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The Art of Seeing – Explore Works from Philadelphia's Museum of Art and Rodin Museum

Painting is silent poetry. – Plutarch

    Author: Richard Di Via

    I retired from teaching in 2017 where I taught Eastern & Western Philosophy and the Humanities of European Medieval & Renaissance Culture. I am on a leave of absence from the Philadelphia Museum of Art and am currently living in Mexico.
    1 Aug 2020 Art

    Art & Phenomenology: How Our Experiences with Art Influence Our Perceptions of It

    “Art is not only about something; it is something”.  – Susan Sontag In John Berger’s seminal book and BBC series,

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    1 Jun 2020 Art

    Daoism: The Evolution of a Philosophy, a Religion, and an Art

    Is there a difference between Daoism and Taoism? I’m compelled to begin by addressing the multiple spellings of not just

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    1 Apr 2020 Art

    The Return of Rationalism in Western Art

    The De Stijl Movement:  Neoplasticism*, Mondrian, and Spinoza’s Influence on Modern Art in the 20th Century  ____________________________________________________________________________________________ “The rhythm of relations

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    1 Feb 2020 Art

    Between Heaven and Earth, Part II:

    The Medieval Mind & the Reemergence of Art & Architecture after the Fall of the Roman Empire in Western Europe

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    1 Dec 2019 Art

    Between Heaven and Earth, Part I:

    The Medieval Mind & the Reemergence of Art & Architecture after the Fall of the Roman Empire in Western Europe

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    1 Oct 2019 Art & Philosophy

    Marcel Duchamp Stripped Bare: A Journey through the Existential Process

    (Marcel Duchamp with The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even. Photograph: Mark Kauffman/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image) “The spectator

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    11 Aug 2019 Art / Paintings

    Is Man, by Nature, a Violent Being? (A Philosophical Look at Cy Twombly’s 50 Days of Iliam)

    Is man, by nature, a violent being? Is he genetically coded towards violence and aggression? Is his drive towards aggression

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    Authors

    Meighan Maley is a Guide at The Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Rodin Museum in Philadelphia, PA, USA.

    Richard Di Via retired from teaching in 2017 where he taught Eastern & Western Philosophy and the Humanities of European Medieval & Renaissance Culture. He is currently on a leave of absence from the Philadelphia Museum of Art and living in Mexico.

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