From Rene Santos» photograph of 1979 to the acrylic on canvas work of Christopher Trujillo, I selected a range of artworks that tell stories in and of their moment, like
all good art does.
Good art does not sit still without a fight.
Something I see artists struggle with is that good art doesn't sell itself.
Good art doesn't sell itself, it needs some context and a «way in.»
Not exact matches
And their experience in the liberal
arts allowed them to
do that
well.
«
Good executives confuse themselves when they convince themselves that they
do things,» she recalled Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt once telling her about the
art of leadership.
Mastering is as much
art as it is science, but Landr, a Montreal startup, believes its software can
do the job just as
well as any human.
Dave and Helen Edwards, co-founders of artificial intelligence research firm Intelligenstia.ai, don't go so far as to suggest a specific course of study, but like Kalt they have publicly insisted that if you want your kids to thrive in an AI - filled future, you
better teach them how to handle human beings, unpredictability, and complexity, all of which a liberal
arts degree forces you to confront and grow comfortable with.
If you're a graphic designer or an
art student who doesn't want to buy an iPad Pro just to use the Apple Pencil, the new iPad's support for it is a
good reason to consider upgrading.
A business website may resemble a work of
art when opened on a desktop computer, but if it
does not display
well or function on a mobile device, the company will lose out on a growing segment of the online audience.
But speculating on price fluctuations is a tricky
art that can end up
doing more harm than
good.
While mastering the
art of
good email etiquette doesn't mean sending out beautifully crafted prose each time — that would take forever — if you can avoid these bad habits, you'll be off to a great start.
And while anyone can
do it yourself, there's some science and a bit of
art to
doing it
well.»
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Trading both long and short has almost become a lost
art these days but it is something that Sven and Mella
do very
well.
I was actually speaking at Columbus College of
Art and Design this past weekend about how to help artists and creatives
do a
better job growing their businesses.
Do works of art provide a good return compared to equities, or do they carry an aesthetic discoun
Do works of
art provide a
good return compared to equities, or
do they carry an aesthetic discoun
do they carry an aesthetic discount?
That makes it
well suited for the surprising number of
art owners who don't hang their masterpieces on walls, but keep them warehoused in Switzerland, registered to offshore companies.
Faith, too, demands a kind of Negative Capability, and that
does not always sit
well with many of the folk who distribute Christian
art and many of the folk who consume it.
thanks, although I didn't «think» this consciously... i can see what you mean... in fact, julia, your opinions about my
art have been influential to me (in a
good way!)
They are members of a nationwide group known as The Initiative Collective — a volunteer crime prevention outfit that encourages people to fight back against violence using self - defense, armor and theatrics — in addition to
doing general
good deeds like fundraising, feeding the homeless and offering free martial
arts training to anyone who wants it.
All of us know the evocative phrases of the Lord's Prayer very
well: «Our Father who
art in Heaven / Hallowed be Thy Name / Thy Kingdom come / Thy will be
done / On earth as it is in Heaven... (Matt.
We can even say this film is about what was really
good about American popular
art in that time before the Sixties (that
does not include the annoying songs of Mary Poppins).
I've created an
art project that has the focus of letting people represent their differences and showing the
good deeds that they
do despite the negative stereotypes that may apply to those labels.
This has been a time, finally, when the literary analysis of ancient literature has become a very significant force within the field, insisting that documents
do not exist only to provide historical information, but are to be appropriated as complex works of
art as
well as witnesses to and interpretations of religious experiences and convictions.
Done well, a date is an
art and a mystery.
«Whenever... preachers, instead of a lesson in religion, put [their congregation] off with a discourse on the Copernican system, on chemical affinities, on the construction of government, or the characters or conduct of those administering it, it is a breach of contract, depriving their audience of the kind of service for which they are salaried, and giving them, instead of it, what they
did not want, or, if wanted, would rather seek from
better sources in that particular
art of science.»
