The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – art.
“The most interesting painting is one that expresses more of what one thinks & feels rather than of what one sees. Silence is so accurate. A painting is not a picture of an experience, but it is the experience in itself. Art is an adventure into an unknown world, so pictures must be miraculous. Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit” – Mark Rothko
The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – art.
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life” – Pablo Picasso
“What art offers is space, a certain breathing room for the spirit” – John Updike
“Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable” – Banksy
“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up” – Pablo Picasso
“Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art” – Leonardo da Vinci
“Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known” – Oscar Wilde
“I found I could say things with colour and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way, things I had no words for” – Georgia O’Keeffe
“If I could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint” – Edward Hopper
“The day is an empty canvas, the shapes and colours are yours to choose” – Alex Noble
“The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place, from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web” – Pablo Picasso
“The only time I am truly in the Now is when I paint” – Lori McNee
“Creativity takes courage” – Henri Matisse
“Art must be an expression of love or it is nothing” – Marc Chagall
“Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it” – Salvador Dali
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see” – Henry David Thoreau
“Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who can’t attain it in anything – Eugene Delacroix
“If one really loves nature, one can find beauty everywhere” – Vincent van Gogh
“A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art” – Paul Cezanne
“All true artists, whether they know it or not, create from a place of no-mind, from inner stillness” – Echkart Tolle
“Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable” – George Bernard Shaw
“Colour is my day-long obsession, joy and torment” – Claude Monet
“The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel” – Piet Mondrian
“The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery” – Francis Bacon
“To be an artist is to believe in life” – Henry Moore
“Every good painter paints what he is” – Jackson Pollock
“In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing” – Georgia O’Keeffe
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance” – Aristotle
“Art is the stored honey of the human soul” – Theodore Dreiser
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep” – Scott Adams
“The object isn’t to make art, it’s to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable” – Robert Henri
The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – art.
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Artists are beautifully melding art with machine learning, disrupting the status quo of the traditional art world. AIArtists.org showcases pioneering artists who are using AI to push the boundaries of creativity or curiously investigating the impact of AI on art & culture. Can AI expand human creativity? Can AI learn what moves us emotionally or aesthetically to create genuinely exciting new art forms? What does a machine see when it looks at human experiences? Fascinating.
The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – art.
“I dream my painting & then I paint my dream” – Vincent van Gogh. Art is the intentional creation or arrangement of experiences – images, sounds, words, movements or objects to express ideas, emotions, meanings or aesthetic qualities. Art creates perceptions that are pleasing, striking or thought-provoking. A landscape painting can be art. A symphony can be art. A performance, a photograph, a film or a digital installation can be art. Even an ordinary object placed in a gallery can become art if presented with artistic intent & interpretation. “The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery” – Francis Bacon.
Art is important because it inspires us to express, observe, understand, appreciate & share human experiences in ways that facts & practical communication often cannot. A painting, a song, a dance or a poem can convey joy, love, fear or hope with great depth. Art records how people lived, what they valued & how they understood the world. It offers beauty, entertainment, stimulation and reflection. Makes an environment more meaningful, helps us find our creativity & purpose.
Art often raises questions about politics, ethics, identity or social issues to initiate a fair discussion, to critique injustice, to encourage us to reconsider our assumptions or beliefs. We leverage art to cope with stress, to process challenging life experiences, to connect playfully with others. Both creating & experiencing art can contribute to an emotional well-being. “A work of art is a world in itself, reflecting the senses & emotions of the artist’s world” – Hans Hofmann.
Art is about sharing our creativity & uniqueness. An expansive & natural extension of our core personality. An incredible communication of aesthetic & abstract concepts that can’t be faithfully portrayed in words (music, painting, sculpture, dance, film or poetry). Art is an ocean of sensory possibilities. Through art we sense, create our own definitions of beauty, vulnerability & reality. Ultimately, art is an external manifestation of our true passion. “Art takes courage” – Henri Matisse.
The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – dance.
An eloquent expression of heartfelt movement & dance in hundreds of breathtaking photographs of more than 70 dancers. The Art of Movement is exquisitely designed. Beautifully captures the flow, balance, harmony, energy, joy & grace of the most accomplished dancers in the world. Artists from all walks of life passionately define dance, frozen in time in the most incredible poses.
