RickSeymour.com » philosophy http://www.rickseymour.com "I am what I am because of who we all are" [Ubuntu] Wed, 05 May 2010 19:51:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Tate Modern Art Gallery London – "I don't get Modern Art" http://www.rickseymour.com/2009/06/05/tate-modern-london-art-i-dont-get-modern-art/ http://www.rickseymour.com/2009/06/05/tate-modern-london-art-i-dont-get-modern-art/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:06:22 +0000 Rick.Seymour http://www.rickseymour.com/?p=416 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Modern Art - A Table and Chair

Modern Art - A Table and Chair

Modern Art is an interesting phenomenon taking abstract things and allowing the “artist” to call it art (and of course let’s not forget sell it for millions!!). But the interesting question is… “What is art anyway”?

After chatting with one of the assistants walking round the Tate Modern Gallery in London, she was saying that because photographs and digital imaging are now of such a high quality that there is less call for portraits to be comissioned.

“There is now not as much call for realistic paintings and artists must find new ways of expressing themselves. Art is now trying to find new ways of causing a reaction, illicting a response.”

Modern Art Comic Sculpture

Modern Art Comic Sculpture

I replied with “So it’s more about empathy with the artist rather than the work that they’ve put together”. “Sort of”. Ah well.. I tried!

I respect art, be that painting, sculpture or craftwork, but for me… I don’t get modern art. I understand that it does cause reactions in people and maybe that’s just the point. But a table and chair in the middle of the room doesn’t leap out of the space that the artist has put much thought into it.

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]]> http://www.rickseymour.com/2009/06/05/tate-modern-london-art-i-dont-get-modern-art/feed/ 5 nosce te ipsum – Know thyself http://www.rickseymour.com/2009/05/27/nosce-te-ipsum-know-thyself/ http://www.rickseymour.com/2009/05/27/nosce-te-ipsum-know-thyself/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 20:26:07 +0000 Rick.Seymour http://www.rickseymour.com/?p=362 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Knowing who you are, where you want to go in life and what you want is really important. It gives us purpose, and a self of identity. I’ve had to rethink a few of these recently from whether or not I want kids to whether I want to travel the world and explore. But it’s what we do with these ideals that’s important…. how we translate and pass on our experiences to others.

Choice is so important in knowing yourself, the choices you make in the world, the decisions you take and the lifestyle you wish to lead. We all need education to make choices as we are all a blank canvas to begin with. I truly believe that the education system we have in place at the moment doesn’t really set you up for major life changing decisions that you have to make…. but I’ll leave that for another time….

But for now…. it’s all about personal and social growth….. see you on the other side :smile:

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]]> http://www.rickseymour.com/2009/05/27/nosce-te-ipsum-know-thyself/feed/ 0 Ted talks to make you think http://www.rickseymour.com/2009/04/12/ted-talks-to-make-you-think/ http://www.rickseymour.com/2009/04/12/ted-talks-to-make-you-think/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:51:05 +0000 Rick.Seymour http://www.rickseymour.com/?p=184 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> I love Ted.com talks. They make you think. They make you smile but moreover they allow you to aborb bite sized portions of science and intellect. In a society where we shun learning* I feel the need to further myself to activate those parts of my brain that are dulled by day-to-day life.

* – Whilst writing this I messaged someone to say I was watching creative videos and I got this

Beca says:
hmm sounds ……………. fun :S

Theory of everything

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/emily_levine_s_theory_of_everything.html

Why girls don’t do maths…. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves – Chances of finding a Prince Charming is 7 to 1 against….. not good odds!

Sciencey one

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/bonnie_bassler_on_how_bacteria_communicate.html

Most of the discoveries are developed by people in the 20 to 30 age group

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The ability to pass on those tools which have allowed us to get to where we are now is of most importance. To fundamentally understand that there are people that know more or less than you on various topics. Therefore surely your own intelligence is not just about

  1. What you know
  2. How to interpret what you know
  3. How to empart that knowledge and interpretation of what you know to others

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