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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Fourth in a series on ending war. Art may seem like a odd substitute for War, but there’s reason to not dismiss the idea out of hand.  We already know that Art can be a powerful economic engine, legions of starving artists and musicians notwithstanding.  For proof just look at the movie and music industries.  [...]

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Why War Must End

Saturday, October 8, 2011

War has been a feature of human existence throughout all human history.  As each war ends, each generation swears never again to beat the drums of war, and yet like any addict, the human race keeps coming back, over and over again.  And yet, something fundamental has changed, and within our own lifetimes.  This change [...]

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Reconstructivist Art: Thru You

Monday, May 11, 2009

Kutiman’s “Thru You” as an example of Reconstructivist Art Perhaps the first great Reconstructivist artwork of the “do it yourself” era, Kutiman’s labor-intensive You-Tube mashup transforms and elevates the work of countless amateur musicians. In a world where sophisticated digital remixing technology is at the fingertips of millions, and where overproduced, prefabricated pop-music idols can [...]

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How can primary and secondary reflection, allow us to experience the world profoundly, and proffer a genuine sense of freedom?

Thursday, July 3, 2008

“Primary” and “Secondary Reflection” are concepts from the work of Christian Existentialist Gabriel Marcel. To provide a rough and inaccurate summary, primary reflection is the initial attempt to mentally apprehend an external reality as something foreign and separate, whereas secondary reflection is considers the subject as part of the larger whole within which the observer [...]

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Reconstructivist Art: Man of La Mancha

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

“Man of La Mancha” by Wasserman, Leigh and Darion, as an example of Reconstructivist Art The success of this popular musical reflected the way it captured the spirit of imagination in allegiance to higher Truth of the classic novel “Don Quixote” (Cervantes). Reconstructivist Elements: Nod to Artifice: The play-within-a-play structure of the musical presents the [...]

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