Color possesses me. I don’t have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour: Color and I are one. I am a painter. –Paul Klee Everything vanishes around me, and works are born as if out of the void. Ripe, graphic fruits fall off….
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Wallace Stevens: Reality is The Product of Imagination
“To Wallace Stevens, reality is the product of the imagination, as it shapes the world. Because it is constantly changing as we attempt to find imaginatively satisfying ways to perceive the world, reality is an activity, not a static object. We approach reality with a piecemeal understanding, putting together parts of the world in an…
Embodying the Abstract: Damon Lindelof Is A Great Thinker
“…because the one thing we can all relate to is character. And the harder thing to relate to are these sort of highfalutin concepts. And when we find ourselves getting away from the “who,” that’s when we start getting into trouble.” This quote came from Daman Lindeloff, one of the co-creators of LOST. He was…
Two Conceptions of Power
Robert Mesle describes what Bernard Loomer thinks about unilateral power: In a unilateral model, the burdens of inequality are borne most heavily by those who are weaker: “The natural and inevitable inequalities among individuals and groups become the means where by the estrangements in life become wider and deeper. The rich become richer, and the…
LOST Finale: A Few Thoughts
I didn’t watch the first two seasons of LOST. After not being able to stand the perpetual buzz any longer and finally succumbing to relentless coercion from a good friend, I watched the first two seasons in one weekend. My level of captivation since then has been close to fanatical. As I’m sure all of…
Design is Unexplainable
The challenge with design is that it’s not as primitive as logic, but we tend to silently measure it logically. Design is a craft that approaches the complexity of natural language with nuances, contradictions, and emotions. Much like good writing, good design is something that doesn’t just evolve, but is intelligently created by a craftsman….
Why Poetry Matters
Poets write in the line of prophecy, and their work teaches us how to live. The language of poetry, when properly absorbed, becomes part of our private vocabulary, our way of moving through the world. —Jay Parini, Why Poetry Matters Photo by Céline Clanet.
Flash Crash, 401ks and Friendships
I woke up this morning and heard about the “flash crash” and more news on the ongoing financial troubles in Europe (specifically Greece), and couldn’t help but think of the Bible and Shane Claiborne’s commentary on one particular part of Revelation. …read about the fall of Babylon. “Oh, here’s Babylon, she’s fallen, and the merchants…
Design is in everything we make
“Design is in everything we make, but it’s also between those things. It’s a mix of craft, science, storytelling, propaganda, and philosophy.” Quote: Erik Adigard Illustration: Kjell Varvin
Normalcy Out of Chaos
“Designers can create normalcy out of chaos; they can clearly communicate ideas through the organizing and manipulating of words and pictures.” ~Jeffery Veen Posters by Paul Tebbott