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Now We Bow Our Heads: Interview with Poet Ralph Pennel
But I believe that we all, at the very least,
should have some. Beauty, that is.
Maybe even just a little more. That
even in a poem about beauty
we must be moved to see its two sure hands
and how our own fit perfectly inside them.
The Fertile Ground of New York City Oil Painter Martin Wittfooth
“I’m exploring allegories of rebirth: the notion that we often have to let something die (metaphorically speaking) for something else to be allowed to be realized and flourish.”
Read MoreBeyond the Violence, an Oasis: Interview with Edgar Noe Mendoza Mancillas
“I grew up in a neighborhood where the values of the people were mainly based on a sexist structure. It was also a violent atmosphere where the strongest children stood out. In that environment, it was preferable to keep quiet any artistic or creative inquisitiveness, or risk being judged or banished.”
Read MoreThe Intelligence of Dreams: Art We Create For Ourselves
In our dreams, through the character of the anima, we get to experience becoming this girl who lives in each of our souls.
~ Marc Bregman, archetype dreamworker
Pam Hawkes, UK: A Deeper Truth
DEANNA ELAINE PIOWATY: “Your definition of ‘beauty’?”
PAM HAWKES: “Surfaces that I want to stroke, touch or lick.”
Artists & Writers Who Ignite Us
What is it about a particular painting, poem, photograph, piece of music, dance performance that sets us so on fire? There’s clearly an alchemy at work here which cannot be contrived or predicted, a mixing of what the artist brings forth from the imagination, together with what we ourselves carry to the experience: our own unique psychology, personal history, those all-but-forgotten stories from our past.
The following, then, is a very personal pick list of those who have resonated both with my readers and myself, artists and writers who shared with us, through their work and interviews here, precious glimpses into their psyches and souls: sometimes tender and exquisite, other times painful, even disquieting, but always courageous, insightful, honest.
Read MoreArt As Therapy for the Unsatisfied Man: Interview with Argentine painter, Martin Llamedo
“Making a man happy, for more than a few seconds after consumption, is not very interesting to a consumer society; for them an unsatisfied man is preferable. Beauty and art, therefore, is fundamental therapy today.”
Read MoreThe Natural Tension Between Creativity and Constraints
“Math is inseparable from nature, from us; and, as the search for numbers went on for thousands of years, numbers represent the human search for knowledge. “
Read MoreA Cold Story On a Warm Night: The Mischief-Making of Pamela Wilson
“I like the juxtaposition of a cold story in a warm light. It creates confusion and room to explore.”
Read MoreHer Sweet Excess: Interview with American Painter Adrienne Stein
“My work is personal, containing symbols and codes for things that are taking place in my life or what I yearn for. The stakes are high, so when others disapprove of your work, they essentially disapprove of you. It is a great risk. The life of an artist is full of self-doubt and isolation. Yet this is a part of everyone’s experience.”
Read More“We Live Our Lives in Circles”: Interview with Mary Chiaramonte
“I like to entertain the idea that we live the same lives over and over. This is the thought behind this painting: that we live our lives in these circles, and all of our time will be experienced again.”
Read MoreThe Poetry of Synchronicity: Interview with Erin Anderson
“I think synchronicities are most noticeable when we look backward. In the moment, our experiences can feel disjointed, especially when the unexpected happens. But when you stand from a higher vantage point looking backward, the individual pieces of your experience fit together with a poetic elegance that just feels right.”
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