What was it like to create and sell art in Brazil in the 1980’s? Where to begin? Why not begin where it all began for me, in a cramped one bedroom rented apartment in Flamengo district of Rio de Janeiro, two blocks from the beach.
Playing it safe leads to an unadventurous life. How then should we take on that element of risk—to precipitate the virtue out of this dangerous mixture of spice and vice? No time is ever just right—you either go for it or not. It is never anything less than “to be or not to be!” That’s it: forge a path over the gaping gorge! This is the journey of the hero. Feel the zeal, knowing well it is you who makes the deal...
It has been well documented that we can change our biology simply by what we believe to be true. The placebo effect is defined as the measurable, observable or felt improvement in health or behavior not attributed to medication or invasive treatment. This suggests that we can treat various ailments as well as highly disruptive mood swings by using the mind to heal.
Chef Yihdego Giday was indeed the chief of his own private culinary country, an aesthetically sophisticated domain of tastes, aromas and earthen colors.
As my gaze turned naturally from one elegantly penned image of stately Ethiopian women to another—all artfully placed throughout the restaurant, I could not help being drawn to their extraordinarily intricate weaves. The braid itself has always held special...
Cosmic Art Center announces a unique style of coloring book.
Artist David L. Laing takes pride in seeing his designs colored. “Ancient Runes” is the first of a ground-breaking concept that marries coloring to Nordic yoga with mantras to be intoned while standing in a meditative pose—therein lies its absolute uniqueness!
Perform the pose, pronounce its characteristic sound and/or color its hand-inked design....
Who is crazy and who is not? Will this discussion ever end? Is it a fine line or a thin filter between who is balanced and who is off kilter? It has been said that mental health is a “non-sexy”—topic. Not true, it just may be the “sexiest of all!” The use of color as non-invasive, holistic therapy dates back thousands of years to the ancient texts from India, China and Egypt.
Bach is reborn every moment we hear his ancient horn. He is more future than past, more mast than any gold ever cast. More spirit than man, more man than beast when he unleashed for us in full view his musical feast. We drink deeply from the goblet of each delicately crafted motet. Dive with him to explore that underwater cave of the chaconne. Parting ways the violin strikes up the...