Week 44 11/3/19

Without question, culture will dictate the direction of art.

Therefore culture, its premises, and its adherents must be questioned, and often defied.

Week 43 10/27/19

Observe the extent to which culture colors perception.

In doing so, consider and adapt creative design and application accordingly.

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.

Week 41 10/13/19

Foresight reveals possibilities.

Of course this is true for every area of life. It is a creative process.  Expand your thinking. 

Consider, contemplate, and act according to the unfolding of reality.

Week 40 10/6/19

Culture establishes boundaries.

One conforms, or one is defiant.

Week 39 9/29/19

There are mysteries of knowledge, and of perception.

Some things are beyond words, and outside the reach of the senses.

Week 38 9/22/19

Creative balance does not imply control.

Whether one accepts or does not accept it, the balance remains unchanged. 

It is a matter of perspective and dynamic understanding. Still waters offer clarity.

Week 37 9/15/19

Knowledge of the past refines knowledge of the present.

No single moment defines everything. All is in creative balance.

Week 36 9/8/19

Trace time in the historical movement of sound.

Think of sound as separate from the idea of "genres" and it becomes an exploration without boundaries and impositions of perspective.

Week 35 9/1/19

Creativity is far more rare than commonly understood.

This is because there is value on the one hand, and price on the other.  What is the cost of freedom in a free culture?  What is that which is priceless worth?

Week 34 8/25/2019

Forces of history and individual experience are in constant flux.

Inevitable change may appear, at first, to be unexpected, yet clarify according to these factors.

In creative work this requires an understanding of  problem-solving and opportunity, without the imposition of untested theory.  Analysis and action are interwoven in progress toward outcomes.

Week 33 8/18/19

Imagination alone does not overcome obstacles, setbacks, disasters, and the like.

The mythology of the epic tale demands the cultural hero contend with forces beyond all expectation or control in search of a great need or desire.  This expression reflects the reality of life.  It is no false "construct" created to obfuscate or manipulate.

Art is problem-solving, an aspect of bringing vision into being.

Week 32 8/11/19

Perceive without bias. 

Experience the world directly, unfettered by "narratives".

Week 31 8/4/19

Culture fails without freedom of perspective.

Obstacles to freedom must be transcended if they are to be overcome.

Week 30 7/28/19

The first step is to set aside subjectivity.

Observation, perception, comprehension, without falsification. These are central to creative perspectives.

Week 29 7/21/19

Stop.

Something is happening right in front of you, but you must chose to become aware of what it is.

What is the first step?

Week 28 7/14/19

Keep to the One.

This expression is associated with the Celestial Way.  It implies honesty, nobility, and a connectedness with the phenomena of existence.  

One has an understanding of these things, or one does not, and one lives accordingly.  

What has this to do with art and music?

Week 27 7/7/19

Creativity is an arc of idea and action.

Beyond control of the medium, the artist must exert influence upon the dynamic and momentum of aesthetic progress.  This is the craft of gesture, a guide and illumination to the creative impulse.

Week 26 6/30/19

Expand awareness.

Expand thinking.

These simple statements are understood by very few.

Week 25 6/23/19

The critical ear discerns and discriminates.

Neither praise nor opprobrium bears weight with the creative act itself, especially in terms of active listening.  Wait- now do you hear that?