we begin?
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Week 12 3/24/19
Art is necessary. Art is essential.
Against oppression of individual expression, Art Will Never Yield.
Against oppression of individual expression, Art Will Never Yield.
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Week 10 3/10/19
Where perspectives are shallow, chaos is apparent.
This is failure to perceive common forces in motion, their origins, and the greater design. Who would encourage this? Why would this be desirable?
Experiments are successful only insofar as they can be replicated.
This is failure to perceive common forces in motion, their origins, and the greater design. Who would encourage this? Why would this be desirable?
Experiments are successful only insofar as they can be replicated.
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Week 43 10/28/18
Energy, frequency, vibration.
What do expanded consciousness and enhanced perception suggest?
What do expanded consciousness and enhanced perception suggest?
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Week 39 9/30/18
Perceive actively, with all the senses.
One may look and not see, just as one may hear but not listen.
One may look and not see, just as one may hear but not listen.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Week 38 9/21/18
Question. Understand. Explore. Know.
All things rise, fall, and ultimately move forward.
All things rise, fall, and ultimately move forward.
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Week 30 7/29/18
Form and Function.
The art of sound transcends communication of emotion and idea, as it transcends evocation of physical movement. Nor are these the limits of "music", but merely common, narrow expectations.
What do expanded thinking and broader perception suggest?
The art of sound transcends communication of emotion and idea, as it transcends evocation of physical movement. Nor are these the limits of "music", but merely common, narrow expectations.
What do expanded thinking and broader perception suggest?
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Week 3 1/21/18
Phenomena, impression, communication.
It is necessary to convey understanding of reality. This is essential in times when false judgments are taken for literal fact, history is re-scripted to suit political agendas, and culture is manipulated with the intent of silencing individual expression.
It is necessary to convey understanding of reality. This is essential in times when false judgments are taken for literal fact, history is re-scripted to suit political agendas, and culture is manipulated with the intent of silencing individual expression.
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Week 12 3/26/17
Finished work demonstrates mastery of knowledge, judgement, and skill of execution.
Conceptual sound composition demands process and production equal to the artist's vision.
Conceptual sound composition demands process and production equal to the artist's vision.
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Week 8 2/26/17
All that is free requires the strength to dream.
That which will be elevated begins with foundations, these being concrete and abstract, ancient and immediate. Prepared for anything, one acts upon what is possible.
That which will be elevated begins with foundations, these being concrete and abstract, ancient and immediate. Prepared for anything, one acts upon what is possible.
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Week 7 2/19/17
The artist must open the perceptions of the audience.
Any restoration of cultural expression demands individual freedom of thought. Opposition to collective oppression and the lockstep regimentation of ideological conformity is essential.
Any restoration of cultural expression demands individual freedom of thought. Opposition to collective oppression and the lockstep regimentation of ideological conformity is essential.
Thursday, December 29, 2016
The Divergent Ear
Music "as we know it" serves myriad purposes.
Among these purposes are entertainment, diversion, emotional reinforcement, dance, and aesthetic pleasure, that is to say, listening enjoyment, whether by simple or refined appreciation of the art of music and the technical skill with which it is composed, arranged, and performed.
I count myself among those privileged to have attended performances by an astonishing array of artists in virtually every musical genre; in a number of cases I have worked and performed with these artists, who I admire and respect to this day, and they all, to one degree or another, have impacted my own work.
Yet I hear differently, and what I hear, and work to express, is not "music as we know it".
Among these purposes are entertainment, diversion, emotional reinforcement, dance, and aesthetic pleasure, that is to say, listening enjoyment, whether by simple or refined appreciation of the art of music and the technical skill with which it is composed, arranged, and performed.
I count myself among those privileged to have attended performances by an astonishing array of artists in virtually every musical genre; in a number of cases I have worked and performed with these artists, who I admire and respect to this day, and they all, to one degree or another, have impacted my own work.
Yet I hear differently, and what I hear, and work to express, is not "music as we know it".
Sunday, December 25, 2016
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