Visual Art and Creative Inspiration

[MacGreg]

Creative writing is a form of artistic expression requiring vision and courage to forge. Other forms of artistic expression require the same -- music, theater, dance, visual art. As a writer, I am influenced and inspired by others' creative endeavors, and I'm frequently in awe of the ingenuity and bravery exhibited. 

Take this for instance: the reenactment of Caravaggio paintings by the Ludovica Rambelli Theater, set to Mozart's Requiem in D Minor.

Feel free to share something that inspires or influences you or that you find beautiful, outrageous or just plain cool. I'd love to see/hear/experience it.

Edited June 29, 2019 by MacGreg

[Defiance19]

This is timely. If you’ve never, and ever have the opportunity to see Alvin ailey’s work, you should.  I am always completely stunned by his choreography and his dancers. Not a step out of place, and those lines. I don’t think I breathe during performances. 

https://www.alvinailey.org/performances/repertory/no-longer-silent

I hope this works. Scroll to the bottom for the video which gives a new taste. 

[MacGreg]

6 minutes ago, Defiance19 said:

This is timely. If you’ve never, and ever have the opportunity to see Alvin ailey’s work, you should.  I am always completely stunned by his choreography and his dancers. Not a step out of place, and those lines. I don’t think I breathe during performances. 

https://www.alvinailey.org/performances/repertory/no-longer-silent

I hope this works. Scroll to the bottom for the video which gives a new taste. 

Cool,  thanks for the link, Def! I haven't had the pleasure of seeing live, but I'm familiar. There was a dance troupe in Hawaii, Iona Pear, that blew my mind as a teen. Lots of artistic and interpretive dance, like Alvin Ailey. 

[mollyhousemouse]

it's not art, but it is beautiful. this place is my heart, my inspiration comes from looking at it and remembering the smells and sounds. Granddad and coffee on the coal and wood range at dawn, the smell of Aunt Thelma's VO5 hair stuff, the sound of Aspen trees while you are resting in the afternoon.
we'd be up here for a good part of every summer, it's a wilderness area, there is NO motorized anything allowed.  several years ago, there was a huge wildfire, and now it's being decimated by pine beetles there's a good chance it'll burn again. you are looking at the Division of Wildlife's cabin and an inlet. rangers would be here at spawn time to ensure that no one was fishing near this inlet.  the cutthroat trout breeds here so fishing is illegal at certain times during the year.

[Fae Briona]

6 hours ago, mollyhousemouse said:

it's not art, but it is beautiful. this place is my heart, my inspiration comes from looking at it and remembering the smells and sounds. Granddad and coffee on the coal and wood range at dawn, the smell of Aunt Thelma's VO5 hair stuff, the sound of Aspen trees while you are resting in the afternoon.
we'd be up here for a good part of every summer, it's a wilderness area, there is NO motorized anything allowed.  several years ago, there was a huge wildfire, and now it's being decimated by pine beetles there's a good chance it'll burn again. you are looking at the Division of Wildlife's cabin and an inlet. rangers would be here at spawn time to ensure that no one was fishing near this inlet.  the cutthroat trout breeds here so fishing is illegal at certain times during the year.

Ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....    I want to be there now!

[Fae Briona]

9 hours ago, Defiance19 said:

This is timely. If you’ve never, and ever have the opportunity to see Alvin Ailey’s work, you should.  I am always completely stunned by his choreography and his dancers. Not a step out of place, and those lines. I don’t think I breathe during performances. 

https://www.alvinailey.org/performances/repertory/no-longer-silent

I hope this works. Scroll to the bottom for the video which gives a new taste. 

Never seen Alvin Ailey's primary group but have seen Ailey II a couple of times here at the University, and was able to listen to their artistic director, Troy Powell, talk about the program.  Even as Ailey's "in training" troupe, they're amazing and their performances  are amazing. "Touch & Agree" was one of the pieces they did, and it was amazing!

[mollyhousemouse]

13 hours ago, MacGreg said:

Take this for instance: the reenactment of Caravaggio paintings by the Ludovica Rambelli Theater, set to Mozart's Requiem in D Minor.

i've had a chance to watch this now, and its stunning! Now to do more searching for Caravaggio's art. thanks for sharing it Sir

[Lyssa]

3 hours ago, mollyhousemouse said:

i've had a chance to watch this now, and its stunning! Now to do more searching for Caravaggio's art. thanks for sharing it Sir

Hi @mollyhousemouse, if you research about Caravaggio, you might find this interesting. https://www.caravaggio-foundation.org/the-complete-works.html?pageno=1

and this here is an awesome catalog I own myself, but it is written in German, anyway the pictures are good and the shown details explain a lot.

https://books.google.de/books?id=EWalCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT275&dq=caravaggio+katalog&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0hIqo1JHjAhVCY1AKHa9gCtMQ6AEIRTAG#v=onepage&q=caravaggio katalog&f=false

 

Edited June 30, 2019 by Lyssa

[MacGreg]

12 hours ago, mollyhousemouse said:

it's not art, but it is beautiful. this place is my heart, my inspiration comes from looking at it and remembering the smells and sounds. Granddad and coffee on the coal and wood range at dawn, the smell of Aunt Thelma's VO5 hair stuff, the sound of Aspen trees while you are resting in the afternoon.
we'd be up here for a good part of every summer, it's a wilderness area, there is NO motorized anything allowed.  several years ago, there was a huge wildfire, and now it's being decimated by pine beetles there's a good chance it'll burn again. you are looking at the Division of Wildlife's cabin and an inlet. rangers would be here at spawn time to ensure that no one was fishing near this inlet.  the cutthroat trout breeds here so fishing is illegal at certain times during the year.

you've shared this photo with me before... thanks for sharing it again. Such serenity in a single photograph, but its the memories that stay with you which are the most impacting. Having a "happy place" to visit, even in the mind, is good for the soul.

[MacGreg]

6 hours ago, Fae Briona said:

Never seen Alvin Ailey's primary group but have seen Ailey II a couple of times here at the University, and was able to listen to their artistic director, Troy Powell, talk about the program.  Even as Ailey's "in training" troupe, they're amazing and their performances  are amazing. "Touch & Agree" was one of the pieces they did, and it was amazing!

Thanks for sharing the video link, Fae! "In training" or not, they're effing fantastic dancers.

[Former Member]

Caravaggio directed by Derek Jarman
Film debuts of Tilda Swindon and Sean Bean
Nigel Terry as Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

Edited July 1, 2019 by Former Member

[Lyssa]

7 hours ago, droughtquake said:

Caravaggio directed by Derek Jarman
Film debuts of Tilda Swindon and Sean Bean
Nigel Terry as Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

That is an awesome movie. I normally don`t watch many movies, but this one I can recommand as well. 🙂

[MacGreg]

On 6/30/2019 at 7:40 PM, droughtquake said:

Caravaggio directed by Derek Jarman
Film debuts of Tilda Swindon and Sean Bean
Nigel Terry as Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

Thanks for posting about this, drought! I'm not familiar with it but will definitely be looking for it now.