What Is It About Art?

The phenomenon of relative deprivation applied to education is called - appropriately enough - the " Big Fish-Little Pond Effect ." The more elite an educational institution is, the worse students feel about their own academic abilities. page. 80 Easy read, but coated with insightful information that anyone can become aware and take action in the best way possible. Author Malcolm Gladwell engages the reader to really take a step back and understand behaviors, actions, and situations where sometimes one may not have control, but actually you do as situations are fully understood. Not. As. It. Seems.

Inferno by Dan Brown My rating: 3 of 5 stars "The soul craves emotion, and it will continue to seek fuel for that emotion - good or bad. Your problem is that you're giving it the wrong fuel." The whole idea of reading a book is to remove oneself from reality and to simply become immersed in the content and story line. What ever emotions come of it, so be it. Although it took me some time to really finish reading this novel, I found it to be quite thought provoking in a sense that even if it's all fiction, there's some truth that is being drawn into the story. The above quote seems to be one that was memorable in my mind. The quote came from a psychiatrist whom Sienna was meeting with to sort her own identity and place in the world. She was very unsure of herself at that time and was seeking how to best contribute to her current status. Today, we all have to sometimes find ourselves even though we "think" we have direction in our life. It can be a paus...

SAN FRANCISCO, January 9, 2017 – The City announces the installation of six large-scale illuminated bamboo lanterns, titled Sui Sui Ping An – Peace All Year Round , by Hong Kong artist Freeman Lau. Organized by the San Francisco Arts Commission in partnership with the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department and the Asian Art Museum and sponsored by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, San Francisco, the installation commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and is scheduled to coincide with the Lunar New Year. Sui Sui Ping An – Peace All Year Round , by Hong Kong artist Freeman Lau SOURCE: http://www.sfartscommission.org/pubartcollection/pubart-press-releases/2017/01/09/large-scale-sculptures-will-light-up-civic-center-plaza/

Food. For. Thought. This is not a particularly proud moment for humanity. Divisive narratives, poverty, inequality, injustice, famine, radicalism, war, and human rights violations thrive in countries around the world, while the natural world also suffers because of increasing human carelessness. Read more

Isn't it ironic, after 20 years since the passing of Keith Haring that his politically and socially charged iconic artworks are on display in San Francisco. A City that has long been known to be the epicenter of political divide is granted an opportunity to remind this very city that art does pave the way for a much more open and better understanding of artists as contributors to the diversity of San Francisco. Much of the creativity of this city is grounded on the amazing work of many artists who thrive and who are often seen as the slackers, easy going, low wage earners. But, they remind the rest of us that we are just side bars to their canvas in the creation as they may their  mark and contribution to this City. What's also unrecognized and appreciated is that where ever they do their art, where they live on the cheap; Mission, Haight, today is the most desirable addresses in the City. My how life has dealt artists a bad deal. But in Keith Haring's situation, ...