The 11th Hour

"When you come to see that you can do nothing, that the play of thought or feeling just goes on by..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:10:33 -0400

“When you come to see that you can do nothing, that the play of thought or feeling just goes...

parabola-magazine: Within light there is darkness, But do not...

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:58:50 -0400

Within light there is darkness,
But do not try to understand that darkness.
Within darkness there is light,
But do not look for that light.
Light and darkness are a pair,
Like the foot before and the foot behind in walking.

–Shih’tuo, a verse from the Sandokai

Photograph: George Seeley, Black Bowl, 1907

"If you can feel that staying human is worth while, even when it can’t have any result whatever,..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:58:03 -0400

“If you can feel that staying human is worth while, even when it can’t have any result...

"For your sake we shall flower."

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:12:25 -0400

“For your sake we shall flower.” - Paul Celan, from “Psalm” (via weissewiese)

"There is no salvation like the heart’s salvation, given that all the limbs respond to its desires."

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:09:34 -0400

“There is no salvation like the heart’s salvation, given that all the limbs respond to its...

“Fishing for it” make an offer & It’s...

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:42:00 -0400

“Fishing for it” make an offer & It’s your’s.

therootedman: “When I see an adult on a bicycle, I have hope...

Tue, 14 May 2013 03:35:53 -0400

therootedman:

“When I see an adult on a bicycle, I have hope for the human race.”

H.G. Wells (September 1886 - August 1946)

crashinglybeautiful: “There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated...

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:27:31 -0400

crashinglybeautiful: “There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated...

parabola-magazine: PERHAPS NO OTHER single piece of artwork in...

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:04:24 -0400

parabola-magazine:

PERHAPS NO OTHER single piece of artwork in the entire Western world so deftly summarizes the intersecting forces of Heaven and Hell as Hieronymus Bosch’s THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS. Painted between 1490 and 1510, and now in the collection of the Prado Museum in Madrid, the famous triptych is one of the world’s most astonishing accomplishments in cosmological iconography.

History has produced a meager share of works by authors willing to tackle questions of cosmology, from Dante’s DIVINE COMEDY through Swedenborg’s HEAVEN AND HELL, Gurdjieff’s BEELZEBUB’S TALES, and Carlos Castaneda’s A SEPARATE REALITY. Because works like these are relatively rare, each achieves its own pinnacle; the task of creating and describing the entire moral and physical universe is not for the faint of heart. The obstacles to achieving an equal level of discourse in a visual medium—let alone one small in scale—are daunting. Short of obvious literalizations spawned by classic Christian theology, there seem to be few ready answers to such a problem. The question is divine; the response can only be human, calling for an unparalleled mastery of metaphor and symbolism.

Uniquely, not only among all his peers but throughout almost all of art history, Bosch (1450–1516) managed to confront and surmount these problems and leave us with an esoteric masterpiece that describes the interaction of Heaven and Hell as transmitted through the most tactile and familiar agency possible—mankind

―excerpt from Lee van Laer’s: EMANATIONS OF DIVINITY: THE COSMOLOGY OF HIERONYMUS BOSCH: the wonders of Hieronymous Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights, from the new summer issue of Parabola: “Heaven and Hell.”

Image: Hieronymus Bosch, Garden of Earthly Delights (Ecclesia’s paradise). Central panel.

"Joy is the simplest form of gratitude."

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:48:42 -0400

“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” - Karl Barth

Third painting; “THE FOREST” Taking offers for...

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:09:56 -0400

Third painting; “THE FOREST”
Taking offers for it’s sale

"The way to bliss lies not on beds of down, And he that had no cross deserves no crown"

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:37:08 -0400

“The way to bliss lies not on beds of down, And he that had no cross deserves no crown”...

Tomorrow, if you are in the neighborhood, do not be a stranger...

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:45:04 -0400

Tomorrow, if you are in the neighborhood, do not be a stranger and pop by :)

thorsteinulf: Theodore Garman - Winter Sunset on the Thames

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:59:12 -0400

thorsteinulf:

Theodore Garman - Winter Sunset on the Thames

"A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor..."

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:36:19 -0400

““A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his...

Second painting., “seeing her is loving her. Even when I...

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:25:36 -0400

Second painting., “seeing her is loving her. Even when I can’t, i dream her.”

Who makes these changes? I shoot an arrow right. It lands left. I ride after a deer and find myself...

Sat, 04 May 2013 02:44:46 -0400

Who makes these changes? I shoot an arrow right. It lands left. I ride after a deer and find myself...

Just made my first painting ever ,called it the Phoenix. I love...

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:56:46 -0400

Just made my first painting ever ,called it the Phoenix. I love that bird, it reminds me to not be a coward and burn up in flames when the fear comes.

The Art of letting go

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:51:00 -0400

The Art of letting go It has been a while since I last had the opportunity to share with you...

"Abbot: A piece of gold or pile of mud, which is more useful? Jackie: The gold, of course. Abbot:..."

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:08:43 -0400

“Abbot: A piece of gold or pile of mud, which is more useful? Jackie: The gold, of course....