Bad art is now studied in the universities, exalted in the media, and is supposed to be politically good for us.
Henry Adams
The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by five hundred readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he can select the five hundred, he reaches the five hundred thousand.
Handmade Textiles
So you’re traveling abroad, and you love the local arts and crafts, but you can’t afford the big art. Just go to the place the locals buy cloth to make their own clothes. You can find amazing, limited run textiles, beautiful like art, like this piece from Bangalore, India.
Outfit of the day
Let’s face it; sometimes travel is a drag. Big crowds, hassles, high prices. But even in a waiting crowd, like at the always crowded Grand Temple in Bangkok, you have to appreciate the little things. Like this very cute outfit on this kid.
Matthew Day Jackson
What’s under assault right now?’ he asks. ‘How a writer’s intellectual property is distributed, and how their work finds itself in the world, is really under assault. And for so many artists that’s where everything comes from.
Wat Chiang Man
So many temples, but each a bit different. Wat Chiang Man is a 13th-century temple with a gold chedi offering ancient Buddha & elephant statues on scenic grounds in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
E. Merrill Root
The first question anyone or anything should ask is this: ‘What am I in my essential nature and being?’ If he is a true artist, of language or life, he will seek his destiny and grow toward his meaning.
Three Worlds
This is a close up of one small section of one of the greatest works of art, Three Worlds by Veerachan Usahanun, at the Moca Museum of Modern Art.
See more about this great work of art and the full image.
Lebua Hotels
@lebuaHotels
was just given a major award as the best hotel in #Bangkok We often don’t agree with these awards, as there are many fine hotels in Bangkok. Incredible, though overpriced – rooftop restaurants and bars, great food, excellent location near the river and art galleries
Jed Perl
Artists felt alienated from the political scientists and social planners who cannot understand how anyone is able to make anything, particularly a work of art, spontaneously or directly – a primo. He probably also spoke for a more general artistic attitude when he defended the artist’s ability to create simply ” because he has it in him” against the social or political thinker’s desire to rationalize all experience.