Science needs the arts and arts needs the sciences. More to the point, greater culture needs healthy conditions for both. Without the arts and sciences thriving simultaneously, culture can never be more than a day-to-day monotony, without purpose.
Read MoreBODY COUNT
When not presented overtly, violence often gets portrayed by proxy, with comic or athletic or financial scenarios standing in for a good physical thumping.
Read MoreSHOSHIN
Beginners mind facilitates clarity of vision because the viewer makes observations with a clear field of sight. It’s the ability to let go of what you know, to trust that it will still be there when you need it, but to not let it get in the way of seeing something as if it were the first time.
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READING COLSON WHITEHEAD IN ALABAMA
The province of writers should remain practically sacrosanct in terms of legal and cultural protections when speaking directly to readers.
Read MoreORANGE JULIUS
Creatives of all stripes need the freedom to strut and fret without undo external influences.
Read MoreLONELY JACKET
I worry that the story of how it got there and all of the many decisions that brought it into being—who designed it, who manufactured it, who shipped it, sold it, took it home, wore it, and ultimately hung it up for perpetuity might never be told.
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AGENCY: The second of two essays about Virtual Reality
No doubt it's cool to dive safely with sharks in a shark cage simply by wearing VR goggles, but after a few of these video translocations, a viewer has to wonder, “What else can it do? Can it tell me a story?”
Read MoreAGENCY: The first of two essays about Virtual Reality
Creative producers and artists are starting to explore how this immersive technology might present artistic expressions in compelling ways.
Read MoreWHEN DID SPECTRORADIOMETERS BECOME FINE ART?
The Arts is vital for a great civilization, but whenever government money starts getting spent, the expenditures are invariably influenced by politics.
Read MoreTHE EVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED
Acts of creation become part of the overall drama of survival.
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