Writer / Woodcarver / Tree-whisperer
With apologies to the blind or visually impaired. I have written about the power and effect of words previously ( what's-in-a-word; mind-your-l#ngu@ge; mind-your-l#ngu@ge-part-2), but what about the power of images? The familiar saying "A picture paints a thousand words" has been expressed in multiple languages for many centuries. Most of you will know it means… Continue reading Picture This
Art: “The expression or application of creative skill and imagination [...] producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.” Oxford English Dictionary Creative people enrich our lives in so many ways, through their writing, music, paintings, sculptures, crafts, performance, fashion and films. Could you imagine life without them? Government funding notwithstanding,… Continue reading Do you want there to be art in the world?
This well-known and well-used aphorism is self-explanatory, and few would dispute its veracity, except for perhaps the visually impaired. What appeals aesthetically to each individual is entirely subjective. Where did this saying come from? Some claim that versions of it date back to ancient Greece; Shakespeare coined a saying with a similar meaning in Love’s… Continue reading Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
The first time I heard a discussion on the radio about how people ‘consume’ their music, a shudder went down my spine. Since then, I heard this term applied to books, visual arts, theatre, film and TV. Perhaps it is my earlier education in zoology, but my understanding of consumption is that something is ingested,… Continue reading Do You Devour Art?
A plea for artistic freedom or the undisciplined meanderings of an overactive mind? How many creatives like to always make work that fits into the same style or genre? How many visual artists want to continue using the same media throughout their career? How many musicians want their music to be routinely categorised? Certainly, commercial… Continue reading Pigeonholing
Geoff King 