Love - the creative process
1/4. David Whyte: Jerry Wennstrom's artistic journey
David Whyte calls on his poem "Tilicho Lake" in describing artist, author Jerry Wennstrom's creative journey. He defines Wennstrom's encounter with the void as as "the ultimate artistic step." In 1979 Jerry Wennstrom took the ultimate artistic step -- he destroyed his large body of art, gave away his possessions and leapt into a creative void that required deeper faith and "trust in the Great Belonging." David Whyte originally offered this testimony in the documentary film, "In the Hands of Alchemy: The Art and Life of Jerry Wennstrom" (Parabola and Sentient Publications videos.) Jerry Wennstrom destroyed his life's work (all his paintings) when he saw that his art had become a "false god" to him. He looked instead find God and creativity in all that he did in everyday life. Following this experience Jerry lived with only what life presented to him. In Part One, David Whyte's inspiring discourse is both gripping and challenging. Whyte talks about facing death in all its manifestations. He refers often to Wennstrom's art and his path, but Whyte's wisdom and message is for anyone who has faced the metaphoric death of an identity that no longer served their lives. Thanks to Paul Adams and David Hoffman for use of their music "Zorro and the Fat Man." See http://www.pauladams.org to listen to this piece and others. For more information about Whyte visit http://www.davidwhyte.com. For more info about Jerry Wennstrom's recent art, films or his book, "The Inspired Heart" visit http://www.handsofalchemy.com There is also a second channel with more videos about Jerry Wennstrom at http://www.youtube.com/user/JerryWennstrom, or find them on this channel's playlist. Greco |
Love - the creative process
2/4. David Whyte: Jerry Wennstrom, Finding Inspired New Life in Emptiness
3/4. David Whyte: Jerry Wennstrom - Companionship with the disappearing light 4/4. David Whyte: Jerry Wennstrom - Through darkness to innocence As famed poet David Whyte sees it, Jerry Wennstrom's courageous journey through the eye of darkness led him not to a life of bitterness and sadness, but to a place of inner strength where he claims and expresses the heart of innocence in both his life and his art. Is there a need for this in today's society? Whyte states, "I think one of the things that we are desperate for now in the Post Modern world is a first-hand experience of creation. And we're tired of talking about the world, and we're tired of observing the world through various media and we want to be actually present to it and affected by it in a very innocent way." Greco |
Love of Artists - Poet/Activist Joy Harjo
Poet/Activist Joy Harjo
Nearly Unbearable Grace Native American poet and performance artist Joy Harjo reads a selection of her work, and discusses the variety of influences (including music) on her artistic development. The Poetry of Rita Dove If You Can't Be Free Be A Mystery Rita Dove, former Poet Laureate of the U.S. and recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, is one of the most honored figures in modern American literature. The Poetry of Wang Ping Flash of Selfish Consciousness Chinese-American poet Wang Ping reads selections from her award-winning work and discusses the evolution of her style from ethnocentric influences to multicultural concerns. Greco |
Picasso
Picasso: The Full Story Part 1 (2002) - modern art, artist, Painting
Picasso: The Full Story Part 2 (2002) - modern art, artist, Painting Greco |
Love of Artists - Yo Yo Ma
Art for Life's Sake: In Conversation with Yo-Yo Ma (Full Session) Greco |
Jose Saramago
Que importa cuantos años tengo - José Saramago
Frecuentemente me preguntan que cuántos años tengo... ¡Qué importa eso! Tengo la edad que quiero y siento. La edad en que puedo gritar sin miedo lo que pienso.Hacer lo que deseo, sin miedo al fracaso, o lo desconocido. Tengo la experiencia de los años vividos y la fuerza de la convicción de mis deseos. ¡Qué importa cuántos años tengo!. No quiero pensar en ello. Unos dicen que ya soy viejo y otros que estoy en el apogeo. Pero no es la edad que tengo, ni lo que la gente dice, sino lo que mi corazón siente y mi cerebro dicte. Tengo los años necesarios para gritar lo que pienso, para hacer lo que quiero, para reconocer yerros viejos, rectificar caminos y atesorar éxitos. Ahora no tienen por qué decir: ¡Eres muy joven!, no lo lograrás; o ¡Estas muy viejo!, ya no podrás. Tengo la edad en que las cosas se miran con más calma, pero con el interés de seguir creciendo. Tengo los años en que los sueños se empiezan a acariciar con los dedos, y las ilusiones se convierten en esperanza. Tengo los años en que el amor, a veces es una loca llamarada, ansiosa de consumirse en el fuego de una pasión deseada, y otras es un remanso de paz, como el atardecer en la playa. ¿Qué cuántos años tengo? No necesito marcarlos con un número, pues mis anhelos alcanzados, mis triunfos obtenidos, las lágrimas que por el camino derramé al ver mis ilusiones truncadas... ¡Valen mucho más que eso!. Qué importa si cumplo, cuarenta, cincuenta, sesenta o sesenta y tres mas. Pues lo que importa es la edad que siento.Tengo los años que necesito para vivir libre y sin miedos. Para seguir sin temor por el sendero, pues llevo conmigo la experiencia adquirida y la fuerza de mis anhelos. ¿Qué cuantos años tengo? ¡Eso a quién le importa!. Tengo los años necesarios para perder el miedo y hacer lo que quiero y siento. Qué importa cuántos años, ¿cuantos tengo o cuantos espero?. Si con los años que tengo, aprendí a querer lo necesario y a tomar solo lo bueno. José Saramago Para Usted, Greco |
