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Competing on the edge

We read in our top strategy course a book called Competing on the Edge, written by a core academia-n at Standford. Was reminded of this book by this:

The Miracle of Loaves and Fishes

A modern-day representation of the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. Certianly it's food for 5000 and food for thought as well.

Clouds that Absorbed the Tears

'Smoke from three days of Israeli air strikes against Hamas militants blends with brewing storm clouds to create a dramatic sunset over the Palestinian territory on December 29, 2008 viewed from Israel's border with the Gaza Strip'. (David Silverman/Getty Images) Source.

I Confess...

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Giclee Prints

These are all Giclee prints. Briefly it is: "The Giclee printing process delivers a fine stream of ink resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display. This art print is produced on a heavy 310 gsm, acid-free and watercolor textured paper." [Source] The following are just a few specimen.

Some are highly subtle impressions of miserable life and complex emotions. Others may seem to be echoing bells of destitute and some purely abstract and non-representative, and some from deep within. Here they are.

"Old Man in Sorrow" by Vincent Van Gogh (1853 – 1890)

"Return of the Prodigal Son" by Baroque artist, Rembrandt (1606 – 1669)

"Monk by the Sea" by David Friedrich

"Apple Tree with Red Fruit" by Paul Ranson (1864 – 1909)

"The Fox" by Franz Marc, 1913.

"Abbey in the Oakwood" by Gothic Romantic Caspar David Friedrich

Visit https://www.allposters.com/-st/Fine-Art-Giclee-Prints-Posters_c102906_.htm for many more works of art.

Outward Realism

Spiritually, art is concerned more with inner reality of things. Yet, outward manifestation is not discarded. Here are some paintings depicting realism in its own sense. I found them to be appreciated for their simplicity and for the trouble artists took in fencing on paper (factually, on canvas) the vastness of desert and simple life. (My friend says its useless to search for philosophical thoughts in such paintings, otherwise it tends to become sarcasm!)

"Words in the desert."

"Cameleer."

"The lantern repairer."

"Under the tree."

"Rest time."

"The caravan."

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Fate of things

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Coal stock for boys on the naughty list....

Beauty of Chinese Landscape Art

1. Seyyed H. Nasr says that man has deep roots in this world and it is difficult, very difficult for him to detach from his root (i.e, this world) for a 'thing', or purpose which demands him to detach for its own sake.

2. However, if man's existence were to be analyzed, we find there are two realities connected to it: one is tiny being, traveller ; and, the other is the 'background', or the 'environment' through which this mortal man journeys. This is the duality that always persists. And, Nasr adds, "It is the basis of every human experience, whether it be physical, psychological or religious."

2 (a). This distinction has been observed centuries ago especially during Tang dynasty, when it started to cripple down and its men of arts and scholarship retreated into the nature. They made paintings of nature, which we call 'landscape art of Chinese'. These, Chinese, landscape paintings portray the huge physical or external world 'through which a physically minute traveller is passing' (same thing has been capitalised on in Mr. Bean's Holiday, in which the small funny figure of Mr. Bean is shown passing through the vast vistas of non-urban France, which on gigantic cinema screen must be unique an experience). Following are some Chinese landscape paintings, in every painting there is a being you've detect .