Only a human can appreciate symbols and see with inner eyes what outwardly stirs within them. The ability of imagination enables a person to ascend to levels of reality that range from the visible to the invisible, from the superficial to the essential, and to connect, by analogy, things of this world, revealing the small … Read more
Unfortunately, in a large part of society today, aesthetic sensitivity has been reduced to something secondary and insignificant. This presence is so strong that a materialistically inclined individual will, blinded by their own ignorance, not notice the beauty expressed in an artwork, nor the message contained within it, but instead its market value, or the … Read more
Nature paints for us day by day pictures of endless beauty, only if we have the eyes to see them. John Ruskin The winds of change at the end of the 19th century, as it had happened before at the turn of centuries, sparked the need for a new, freer relationship between humans and space. … Read more
Imagine shapes as if they were directed towards you; all life bursts from the center and expands from within to the surface. Auguste Rodin Auguste Rodin died on November 17, 1917. At that time, he was at the peak of fame, one of the beacons of modern sculpture and an endless source of inspiration for … Read more
Throughout history, we encounter a man who dances at birth, death, work, rest, religious ceremonies, war, and peace. In the search for the origins of dance, we inevitably come to the conclusion that dance was initially considered a sacred act and was most directly connected to the spiritual side of the life of each culture. … Read more
… And the morning dawned. Dew fell, Glistening in large drops. The morning star shines. The wide leaves of the jasmine tremble and quiver. Vladimir Vidrić, Morning Slava Raškaj, Self-portrait Slava Raškaj (January 2, 1877 – March 29, 1906) Anyone who mentions the biography and paintings of Slava Raškaj always adds a few lines of … Read more
A person’s happiness is based on their ability to identify with nature, to notice it and communicate with it. L.N. Tolstoy The landscape Sunny Day belongs to Levitan’s earliest preserved works, with which he presented himself at the exhibition of painting students in 1877, at the age of seventeen. The scenes, colors, scents, and sounds … Read more
Roman culture, the last great culture of the ancient world, was created on the Hellenistic heritage. However, Greek and Roman cultures were based on different value systems. Greek artists were deeply religious and their greatest architectural achievement was the temple. In their artistic expression, they sought the universal, the ideal form, and they sought harmony … Read more
Vibration is motion trapped in form. Juan Llongueras In nature, there is a principle connected to the old axiom of hermetism: As above, so below. This is the principle of correspondence. The same laws that are expressed on a grand scale also appear on a small scale, transcending all levels of manifestation and allowing us, … Read more
