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More on the Artist Within …
The poet’s or the painter’s vision of the divine in nature, the worshipper’s awareness of a holy presence in the sacrament, symbol or image – these are not entirely subjective. True, such perceptions cannot be had by all perceivers, for … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldous Huxley, art, artists, books, poetry, The Perennial Philosophy
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A Thought on Artists
“Who is that person whom you call an artist? A man who is momentarily creative? To me he is not an artist. The man who merely at rare moments has this creative impulse and expresses that creativeness through perfection of … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artists, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Living in Ecstacy, work
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Why the NEA has to cut Art
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently revised its guidelines for supporting American artists with financial subsidies; as a result, there is no future grant money earmarked for visual artists of any kind, individual or institutional, while funding remains … Continue reading