Category: Art, Entertainment, Sports & Music
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Following two previous posts about art perception (The Eye of The Beholder and The Brain of the Beholder) and my own virtual art exhibitions, this story seems to be a logical progression in the sequence – with a twist. While the previous two posts dealt with the personal perceptions of art by the viewer, this…
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It is the end of the week and I am quite exhausted by discussions of death, destruction and discord. So it is a good time once again to take a break and figuratively dust off some of my old art work (that is because I have not painted anything new) and share them with readers.…
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So, I was wrong in my prediction – all of them. None of the five teams that I thought might become the 2006 World Cup Soccer champions, did. Italy won the cup for the fourth time, trailing only Brazil in the number of championships won. I must add though that when Italy (the Azzurri) and…
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So, it will be an all European final in the 2006 World Cup Soccer. That much is decided. The two great Latin American hopes, Argentina and Brazil were eliminated in the quarter finals by Germany and France respectively. The young and scrappy Portuguese team did away with England. Italy took care of Ukraine. Of the…
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(Soccer post # 5) The US is out of World Cup Soccer, having lost 1-2 to the super underdog team of Ghana. (Ghana’s is the Cinderella story of the 2006 WCS. Their dream run is about to come to an end – they go up against Brazil next.) US fans are disappointed with the American…
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Those who wish to scoff at my claim that soccer is indeed the most democratic and ecumenical of all sports, please take a look here! I wonder if the language remains holy when a foul is drawn. And are they playing to score a soccer goal or attain a higher one? What is amply clear…
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Forgive me for writing my third soccer related post within one week. I promise the pattern will last only up to July 9. So please bear with me. A few days ago, I wrote about the new realities playing out on the soccer field due to globalization. Today, Franklin Foer at The New Republic has…
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I hope those of you who are paying even cursory attention to the World Cup Soccer championship in Germany are enjoying the experience so far. (Too bad, Team USA played an uninspiring match today to lose 0 – 3 to the Czech Republic). But there is much more going on off the playing field in…
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Summer has begun in earnest, at least in Houston and along with that will set in lethargy among bloggers and readers. Some bloggers I read regularly are slowing down. Others have disappeared inexplicably without so much as a "see ya later." My own co-bloggers will be scattered over the world – Anna in China, Sujatha…
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Recently, guest blogger Sujatha entertained us with her account of the UFOs (UnFinished Objects) that clutter her closets. They are the results of her never ending interest in new art and craft projects which she led us to believe she pursues enthusiastically but doesn’t quite manage to finish. Well, not true. Here is an evidence…
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I am gratified for the kind and enthusiastic words posted in the comments section and via e-mail in response to the mini-exhibition of my paintings. It is also a bit embarrassing because I know the extent of my own artistic talent. I don’t want to appear cloyingly modest – but I can assure you it…
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I have no worthwhile blogging ideas today – been a little busy too. I am going to wing it and also indulge in a bit of self promotion. Although I have loved drawing and painting since childhood, I have pursued this amateur but serious hobby in spurts of a few years at a time only…
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A little more than a week ago I posted an article here about a book by John Carey – "What Good Are Arts?" in which the author questions the value/ futility of defining "art". Carey surmises that the definition of good or bad art is best left to the consumer until there is a…
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