Creative work bridges time because the energy of art is not time-bound. If it were we should have no interest in the art of the past, except as history or documentary. But our interest in art is our interest in ourselves both now and always. Here and forever. There is a sense of the human spirit as always existing. This makes our death bearable. Life + art is a boisterous communion/communication with the dead. It is a boxing match with time.
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Themes
- Art — Creativity, expression, and the role of art in society
- Creativity — The spark of original thought, invention, and artistic vision
- Death — Contemplations on mortality, loss, and the legacy we leave
- History — Lessons from the past and the arc of human civilisation
- Life — Reflections on the meaning, challenges, and beauty of life
- Time — Reflections on the passage of time and how we spend it