While I
do get interested in Dylan, hippies, Bowie, baroque - rock, and even some
art rock, I am overall not a fan of the turn to seriousness in our pop music, whose first big wave came in 1966 - 1975, especially insofar as it snuffed out what was
best in the Afro - American tradition.
I hadn't heard that story about «How Great Thou
Art» though I
did hear a similar story about the hymn, «It is
Well with My Soul.»
I assayed many ways to help to quiet my conscience, but it would not be; for the concupiscence and lust of my flesh
did always return, so that I could not rest, but was continually vexed with these thoughts: This or that sin thou hast committed: thou
art infected with envy, with impatiency, and such other sins: therefore thou
art entered into this holy order in vain, and all thy
good works are unprofitable.
She paid tribute to her cousin and aunt, saying Ms Saye's love for
art and her work had «inspired people to
do better and make a difference».
I don't want to feel like I have to be as
good as the next genius coming out of New York or LA to feel like I'm adding value to the world and my community by sharing my
art (and I don't want to be seen as the drunk exhibitionist Vonnegut writes about!).
Anything that is
well done, whether music,
art, cooking, or working, is a testimony to the goodness and creativity of God.
Jeff Goins is the
best - selling author of five books including The
Art of Work and Real Artists Don't Starve.
I am waiting for clarity on what I'm going to
do... besides blogging and cartooning here at nakedpastor, as
well as working on my
art.
Jesus says, «For you are my work of
art [translated as workmanship], created in me to
do good works» (Ephesians 2:10).
It is a small book, and the supporting sociological evidence is mainly referenced in the footnotes, but Greeley
does propose evidence that, among other things, Catholics have, compared to non-Catholics, a significantly higher appreciation of the
arts and high culture; they have more satisfaction and fun in sex; they
better understand the uses of leisure; they have a deeper and more stable relationship to family and community; they have a greater respect for the life of the mind, with educational achievements reflecting that respect; and they understand the nuanced connections between freedom and authority.
Well, I believe this mindset has as much to
do with how we view the gospel as how we view the
arts.
Asserting that we
do not yet have either the facts or the methods to make forecasting a precise
art, Michael argues that there are three basic reasons for continuing to make or act upon them: (1) some forecasts are likely to be close to the mark, (2) poor forecasts provide a
better basis for planning than no prediction at all, and (3)
well -
done forecasts help to illuminate the many factors that interact to produce the future.
To him, all
good things — trout as
well as eternal salvation — come by grace and grace comes by
art and
art does not come easy.
He is
well aware that secular interpretations of
art history were not without basis, and he
does not hesitate to admit that Poussin may have been «more an ancient Roman than a Counter-Reformation Catholic.»
And while it's true that every branch of Christianity has been racked with scandal over the years, films like the Oscar - winning Spotlight and Netflix true crime series The Keepers
do a much
better job of creating compelling
art that raises questions about faith and morality.
Following my own path (and not going through the motions) was a hard decision but your writings and
art sure help I don't think any from my previous church are interesed in my independent journey... and if I happen upon any of the members they are usually quite defensive about the church so I agree your advice is
good to not get into confrontation / discussions.
It
does not work so
well in a history such as Mr. Martin's of two thousand years of Marian
art and popular devotion, where the writing should be vivid but not overly informal, lest readers not take it seriously.
Do we believe, even in our
art, that he is the giver of all
good gifts, the provider, the El Shaddai, my God of more - than - enough?
It would seem that while medical facilities are offering state - of - the -
art technology and efficiency, they are again
doing so at the expense of the mother and child's
well - being.
It's possible that engineers
do better nowadays than architects; they try for craft instead of
art and don't get trapped into artiness.
The
good of making doesn't lie in the maker or in what
art does to a reader or viewer.
Part of what we
do in literature and in
art, as
well as in religion, is attempt to superimpose some order, some meaning, on what seems to be the randomness of the cosmos.
I may not comprehend what it means to be completely free, but I
do know that my
best art, my most selfless acts are always birthed from the very center of life's messiness.