TRANSITIONS….a time of change from what has gone before…..
Excess generally causes a reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons or individuals or governments…Plato 1
“If other people do not understand our behavior—so what? Their request that we must only do what they understand is an attempt to dictate to us. If this is being “asocial” or “irrational” in their eyes, so be it. Mostly they resent our freedom and our courage to be ourselves. We owe nobody an explanation or an accounting, as long as our acts do not hurt or infringe on them. How many lives have been ruined by this need to “explain,” which usually implies that the explanation be “understood,” i.e. approved. Let your deeds be judged, and from your deeds, your real intentions, but know that a free person owes an explanation only to himself—to his reason and his conscience—and to the few who may have a justified claim for explanation.”
― Erich Fromm, The Art of Being
“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”
― Erich Fromm
” There are times when you loose your narrative or get tired of it – it takes a while to figure out what the new one is.” Kim Gordon ..The Guardian.
Researching new ideas…..
Having spoken to tutor, Sarah about my transition from one project into another we disscussed ideas concerning shoreline as sanctuary and observations,what one could explore concerning aspects of shoreline.
Sarah suggested I research Claude Monet’s, paintings of Waterlillies, he donated to the French nation as a gift to bring healing after WW1.
words such as
Observation
Memories
Reflection
Space
Horizon
Expance
Sea
Sky
healing.
I have also started researching Alain De Botton – Philosopher who looks into how “Art holds the promise of inner wholeness.”Botton has written the book ‘Art as Therapy.’ Botton says, “Art is a vehicle through which to recover,hope, dignify suffering, develop empathy, laugh and wonder” Alain de Botton .
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Plato quote excess
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/p/plato134883.html
http://www.a-n.co.“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”
― Erich Frommuk/artists_talking/projects/addPost/4246716
“Great art picks up where nature ends.” Marc Chagall
https://www.google.co.uk/#q=inspirational+art+quotes
“ Erich Fromm.
