Order Versus Creativity? Happy Birthday Ellsworth Kelly

Spectrum IV

Those lines are awfully straight. Like classroom rules. These colors vivid, bright. Like kids' ideas. That arrangement is logical, but with surprises. Like a class discussion with student input. This medium is controlled by the artist. Like a teacher with a lesson plan.


Order and creativity. Thank you, Ellsworth Kelly. Happy Birthday!

Talk about the perfection of order and creativity: our friend, Mozart.  The artists are Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo. Their Show Igudesman & Joo includes various and hilarious music by Mozart, Rach­mani­nov, Bach, Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven and their own. 

 The two classical musicians kibitzing about the playing of this music is so great!

Turkish March - A La Turca 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=906_vLPziZY&feature=related 

Calm Thyself

Monet would get up 3 am so he wouldn't miss the dawn on the Seine River.

Peace, be still.

Here's some Chopin to help with that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--ykTqoQnqI&feature=relmfu

So Thoughtful, What's on Their Minds?

Leonardo's figures are so pensive--it makes you wonder what they're thinking. Even the babies.

Leonardo's 'Virgin of the Rocks.' National Gallery London. It was a privilege to view it in person.

Here in the US, Mother's Day is coming up. Good to consider that closest of relationships. This is a very beautiful piece of sacred music that not only reinforces religious belief in some groups, but reminds of the invaluable maternal bond.



Andrea Bocelli in Rome singing, "Ave Maria," in Latin. Written by Schubert. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwp1CH5R-w4&feature=related