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The Platonic Superman
Or, Man of Steel: Man of Gold Even though the Snyder/Nolan Superman film has been out now for a bit, let me begin by saying: SPOILER ALERT. I was finally able to see the blockbuster with my buddy-friend-guy, Christopher. The… Continue reading
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Esoteric Symbols: The Tarot in Yeats, Eliot, and Kafka
Esoteric Symbols: The Tarot in Yeats, Eliot, and Kafka June Leavitt University Press of America, Jan 1, 2007 157 pages In this pioneering scholarly work on occult symbols in literature, the reader is offered a vivid look into how W.B. Yeats,… Continue reading
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Power of Art: Rembrandt
Rembrandt’s success in his early years was as a portrait painter to the rich denizens of Amsterdam at a time when the city was being transformed from a small nondescript port into the economic capital of the world. His historical… Continue reading
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Hitchcock’s Soundtracks
Originally posted on The ancient eavesdropper: My ear kisses the ground as train engine tremors tunnel through subconscious Torn Curtain compartments, I Confess, its whistle-blow echoes a foreboding Hitchcock Psycho shower soundtrack, striking sharp spikes like nails across the chalkboard… Continue reading
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Francesco Borromini – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A keen student of the architecture of Michelangelo and the ruins of Antiquity, Borromini developed an inventive and distinctive, if somewhat idiosyncratic, architecture employing manipulations of Classical architectural forms, geometrical rationales in his plans and symbolic meanings in his buildings.… Continue reading
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Power of Art: Bernini
Born in Naples, Bernini was an exceptional talent from an early age and went on to dominate the art world of 17th century Rome. His work epitomised the Baroque style and his sculpture, church interiors and exteriors and town planning… Continue reading
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Caravaggio’s profane eye for the sacred – Eureka Street
Caravaggio was the Jim Morrison of his time — Rimbaud with a paintbrush. There was little that was pious or holy about the man with a gift for holy and sacred art. Caravaggio’s world was the world of drunken singing,… Continue reading
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Power of Art: Caravaggio
This is not a series about things that hang on walls, it is not about decor or prettiness. It is a series about the force, the need, the passion of art …the power of art… The power of the greatest… Continue reading
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Louis c.k. & Parmenides
Wonderful bit by the always hilarious and thoughtful Louis C.K. For some the language will be strong but it is worth it. The parent, the child, and the power of “why?” The bit hits on a key component of Parmenides… Continue reading
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