There are about 100 uncontacted tribes in the world… I didn’t know we could evade American Idol, let alone communication today! But ongoing illegal deforestation is changing that for the tribe above, and the Brazilian government has been forced to prove that they exist because people don’t believe they do. Maybe people are concerned that Mel Gibson sold scrap footage from Apocalypto… or that perhaps Brazil contracted out some handy Photoshop work. A commenter on another blog says, “what are the odds that they too would invent bows and arrows? are we sure this isnt a hoax?“ Any doubts? Look here and here.
“I have a dream” is a powerful phrase. And because today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the phrase, “I have a dream,” repeats over and over in our minds, not to mention in the media. King carries his dream in his words. He unites people with words. King’s force is verbal, and people follow him. When we combine the right words with real purpose, we get things done.
Josh Spero, writer for Guardian Unlimited, feels he’s missing out on something with religious art. “It’s just gold leaf and too many halos,” Spero says. He feels that being an atheist has excluded him from understanding its meaning. Spero’s stuck on appearance and can’t move beyond that. So I wonder, can we bridge the gap between non-belief and religious works of art?
I recently spoke with John Kluth, owner of The Open Space Art Gallery in Kent, Ohio. He dedicates one section of his gallery to contemporary and ancient Vietnamese art and uses the remaining section of the gallery to display his own work. Sales are slow, but I admire his effort to involve the community with his gallery. Kluth even attends local markets to promote his gallery. "I have decided that Kent needs marmalade with its art," he says.
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