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THE SYMBOL-FILLED GARDEN

June 19, 2017 Zhenya Gershman

"A garden is an interface between nature and art, in which they are combined to convey a message..."

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In Art, Project AWE Tags Symbolism, Garden, Esotericism
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THE 13th CANON: Portrait of J.S. Bach

September 2, 2015 Zhenya Gershman

An interesting account of Bach's portrait presenting a musical riddle.

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In AWE, maria danova, Art, Mystery, Old Masters, Project AWE Tags Bach, Music, Maria Danova, Mystery, portrait, Painting, Alexander Maykapar, Canon
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Making the invisible visible: Péladan's vision of ensouled art

August 6, 2015 Zhenya Gershman

“I am the androgyne of forms... I am the announcer of the mysticism of Beauty, the mysticism of Art...”, Péladan

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In Art, AWE, Painting, Philosophy, Project AWE, Peladan Tags Joséphin Peladan, Peladan, Symbolism, Sasha Chaitow, Rosicrucian, Order of the Rose + Croix, Mystery, Salon, Sphinx, Orphic, Myth
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The Blossom From The Ash

August 3, 2015 Zhenya Gershman

Kaleidoscopic patterns in the floor-to-ceiling paintings radiate light...

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In Art, AWE, Painting, Project AWE Tags Caomin Xie, Caroline Stover, Art, Mandala, Painting, Museum, Buddhism, Zen, 9/11, ruins buddhism Chinese contemporary Oriental Philosophy
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UP AND DOWN THE MONOCHORD: Seven Vowels—Seven Planets [Part II]

June 6, 2015 Zhenya Gershman

"The human soul is created according to musical laws and should be tempered accordingly..."

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In maria danova, Music, Cabala, Project AWE Tags Music, art, Pythagoras, Project AWE, Cabala, Maria Danova, esotericism, Freemasonry, Greek, hermeticism, Master, mysticism, Rosicrucian
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Coming to Terms with the Terms: Why ‘Esotericism’?

February 18, 2015 Zhenya Gershman

A great overview of the terms: Esotericism, Hermeticism, Mysticism.
An introductory essay to the journey through different periods of musical theory and practice.

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In Art, Alchemy, Music, Cabala, Mystery, Project AWE Tags esotericism, hermeticism, alchemy, magi, mysticism, Antoine Fauvre, Francis Yates
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On Slow and Flawed Music: The Technologies of Future Music

November 21, 2014 Zhenya Gershman
 Johannes Vermeer, The Music Lesson, c. 1662, Royal Collection, St. James's Palace, London

 Johannes Vermeer, The Music Lesson, c. 1662, Royal Collection, St. James's Palace, London

A translation of the recent lecture-performance on the Music of the Future given by composer Nastasya Khroustcheva.    

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In Art, AWE, Project AWE, Music Tags Nastasya Khroustcheva, Performance, Lecture, Music, Future, Petersburg, Russia, Maria Danova, Translation
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Can Art Bring The Dead to Life?

May 30, 2014 Zhenya Gershman

Why does the man in this portrait look dead with ash-colored skin and sunken cheeks? 

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In Art, Alchemy, AWE, Old Masters, Painting, Project AWE Tags art, Pontormo, Death, Life, Magic, Alchemy, Renaissance, Resurrection
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Bach: From Darkness to Light — Experiencing Classical Music in a Sacred Space
Bach: From Darkness to Light — Experiencing Classical Music in a Sacred Space
about 4 months ago

Natalie Stutzmann leads the New York Philharmonic with Bach’s work, resonating in the grandiose space of St. John the Divine Cathedral, a return of classical music to its sacred home.

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