Sowing Stars and a Little Bit of Space Dust
It was almost the ideal art existence. As I finished the paintings and saw that they were forming a coherent whole, I experienced a pull to display them, which runs counter to the solitary life of painting. I was happy, content, and financially okay. Why mess that up?
Portrait of Duchamp, ink on paper, 5 x 5"
The experience of the sublime is to be looked for in art. Art integrates senses, emotions, and thought. The sublime in art elevates our sensory experience, heightens and taps our emotional potential, and furthers our knowledge. The sublime in art can give us a moral to the story, a stance towards living. At its best, the sublime in art inspires awe in our human potential and gives us a path to evolve as a whole being and as a species. Michael Newberry
PREVIEW Just published, available in Coffee Table Book and Kindle formats. From the inside jacket cover: Idyllwild Paintings is a journey from the indifferent art scene of Downtown L.A. to the granite mountains of Idyllwild. In danger of losing the meaning of being an artist, Michael Newberry sought a place to explore depth, death, love, …
https://youtu.be/DP-kY-hAzlc https://youtu.be/itZGGJB-_M4 From Modern to Postmodern Art by Dr. Stephen Hicks, philosopher. From October 6th, 2003, The Foundation for the Advancement of Art presented this at New York’s Pierre Hotel.
https://youtu.be/f6_JFLBPoAE Just published for the first time. On October 6th, 2003 The Foundation for the Advancement of Art presented this conference at New York's Pierre Hotel. David Kelley, a philosopher, gives the talk Art and Ideals.
https://youtu.be/n2zQ6i0u1Fk From October 6th, 2003, The Foundation for the Advancement of Art presented this at New York’s Pierre Hotel.
Figure the Future By Michael Newberry Presented by The Atlas Society, 2008 The premise of this talk is that the heroic and beautiful nude is contemporaneously linked with human evolutionary advancements. The great nudes witnessed the development of individuals rights in politics, with reason replacing superstition in the humanities, and with authenticity.
Michael Newberry 