Such a poignant, illuminating and intelligently well written piece Daniel.
Virtual reality and the stealing of our attention by Smart devices has plunged many into a concentrated cyber world of contracted consciousness and ignorance within which new artificial representations of art forms have replaced real artistic and genuinely creativ…
Such a poignant, illuminating and intelligently well written piece Daniel.
Virtual reality and the stealing of our attention by Smart devices has plunged many into a concentrated cyber world of contracted consciousness and ignorance within which new artificial representations of art forms have replaced real artistic and genuinely creative endeavors and classical forms of art with designer and digital forms of superficial and synthetic artistic expressions. This ranges from narcissistic social media memes and messages to superfluous pictures and superficial photographs and posts that ultimately supplant any real artistic and cultural appreciation for the good, the true, and the beautiful, as expressed by and through the sacred beauty and supernal power of soul and spirit, and their irrefutable and undeniable connection to the heart of cosmic consciousness, infinite intelligence, and Divine love.
"We lie in the lap of an immense intelligence that makes us receivers of its truth and organs of its activity." (Ralph Waldo Emmerson, Self Reliance Essay, 1841)
There is an obvious paradox underlying this artistic degradation though; that lies in the ubiquitous opportunity of the all pervasive electronic reality of the cyber world of the internet, that has afforded humanity across the board a virtually unlimited opportunity for connectivity and communication spanning continents and cultures in real time; while concomitantly being able to share information, ideas, and knowledge across these global borders, boundaries and time zones from virtually anywhere in the world, at any time.
The technology and digital platforms offer the so called ordinary man and woman, the 99% if you will, the opportunity to participate in a global exchange of information, ideas, and value - previously limited to those with the means, money, and resources to traverse the globe by sea, air, rail or road, or a combination of them, often at great peril and risk to themselves (the Titanic springs to mind) - for those with access to the internet, the social media platforms and the Smart technologies connecting us all; albeit within an emerging totalitarian system of the 21st century.
The Oscars last night were a good even prime example of the growing unpopularity and disinterest in these previously adored and admired artists with their now overly political and prejudicial forms of artistic entertainment and the associated dulling and deterioration of the form and expression of their art, and its emergent fakery, as they move away from (and conspicuously into a self defeating and ultimately deadly cul-de-sac of deluded identity politics, cancel culture, gender dissolution, and social, economic, and political tyranny) the source from which all genuine and great works of art originate and spring - the infinite, unfathomable, all inclusive and unlimited reservoir and river of life or cosmic ocean of Divine inspiration, energy, intelligence and love.
Such a poignant, illuminating and intelligently well written piece Daniel.
Virtual reality and the stealing of our attention by Smart devices has plunged many into a concentrated cyber world of contracted consciousness and ignorance within which new artificial representations of art forms have replaced real artistic and genuinely creative endeavors and classical forms of art with designer and digital forms of superficial and synthetic artistic expressions. This ranges from narcissistic social media memes and messages to superfluous pictures and superficial photographs and posts that ultimately supplant any real artistic and cultural appreciation for the good, the true, and the beautiful, as expressed by and through the sacred beauty and supernal power of soul and spirit, and their irrefutable and undeniable connection to the heart of cosmic consciousness, infinite intelligence, and Divine love.
"We lie in the lap of an immense intelligence that makes us receivers of its truth and organs of its activity." (Ralph Waldo Emmerson, Self Reliance Essay, 1841)
There is an obvious paradox underlying this artistic degradation though; that lies in the ubiquitous opportunity of the all pervasive electronic reality of the cyber world of the internet, that has afforded humanity across the board a virtually unlimited opportunity for connectivity and communication spanning continents and cultures in real time; while concomitantly being able to share information, ideas, and knowledge across these global borders, boundaries and time zones from virtually anywhere in the world, at any time.
The technology and digital platforms offer the so called ordinary man and woman, the 99% if you will, the opportunity to participate in a global exchange of information, ideas, and value - previously limited to those with the means, money, and resources to traverse the globe by sea, air, rail or road, or a combination of them, often at great peril and risk to themselves (the Titanic springs to mind) - for those with access to the internet, the social media platforms and the Smart technologies connecting us all; albeit within an emerging totalitarian system of the 21st century.
The Oscars last night were a good even prime example of the growing unpopularity and disinterest in these previously adored and admired artists with their now overly political and prejudicial forms of artistic entertainment and the associated dulling and deterioration of the form and expression of their art, and its emergent fakery, as they move away from (and conspicuously into a self defeating and ultimately deadly cul-de-sac of deluded identity politics, cancel culture, gender dissolution, and social, economic, and political tyranny) the source from which all genuine and great works of art originate and spring - the infinite, unfathomable, all inclusive and unlimited reservoir and river of life or cosmic ocean of Divine inspiration, energy, intelligence and love.