The moral conundrum is whether it’s even possible to give oneself over to a night of artistic joy when tragic fires burn elsewhere. I treasure rare evenings seeing live theater. In other moments I ake pleasure in figuring out how I might shoot a particular photograph or a script I’m readying for production. In all cases I’m aware that millions of others are not sharing my experience. They’re just hoping for ordinary things like clean water and a reassuring sunrise.
Read MoreLOSS OF MEMORY
Creative works are hardly ballast against the drowning, downward pull of recent events. Art is not “the answer”, especially considering how time and time and time again the human collective seems to eschew creative options in favor of destructive ones. It’s inevitable, perhaps, to wonder: does art really matter in the face of humanity’s often malevolent inclinations?
Read MoreTRANSFORMATIONS (or, Why an Essay about the First Gulf War appears in a Blog about Creativity)
Performers on stage? Soldiers ready for battle? Protesters lining the streets? That’s the thing about moments of transformation. There are usually multiple, simultaneous forces at work. In this month’s blog post at 1AU Global Media, we consider moments of transformation, when real world events intersect with lives pursuing creative expression.
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