Da Vinci shows us in his drawing humanity, science, discovery, empathy, light, and beauty. All can be metaphors for life.
Ep 10 Da Vinci Drawing Newberry Aesthetic Evolution 12/12/2019
The Cult of Oblivion: CIA, Abstract Expressionists, and Kant
In the mid-20th century these three forces––Kant's philosophy, abstract expressionists, and the CIA––congealed ostensibly to champion freedom and originality, instead accomplished an undermining of art and consequently humanity. The connections and machinations are so complicated and obtuse it is hard to take them seriously, but it does make a difference in understanding them, at least in the sense of whether or not our culture evolves.
Want to Know What Your Future Is? Examine the Art You Like and the Art of Your Time
The future awaiting you is to be seen in the art you engage with. Will I have beauty in my life? Am I doomed to depression? Will justice prevail? Will I be happy? Will I be cut up by a chainsaw? Will I throw myself over a cliff or find exaltation in living in the present?
Tanya Ragir’s Hard Wisdom
There is a magnificent show in the heart of Los Angeles on La Cienega through December 26th that will be one of the most humanist, empathetic, and beautiful exhibitions you will have experienced within the last decade. Tanya Ragir fearlessly dives into our hopes and dreams, regrets, loss, love, and even chaos. Her pieces are the answers to questions about how to handle pain, how to cope, and how to find meaning.
After 100,000+ Hours of Listening My Favorite Top 10 Classical/Symphonic/Opera Music
As a neo-romantic artist/painter I felt terribly alone and disgusted by Duchamp's art world. Yet, these wonderful recordings and hundreds more kept me motivated, sane, happy, and ready to take on the greatest challenge to an artist: to celebrate personal and human evolution. Thank you.
Crazy Journey Last Night – The Kiss
Would you, could you, pose with your mate tonight for the "Kiss" painting?” He said: "Yes!"
Icarus Landing: Incorporating and Transcending Two Major Traditions in Western Civilization
Secularization of Hell: The Illusionists, Curated by Michael Pearce at Studio Channel Islands with TRAC2019
What is the point of trying to overthrow one bad aesthetic movement if you are going to replace it with another?
Reaching For the High Note, Venus Oil Study
Michael Newberry 