That’s what Dostoevsky wrote in his novel The Idiot. Yet we live in times where beauty is shunned.
Not only is our urban architecture trim and austere, but our music and much of our art lacks vibrancy.
How do we go about eliminating this drive toward ugliness? Here’s more from the Academy of Ideas.
The AI tries to be a real artist, but gets bullied over its struggles to depict hands. …Here’s more from FreedomToons.
Is Hunter Biden’s art a money laundering scheme? Or is really art, rivaling the works of Pablo Picasso and Rembrandt? Mr. Reagan weighs in on the topic.
The CIA used art to spread international propaganda during the Cold War—but they figured out how to secretly prevent any opposition. From ancient times to today, certain groups have influenced entire cultural landscapes to both positive and negative ends. Why did Michelangelo hide from his commissioners, the Medici family, in an underground bunker? Is modern art just a modern hoax? Join Edge of Wonder for a breakdown on the “art” of war and subterfuge.
Hunter Biden offers some clarity. Miracles do happen. More from the Conservative Momma.
In a Corbett Report first, Norway-based artist Chris Reddy of reddymade.com conducts a “portrait interview” of James Corbett. But this is no ordinary portrait: Reddy focuses on the inner mental landscape of the subject to create a “bigger image” of the person. Enjoy. More from James Corbett on a new edition of The Corbett Report.
A giant metal monolith, ala 2001: A Space Odyssey, was discovered in the southeastern corner of the Utah desert in the middle of nowhere. The mysterious, shiny, metallic slab was spotted by a Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS) crew on a wildlife assistance mission to help count bighorn sheep in the area.
Once photos of the monolith were posted online, it didn’t take long for theories to spread across social media. They ranged from an alien sighting to work from a local artist. The DPS said it is illegal to install structures or art on federally managed public lands without authorization, no matter what planet you’re from. DPS says it will not reveal the location of the structure. Here’s more from CF-apps7865.
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The global art market was valued at $67.4 billion in 2018, the second highest year ever. Driven by the United States, United Kingdom and China, the three largest art markets in the world, they combined for 84 percent of sales, led by the U.S. at 44 percent. But the real drivers of the art market are the auction houses. Sales at public auctions exceeded $29 billion in 2018 and two auction houses—Christie’s and Sotheby’s—dominated the market, capturing more than 40 percent of sales. Learn more as CNBC takes a closer look at the market and how two auction houses rose to the top.
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The spire of the iconic Paris Notre Dame Cathedral has collapsed as a result of a major fire that engulfed the roof of the landmark tourist attraction an hour earlier. As the fire raged on Monday, the building began collapsing. More from RT.
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Stefan Molyneux offers a philosophical essay on Notre Dame Cathedral, its 800-year-plus history and its rich art collection.
Here is drone footage of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris France and the neighboring Seine River. The aerial filming was done in 2014 with a DJI Phantom 2 Gopro Hero 3 Black, from Pont des Amoureux and the Love Lock Bridge.
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EntertheStars Reloaded reports on the Notre Dame fire and how this conflagration was foretold in the animated short I, Pet Goat II by Canadian artist Louis Lefebvre. EntertheStars believes this was no accident, but a case of arson. The question: Who was behind the arson?
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Here is I, Pet Goat II. Released in 2012, the seven-minute short seems to depict both the 9-11 disaster and the burning of Notre Dame. The film takes a critical look at current events. A mysterious figure travels aboard his boat through a dark and desolate landscape in his quest for inner peace.
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