Andrei Tarkovsky on the meaning of art. His book, Sculpting in Time, has become my artistic manifest.
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Aesthetics of Longing – Tarkovsky on the Meaning of Art
This photo was taken in a Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo, which rarely hosts services due to the hostility of the neighbouring Albanian population. I really liked the way light enters through the small windows and falls on this and other chandeliers.
Aesthetics of Longing – Oswald Spengler on History
Oswald Spengler’s book The Decline of the West is one of the most useful guides for life in the 21st Century. Spengler takes us through the history of different cultures and civilizations, explains what lead to their rise and downfall.
Aesthetics of Longing – Solzhenitsyn on the Meaning of Earthly Existence
Solzhenitsyn is a writer of great relevance to our times because he lived in East (Soviet Union) and the West (America) and critically examined both. He nicely articulated the positive and negative aspects of both societies. This is especially important today when there is rising tension between the two.
Aesthetics of Longing – Guenon on the Timeless Present
Another image from the Orthodox Monastery of Decani (Kosovo & Metohija, Serbia). The monastery church has over 1000 preserved frescoes from the 14th Century.
Aesthetics of Longing – Dostoyevsky: “Beauty will save the world.”
The beautiful Boka Bay in Montenegro.
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