Hans Zatzka
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3HzkWbI-oN..._6032468_n.jpg I love the innocent sensuality portrayed in his work along with lush color! Hans Zatzka, also known as P. Ronsard,Zabateri, Pierre de Ronsard, Joseph Bernard and Bernárd Zatzka, was born March 8, 1859 in Vienna, to a builder and his Viennese actress wife, Hilde Sochor. Zatzka showed an early interest in painting. From 1877 to 1882 he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, studying under Christian Griepenkerl, Karl Wurzinger, and Carl of Blaas. In 1880, at the age of 20, he was awarded the Golden Fügermedal; the golden decoration for services to the city Vienna. After several trips to Italy, Hans worked in the style of his predecessor, Hans Makart, as a free-lance painter in Vienna, painting ceiling frescoes in stairway houses and residential buildings, numerous murals for altars in churches, and portraits. It was during this time that he developed as special interest in academic genre paintings of idyllic women and cupids. From these representations, Zatzka turned to painting guardian angel images, elves, sensuous female figures, genre scenes, allegories and other popular motifs. He was a greatly influenced by the operas of Richard Wagner and considered ground-breaking in the production of "bedroom pictures" or "towel format", a term used to describe a format that fit the low ceiling and cramped spaces. By the 1920's this style was the size of choice for most European homes. By the turn of the century, Zatzkas' pictures turned to picture postcard sales in the galleries of Viennese artists, and ultimately sold to other publishers. In 1906, Zatzka gave precise orders for mass production on a trial basis. By 1914, the first of Hans Zatzkas' bedroom images were distributed. Hans Zatzka did not make his living from postcards but from his religious frescoes in churches, altar paintings, and other large commissions such as hospitals in Vienna during the 1920's. He lived in his home studio, never took in students or teaching jobs and painted until the 80th year of his life. |
Love of Poets - Janis Ian
Janis Ian Interview on The Daily Show 2012 Greco |
Janis Ian
http://youtu.be/8wOsq0-EyXI
Janis Ian: I Hear You Sing Again (October 2012) Janis Ian at Red Clay Theatre, 10/10/12 introducing and singing "I Hear You Sing Again". For more information visit www.janisian.com, (for more information about The Pearl Foundation click on Pearl Foundation link off the home page). Dedicated to Pearl, Janis's Mother to my Mother, and to All Mothers who have sacrificed to make a space for our growth and success. Gracias Mama, sigo oyendo tu voz en cancion, siempre y con todo mi Amor. Greco |
Janis Ian III
Backstage With Janis Ian Greco |
Love of Artists: Leonard...A Poet...his Poems set to music
Leonard Cohen - A Thousand Kisses Deep |HD| Greco |
Leonard...the Poet...part II
Leonard Cohen - In My Secret Life Because Of WAITING FOR THE MIRACLE Dance Me To The End Of Love Greco |
Love of Artists - Rachmaninoff/Musician/Composer
Rachmaninoff Documentary - The Harvest Of Sorrow Greco |
Richard Brautigan, Maxwell Anderson, Eugene O'Neill, Dorothy Parker, Lillian Hellman, Billy Wilder, William Wyler, Delmer Daves, John Dunn, Lisa Padovani, Bill Groom, George Hurrell, Vincent Fantuazzo, Roy Lichtenstein, Jonathan Yeo, George Gershwin, Ray Heindorf, Itzak Perlman, Issac Stern, Nigel Kennedy, Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer
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Hayao Miyazaki (Film director, animator, screenwriter, manga artist since 1963, co-founder of Studio Ghibli)
http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/i/2013/09...o-Miyazaki.jpg http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/73...12ac9d6de2.jpg Gregory Colbert (film-maker, photographer since 1983, creator of Ashes and Snow) https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-o...7-h8/photo.jpg http://windmillsbyfy.files.wordpress...rt-janelas.jpg Jean-Léon Gérôme (painter and sculptor, 1824 – 1904) http://www.biography.com/imported/im...8872-1-402.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ters_37131.jpg John William Waterhouse (painter known for working in the Pre-Raphaelite style, 1849 - 1917) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...e_portrait.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...of_Shalott.jpg |
Love of Artists/Sculptors - Richard Serra
Richard Serra on his Drawing (2011) on drawing... Greco |
Love of Artists/Poet Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni on Poetry, Grief and Her New Book, "Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid"
/http://www.democracynow.org/2013/12/16/nikki_giovanni_on_poetry_grief_and Greco |
Nikki Giovanni
Poet Nikki Giovanni Talks Love, Marriage Nikki Giovanni As part oft the 2011 Johnathan & Maxine Marshall Distinguished Lecture series, ASU and Project Humanities were proud to host world-renowned poet and educator Nikki Giovanni. Greco |
Love of Artists: R. Carlos Nakai musician...scientist
R. Carlos Nakai "Water Is Life" celebration (full one-hour VERSION 3) "R. Carlos Nakai at National Geographic's "Water Is Life" celebration on Martha's Vineyard. THIS FULL ONE-HOUR version includes rare video of Nakai sharing his LIVING PHILOSOPHY about the evolution of humankind and the flute music of various civilizations through time - along with an expanded selection of his Native American Flute music to flow with this celebratory water event." Greco |
Love of Artists - Carlos Saura y Fado
"Fados" a film by Carlos Saura Greco |
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