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Art-Real or Not?

Article Overview: On a journey with Poet W.H. Auden, through his writings, we had a conversation about art that I hope you find interesting.

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Art-Real or Not?

Art: Real or Not Real? Art: Real or Not Real?

* In a 100-day study of English poet, W.H. Auden, I have read many things about what art is and what art is not-

* The world of art is not real and artists are creative illusionists.

* Art analyzes life rather than identifies with it.

* Art reflects the possibility of ordered harmony.

* Art is a refreshing refuge from the struggle in a chaotic crisis-driven world.

* Art is a pretend power to infuse into society the order the artist has over artistic materials.

* Art hopes for Coleridge's willing suspension of disbelief.

* Nietzsche said, Art is not enough.

* The aesthetic mode has limitations.

Art begins conversations and its power in its milieu is unrivaled. Wystan Hugh Auden said, Christian art must accommodate both the aesthetic and the ethical. Auden also said that no art ever saved one victim of the burning ovens.

What is the truth? What do you think? I would love to hear from you.

As a painter, a writer and a poet, I can find truth in all of these statements. In my painting, am I a creative Illusionist at times? In 2008, I painted Christo and Jeanne-Claude's The Gates, orange flags that billowed in New York City's Central Park from February 12 to February 28, 2005. I not only put into the design The Twin Towers but also ghosts of The Twin Towers. Why? Because, as a New Yorker, I am still grieving over the loss of New York's Twin Towers to terrorism, and, as an artist, I have the freedom to my emotions in a composition I create. I painted the beautiful fall foliage in High Rock Park in Saratoga Springs, New York, and, as if the reds, oranges, caramels, browns, yellows and gold were not enough, I added a line of burning bushes in full flame. Why? The brilliance of the burning bushes allowed viewers to see the detailed color play of the leaves on the trees.

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As the author of Grow Yourself A Life You'll Love and From Jesus to Heaven with Love: A Parable Pilgrimage, I have been coaching people to achieve their goals as writers, artists and believers for nearly fifty years. Along with my Business, Finance & Economics and Business & Professional Communication degrees, I also have a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, am a Certified Property & Casualty Underwriter, and graduated from Corporate Coach University and Coach Training Institute. People tell me my workshops and books have helped them stay on their goal tracks by knowing what to do when life gets in their way. My corporate career included Director of Risk Management for Comcast Corporation and positions in tax management, credit management, shareholder relations management. My Character Architectural Technology System has a registered mark from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and helps me show people who they are and how knowing that can help them achieve their goals in a way that works for them. As an avid social networker, find me on Lunch, Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, Filed By. My books are sold on Amazon.com and CambridgeBooks.us as well as ElectricEnvisions.com

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