Category Archives: Art

Just as with life

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

All poetry is supposed to be instructive but in an unnoticeable manner; it is supposed to make us aware of what it would be valuable to instruct ourselves in; we must deduce the lesson on our own, just as with … Continue reading →

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Earlier time leaking out

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

“When I open them, most of the books have the smell of an earlier time leaking out between the pages – a special odor of the knowledge and emotions that for ages have been calmly resting between the covers. Breathing … Continue reading →

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Dare to be

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Dare to be gorgeous and unique. But don’t ever be cryptic or otherwise unfathomable. Make it unforgettably great. –Robert J. Mical, Amiga Intuition Reference Manual, (1986) Response: Sometimes I have the feeling like I am not like other humans, and … Continue reading →

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Of atoms and poetry

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

“We must be clear that when it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images and establishing mental connections.” –Niels Bohr, during … Continue reading →

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Art and Science

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

How often people speak of art and science as though they were two entirely different things, with no interconnection. An artist is emotional, they think, and uses only his intuition; he sees all at once and has no need of … Continue reading →

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Without Imagination

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.” –Carl Sagan, Cosmos (1981) Response: Human imagination is an amazing thing. One person or in a group, our ideas push us to explore and … Continue reading →

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