Accompanying the incredible photographs are inspiring words from the greatest dancers, choreographers & creative directors on what dance truly means to them. The Art of Movement won an international photography award. Fascinating.
The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – dance.
The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – dance.
A ballerina lifts like dawn
Weightless as a whispered prayer
A folk dancer strikes the ground
As if roots are growing there.
The piano hums a fragile note
The wooden floor begins to wake
Again she turns, again she falls
Again she learns what effort takes.
She dances as rivers learn to bend
With patience carved by stone and years
Each movement carries hidden songs
Of longing, laughter, loss and tears.
The earth keeps time beneath our heels
The moon leans low to watch us move
And for one bright, fleeting moment
Our spirit forgets it has to prove.
Some dances bloom in crowded streets
With clapping hands and fearless cheer
Some are born in quiet rooms
Where no one else is meant to hear.
The tango walks with sharpened pride
Two hearts colliding heel to heel
Kathak spins like sacred fire
Telling stories hands can feel.
Contemporary dance breaks apart
The rigid edges of the soul
Street dancers turn concrete earth
Into a stage that makes them whole.
Hip-hop cracks the evening open
Jazz blends music with velvet freeze
Flamenco burns in scarlet circles
Wild as deserts, fierce as the seas.
No matter where the rhythm lives
In grand theatres or subway lights
The dancer follows it like faith
Trusting movements through the night.
And when the music fades away
One truth still lingers in the chest
The body spoke what words could not
And in that sharing, found its rest.
To dance is to become the wind
Unlimited, spinning, undefined
To lose the borders of the self
And leave the heavy world behind.
For dance is love that needs no voice
A prayer without a single word
A conversation with the stars
Only believing souls have heard.
Somewhere between passion and motion
Between surrender and control
The spirit becomes more agile
It becomes a living soul.
And when the final bow is done
When silence fills the empty hall
The dance remains inside our heart
The truest home of all.
The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – dance.
Appreciating Dance is a terrific & thorough history of various, vibrant forms of dance. Analyses everything from social, ballet to modern, tap, jazz, theatrical & contemporary dance. Explore a brief biography of notable dancers & choreographers, discover the intersection of dance, culture & religion. Beautiful history of dance & the budding dance trends. Gain an incredible understanding of the role that self-expression plays in our communities around the world. Passionate storytelling.
The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – dance.
“To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more colour to it, a little more dance to it. Smile. Express. Marvel. Imagine. Hope. Wish. Believe” – Mandy Hale. “Live your truth. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Dance & sing to your own music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering” – Steve Maraboli.
Dance is not just a performative art. It’s an incredibly inspirational medium of true expression that holds a unique meaning for everyone. While for some, an activity like dance is catharsis, a spark, an instinct, for others it’s a sensation, an aesthetic experience. While some see it as a passion, a physical exercise, a link to community or culture, others see it as a beautiful communication tool, the essence of peace, joy, love, grace & beauty.
Through dance we can celebrate compassion, balance, harmony & share an awareness of social challenges like diversity or women’s empowerment. Life is better when we dance. Dance with life.
The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – dance.
“Dance is the timeless interpretation of life” – Shah Asad Rizvi
“Dance is therapy for the soul” – Erol Ozan
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Dance with your heart and your feet will follow” – Mia Michaels
“Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes and dance” – Oprah Winfrey
“Dance is the purest expression of every emotion, earthly and spiritual” – Anna Pavlova
“Dance enables you to find yourself and lose yourself at the same time” – Thomas Merton
“To live is to be musical, starting with the blood dancing in your veins” – Michael Jackson
“There are shortcuts to happiness and dancing is one of them” – Vicki Baum
“Music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and dance to life” – Plato
“Dancing with the feet is one thing, but dancing with the heart is another” – Bob Marley
“Through synergy of intellect, artistry and grace came into existence the blessing of a dancer” – Shah Asad Rizvi
“Dance is a conversation between the body and the soul” – Oscar Wilde
“Where words fail, music speaks and dance gives it form” – Hans Christian Andersen
“The truest expression of a people is in its dance and music” – Agnes de Mille
“A dancer’s life is all about grace, beauty, discipline and passion” – Mikhail Baryshnikov
“In a society that worships love, freedom and beauty, dance is sacred” – Isadora Duncan
