Haiku by Matsuo Bashō

The summer grasses.
All that remains
Of warriors’ dreams.

      Matsuo Bashō



Portrait by Katsushika Hokusai

Apr 1, 2021

Earth as our Human Condition

“Art can die; what matters is that it scatters seeds on the ground … we shouldn’t care whether it remains as it is, but rather whether it sets the germs of growth, whether it sows seeds from which other things will spring.”— Joan Miró

Oct 21, 2022

The Role of the Artist

“Without the person of outspoken opinion, however, without the critic, without the visionary, without the nonconformist, any society of whatever degree of perfection must fall into decay. Its habits (let us say virtues) will inevitably become entrenched, tyrannical; its controls will become inaccessible to the ordinary citizen.” — Ben Shahn

Apr 12, 2024

Politics of Blame

“He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived.” — Chinese proverb

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