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The ying and yang - searching for harmony
I read today that caligraphers in China attempted for centuries to get away from interpretations of their lines as trees, clouds, pretty much any type of representational form that can be detected in their forms. When they finally accomplished this - they called it harmony in caligraphy itself. It's that strive for reality that constantly ( Read more... ) -
Judgement and inspiration
Why is it so easy to look at a dirty palette and judge it beautiful? Or someone else's finished piece and immediately know where it's lacking color for perfect balance? And yet it's ridiculously difficult to objectively judge your own work? Every time you step back and attempt to see what's missing - it's like you're dumbfounded, blind to your own ( Read more... ) -
To include or not to include...that is the question
So as classes are starting to come together, I am immediately faced with a very obvious and painful problem - what happens to my own child? Does he come to classes with his friends? Psychologists unanimously say no. It isn't good for the kids in the class as they might see preferential treatment for the teacher's kid. Even more importantly, the ( Read more... ) -
Adding to the trail of Adam Lanza's discussions
It seems like the whole world is discussing the motives of Adam Lanza and other problem children who are at risk for hurting our society. It's time that I add my five cents towards the ongoing discussion from an educational perspective.
A famous child development psychologist, Viktor Lowenfeld notes: "It is interesting to note that youngsters who ( Read more... ) -
Plein Air Art Academy
I just returned from our annual trip to Miami. First week of December is the week of Art Basel Miami, the largest art fair in the country, and a time for art craziness, inspiration galore and an opportunity to somehow connect in my head everything that I am and would like to contribute to the art world. Earlier in the fall I launched a website for ( Read more... ) -
End of an Era
So the unthinkable has happened. After multiple discussions on the subject, hints and perturbations at work, after 7 years devoted to the gallery, I'm not coming back to it after maternity leave. I will be working part time from home on the part that I love - the traveling art fairs, (unless of course I don't ruin the relationship with my boss ( Read more... ) -
world of books
I've been in a weird state lately and I think I'm finally realizing why. It's because I've entered the world of books again. It's just like back when I was 12 and I was literally swallowing everything in sight, completely transforming into the worlds I was encountering. I've let that go for a long time, and now for better or for worse it's ( Read more... ) -
типажи
Уже не раз обсуждали типы людей и кому на самом деле что нужно, и что они в ответ получают. Некоторым сужденно обижать, а другим обижаться, наезжать и зашищаться. Или у всех отношения когда как складываются? В одних отношениях так, а с другими едак? Есть ли закономерность? Или есть-ли простое слово характер, или нет ( Read more... )
