Illustration by Joon Mo Kang (New York Times) In John Logan‘s play Red, one of the first topics discussed by the painter with his studio assistant is The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche. While Rothko waxes rhapsodic about the profundity of the ideas in the book he also takes time to brow beat his […]
Friedrich Nietzsche
The Eye in the Hand
White Tara, Dharmapala Thangka Centre *** The hands want to see, the eyes want to caress. –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe *** The dancer has his ear in his toes. –Friedrich Nietzsche *** How would the painter or poet express anything other than his encounter with the world? –Maurice Merleau-Ponty These quotes are included in The […]
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The Primaries
Friedrich Nietzsche Bodies. Language. Expression. Metaphors. Meaning. That’s a list of issues that most people who make things think about. A lot. A recent article from the Boston Globe written by Drake Bennett touches on a lot of these themes, particularly how metaphor both comes from and impacts the way we think. Here’s a sampling: […]