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Glenn Gould: An Avoidable Presence
By Lida Prypchan Glenn Gould has been described in many different ways…. An article written by Tom Service described Glenn as a “wilfully idiotic genius.” (Service, 2012). He was also described him as “An avoidable presence”, “ahead of his time, a prophet even.” Service conveys that even thirty years after Gould’s passing, he continues to …
Is it Brilliance, Protégée or Extremely Talented
By Lida Prypchan Brilliance, protégée, or extremely talented are terms often used with one who has high intellect or spectacular talents that defy what is considered the norm. Not often do we see the term brilliance utilized outside of this arena. There are however times when one takes pause to explore the extraordinary accomplishments …
Georgia O’Keeffe (part II)
By Lida Prypchan http://ppplusa.ning.com/photo/albums/georgia-o-keeffe-art-work Does visual art speak for the creator, revealing that person’s personality in their paintings? Or does the painting speak about its subject, the landscape as it unfolds on the horizon, for example, at a certain time of day with particular lighting? Georgia O’Keeffe insisted that her paintings were not about …
Georgia O’Keeffe
By Lida Prypchan Georgia O’Keeffe is best known for her representations of the southwest, particularly the color and texture of the landscape and the way of life in New Mexico. More controversial are her paintings of flowers that are interpreted by some as being reflections of women’s sexuality, although O’Keeffe herself denied that …
Adios, Miami
By Lida Prypchan “Comedy, such a great thing, amusing entertainment to occupy the time of idle people that diverts thoughts from offensive sadness.” Lope de Vega. Dedicated to those who have the capacity for change. Venezuela is a despondent and pessimistic country, but it is not sad. This despondency and pessimism …
The Mirror and the Mask
By Lida Prypchan The High King fought the battle of Clontarf. After his triumph, he spoke to a poet to sing about his victory and write him a playlet. He told him: Would you like both of us to become immortal? Are you able to carry out what I have asked you? The poet, …
The Mona Lisa and the Virgin with Child and St. Anne: Leonardo Da Vinci III
By Lida Prypchan In the other two documents, the personality of Leonardo Da Vinci was analyzed, based on phrases found in his diary and a childhood memory that was decisive in his spiritual development. On this occasion, I will present the consequence of his childhood memories, of those sad years together with his abandoned …
THE DAY THAT BOYLE FORGOT ABOUT ARISTOTLE
By Lida Prypchan Robert Boyle, the precursor of modern chemistry, was a child prodigy who at age eight spoke three languages: English, which was his mother tongue, Latin and French. He was the fourteenth son of the Count of Cork, born in Lismore Castle, Ireland, on January 25, 1627 and died in London …
Learned Fools
By Lida Prypchan Saying foolish things correctly is one of the rarest fruits of modern teaching. Anonymous. The graduate in philosophy went to the platform. He definitely kept his enormous mouth open for two hours. During that prolonged lapse of time, the speaker gave a lecture full of strange and badly-used words. …
Intuition
By Lida Prypchan Intuition is a really valuable factor. Albert Einstein. The word intuition has slightly different usages. It is defined as a sudden understanding or clarification of a situation, a bright idea that oftentimes blossoms in one’s conscious and which may occur to us when we are not consciously thinking about …