Art: “The expression or application of creative skill and imagination […] producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.” Oxford English Dictionary Creative people enrich our lives in so many ways, through their writing, music, paintings, sculptures, crafts, performance, fashion and films. Could you imagine life without them? Government funding notwithstanding,… Continue reading Do you want there to be art in the world?| Geoff King
This well-known and well-used aphorism is self-explanatory, and few would dispute its veracity, except for perhaps the visually impaired. What appeals aesthetically to each individual is entirely subjective. Where did this saying come from? Some claim that versions of it date back to ancient Greece; Shakespeare coined a saying with a similar meaning in Love’s… Continue reading Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder| Geoff King
With apologies to the blind or visually impaired. I have written about the power and effect of words previously ( what’s-in-a-word; mind-your-l#ngu@ge; mind-your-l#ngu@ge-part-2), but what ab…| Geoff King