Only the individual can take initiative and responsibility.
Within culture, there is order as well as disorder. Neither is permanent, regardless of which is desirable to one cultural faction or another.
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Saturday, November 19, 2016
Friday, November 18, 2016
Will and the Real
Culture will be free, and freely develop, or it will not be at all.
Subjected to the coercive force of ideology, and particularly that of a collectivist nature, culture invariably fails entirely, becoming absurd. This cannot be stopped, and has come to pass generally.
It can, however, be overcome and restored, for the simple reason that it cannot compete with free thought and expression.
Subjected to the coercive force of ideology, and particularly that of a collectivist nature, culture invariably fails entirely, becoming absurd. This cannot be stopped, and has come to pass generally.
It can, however, be overcome and restored, for the simple reason that it cannot compete with free thought and expression.
Thursday, November 17, 2016
High Strangeness IV
The wealth of the artist is in the work.
At its highest level, the work is no more than expression of the real, the known, and the unknown.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Significance and Choice
Ideological observations, or "statements", are of brief duration.
Consider, in contrast, the timeless expression of universal beauty and strength art may attain, and the value of the work it demands.
Consider, in contrast, the timeless expression of universal beauty and strength art may attain, and the value of the work it demands.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Exercise XVI
Observe contrasting methods in all forms of action.
Evaluate possible outcomes resulting from spontaneity on the one hand, and restraint on the other. Consider the potential effects of impulsive force and that which is refined; note the nature of both reaction and response. Determine ways in which these forces come to a state of equilibrium, and apply these assessments, as warranted, to creative action.
Put simply, weigh the diverse means to attain total aesthetic effect, and experiment without regard to success or failure. In this manner, much is revealed.
Evaluate possible outcomes resulting from spontaneity on the one hand, and restraint on the other. Consider the potential effects of impulsive force and that which is refined; note the nature of both reaction and response. Determine ways in which these forces come to a state of equilibrium, and apply these assessments, as warranted, to creative action.
Put simply, weigh the diverse means to attain total aesthetic effect, and experiment without regard to success or failure. In this manner, much is revealed.
Monday, November 14, 2016
Extend and Elevate
Recognize the reality, rather than only that which is the appearance of reality.
With this recognition, the realization of direct perception may be grasped and sustained.
In any art form, this is a difficult concept to express, and it is no less so with the art of sound.
Nonetheless, it can and will be done, and those who are willing will listen, and hear.
With this recognition, the realization of direct perception may be grasped and sustained.
In any art form, this is a difficult concept to express, and it is no less so with the art of sound.
Nonetheless, it can and will be done, and those who are willing will listen, and hear.
Sunday, November 13, 2016
A Wave of Sound
See beyond the moment now.
The past is a wave, the present, a balance. Time Future is all becoming.
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Saturday, November 12, 2016
Light and Direction
Modern rationality is by no means required to discard tradition.
Nor is the contemporary, popular mind always dependent upon unreasoning emotion.
What is critical to cultural perspective is the ability to distinguish between appearance and reality, and this is no less true for the independent thinker, the warrior, the artist and the composer.
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Friday, November 11, 2016
A Call for Toleration, As If It Were So
Put simply, the contemplative reveals insights into reality and being.
Conversely, the archaic nineteenth century concept of scientific materialism, as it was called, asserts adherence to an understanding that the only reality is that which may be measured and quantified, and in this manner all there is may be known and understood, without limits.
Since that time, cultural diktat has demanded slavish, unspoken acquiescence to this concept among the self-styled "intellectual" classes, academic, political, literary, and "artistic", and there can be no questioning the absolute nature of this doctrinaire humanist approach without social ostracism.
More often than not, it is the sole determinant for inclusion in any contemporary cultural milieu.
Nonetheless, I compose, as a free individual, in the philosophical traditions of Boethius, Lao Tzu, Epictetus, and those who perceive a higher, universal order and power, with the consciousness of a human spirit and soul.
Conversely, the archaic nineteenth century concept of scientific materialism, as it was called, asserts adherence to an understanding that the only reality is that which may be measured and quantified, and in this manner all there is may be known and understood, without limits.
