"L'art c'est bien fini"...Art Is dead.
According to a recent book by the French philosopher Yves Michaud (born 1944), who has written extensively widely on the relationships of...
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John Oliver
- Sep 12, 2021
- 2 min
What are the cornerstones of civilisation?
Based on the recommendation by a fascinating author Erik Wargo (time loops, pre-cognition, paranormal), I watched the 2016 film Arrival...
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John Oliver
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min
Diminishing returns vs virtuous returns - the difference between my rational and aesthetic lives
Working in the business world, since 2009 by founding my own brand of consulting and a team of associates, and drawing on a mixture of my...
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John Oliver
- Oct 15, 2020
- 1 min
Hommage to Sabeen Mahmood - social activist, entrepreneur
A wonderful example of a leader of a vibrant social center, connecting artists, activities and entrepreneurs, which often comes to my...
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John Oliver
- Oct 15, 2020
- 1 min
Combine intellectual, moral and sensory experience into what Yeats called "unity of being"
An extraordinarily influence figure for my work lies in the life of the master wood carver, David Esterly, who passed away in 2019. A...
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John Oliver
- Jul 28, 2020
- 1 min
The perennial wisdom project as a renewal of the Kandinsky and Marc illustrated bible project
Reading Charlene Spretnak's "the spiritual dynamic in Modern Art", p76, where she mentions the project idea in 1912 by Wassily Kandinsky...
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John Oliver
- Jul 2, 2020
- 1 min
A Speech by Theaster Gates That Defines The Inspirations Behind Tyler
This is a seminal presentation by my hero Theaster Gates, embodying message and performance like I've seen nowhere else. A fundamental...
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John Oliver
- Jun 16, 2020
- 2 min
Wood Alter Pieces - a core mission
When in moments of stress strife is often revealing as to what arises there was one moment about 7 years ago go when I was working for an...
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John Oliver
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
The privatisation of mysticism - the New Age Shadow
The privatisation of mysticism - that is, the increasing tendency to locate the mystical in the psychological realm of personal...
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John Oliver
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
The Emergence of Perennial Spiritual Wisdom (part 2)
I'll be writing a number of posts over the next months on the preparations for my exhibition installation on a 'Consilience Project'....
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John Oliver
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
The Holy Grail of a Perennial Spiritual Philosophy - Evoking the nine creative Muses
I'm currently reading on the evolution of spirituality in the arts, triggered by an inspiration from learning more about Hilma af Klint...
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John Oliver
- May 30, 2020
- 1 min
The enemy of art is.... any preconceived idea
Love this interview with Richard Ashcroft, putting to bed the Kingsley Amis quote that "the enemy of art is a pram in the hallway" : BBC...
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