Since that time, cultural diktat has demanded slavish, unspoken acquiescence to this concept among the self-styled "intellectual" classes, academic, political, literary, and "artistic", and there can be no questioning the absolute nature of this doctrinaire humanist approach without social ostracism.
More often than not, it is the sole determinant for inclusion in any contemporary cultural milieu.
Nonetheless, I compose, as a free individual, in the philosophical traditions of Boethius, Lao Tzu, Epictetus, and those who perceive a higher, universal order and power, with the consciousness of a human spirit and soul.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Wave Pools
Perception and impression prefigure expression.
Thus the art of sound is formed within an individual sense of aesthetic space and sonic beauty.
Thus the art of sound is formed within an individual sense of aesthetic space and sonic beauty.
Wednesday, November 09, 2016
Underground
The creative mind imposes its own limits.
If it is necessary to act outside and beyond culture to maintain integrity, it is a sacrifice made in the name of the future, and that is how it will be.
If it is necessary to act outside and beyond culture to maintain integrity, it is a sacrifice made in the name of the future, and that is how it will be.
Tuesday, November 08, 2016
None So Blind
Introspection yields expression, through insight and individual perspective.
Collectivist culture knows only a shallow sameness, incapable of recognizing originality and refusing to acknowledge its existence.
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Monday, November 07, 2016
Contemplative Depth
To hear, to see, perception must be freed of distraction in the guise of the marvelous.
Where specious excitement and frenetic sight and sound imagery cloud the day, the inner ear is stopped and the eye of imagination is blinded to the real. Discard this clutter, choose awareness.
The nature of elevated consciousness and expression welcomes immersion and clarity of being.
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Sunday, November 06, 2016
Simplicity, Expansion
Sounds coalesce.
Sensory experience suggests order, through a spectrum of degrees and myriad perspectives.
Sensory experience suggests order, through a spectrum of degrees and myriad perspectives.
Saturday, November 05, 2016
Essential Meaning
Expression is far more than repetition.
For expression to elevate, there must be epiphany.
For expression to elevate, there must be epiphany.
Friday, November 04, 2016
Authenticity
Insight reveals reality beyond appearances, in life and in the visual arts.
That same insight reveals false appearances as well. So it is for the composer in creating and sustaining atmospheric effects through sound. Falsified experience sounds forced, frenetic, or artificial in emotional content, tone, and mood, while genuinely immersive atmospheres evoke contemplative settings conducive to the expansion of consciousness.
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Thursday, November 03, 2016
Listen, and Hear
Language is music, laden with meaning.
Every perceptible sound is charged with intimations of equal moment, if we can but read them.
Every perceptible sound is charged with intimations of equal moment, if we can but read them.
Wednesday, November 02, 2016
The Spark, Once Struck
One role of the artist is that of the Bearer of Light.
Strength of expression is force of mind and will. Against adversity, it will never yield.
Tuesday, November 01, 2016
Artist and Medium
Control what is possible, let go what will be fulfilled beyond interference.
This is the virtue of gesture, the reward of practice, and the fruit of experience.
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The Singular Voice
Of course art is a reflection of politics. But it is only a reflection.
Culture, as a whole, presents a reflection of politics. This is visible in the degree to which freedom of expression may be pursued by artists. Otherwise, the political is of little worth when compared to the cultural.
It is only when political power usurps culture, as it has over the past decades, oppressing the arts and forcing the artist into a subservient role, that totalitarian cultures may surreptitiously rise in darkness-- but ultimately this unnatural, anti-human power can only meet a rapid and complete decline in the face of forces demanding freedom. These forces are expressions of human will that will never remain silent.
Take heed.
Culture, as a whole, presents a reflection of politics. This is visible in the degree to which freedom of expression may be pursued by artists. Otherwise, the political is of little worth when compared to the cultural.
It is only when political power usurps culture, as it has over the past decades, oppressing the arts and forcing the artist into a subservient role, that totalitarian cultures may surreptitiously rise in darkness-- but ultimately this unnatural, anti-human power can only meet a rapid and complete decline in the face of forces demanding freedom. These forces are expressions of human will that will never remain silent.
Take heed.
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