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The Future Art of Cinema : Rudolf Steiner's Vision
From Joseph Vogelsang and his mysterious peep-box to Hollywood blockbusters and Netflix, R.A.Savoldelli's survey of cinema and film is based on practical experience - he was once the enfant terrible of Swiss cinema - and years of contemplation and study.He examines the difference between film as the 'hypnotic monster' referred to by the Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini, and the art of film that Rudolf Steiner aspired to.The author depicts the historical development of cinema from its origins, paying particular attention to science fiction - from Star Wars to The Matrix - and influential filmmakers such as Eric Rohmer, Andrei Tarkovsky and Pasolini. As a scholar of anthroposophy, Savoldelli gives a comprehensive assessment of Rudolf Steiner's attitude to film.In addition to frequenting the silent cinema of his time, Steiner made several statements about the new artform in his lectures, letters and private discussions.The author examines and interprets these and complements them with commentary on Steiner's attempt to produce a film on the theme of reincarnation and karma as well as his explorations with Jan Stuten of 'light-show art'.Other topics in this penetrating study include: 'Basic philosophical stances in the pioneer period of media studies'; 'Steiner's prophetic warnings about a technocratic form of civilization that will destroy humanity'; 'Nostalgia for the art-house cinema that emerged in the 60s'; and 'The project discussed by Alexander Kluge and Andrei Tarkovsky for a film based on Rudolf Steiner's From the Akashic Records'.Anyone interested in the cinematic arts will find a treasure of stimulating ideas and new thought in this unique book.
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Double Vision : The Cinema of Robert Beavers
A lavishly illustrated inside account of one of avant-garde film’s most original outsiders, the filmmaker Robert Beavers. Double Vision is a beautifully written work of biography and criticism that tells the inside story of Robert Beavers (b. 1949), a major American avant-garde filmmaker. Until now, Beavers’s dramatic life of itinerancy and resistance to commercial circulation has obscured his recognition as one of today’s most significant living filmmakers.In Double Vision, Rebekah Rutkoff, the first scholar to have full access to Beavers’s writing archive, sheds light on this deeply original underground figure and reveals the way Beavers’s films explore nonoptical seeing—awareness itself—as an outcome of cinematic sight. Born in the United States, Beavers moved to Europe as a teenager with his partner, filmmaker Gregory Markopoulos, in 1967.Over the following decades, he developed a unique cinematic language that fuses spiritual aims with cultural critique and braids domestic and erotic self-portraiture with studies of colored light and his own filmmaking process.Rutkoff uses the concept of “double vision” as a means to explore the poetic feedback loop between Beavers’s filmmaking and writing practices, examine his life story and art next to those of Markopoulos, and demonstrate how his films defy standard art historical genealogies and binary thought.Richly illustrated with compelling film stills, many never before seen, Rutkoff’s account of the outsider artist stands as the most detailed, knowledgeable, and fully researched to date.Double Vision celebrates Beavers’s singular achievement and promises to make him known to all those who have not yet encountered his work.
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Creating Gaia Culture : Vision and Workbook
Humanity stands at the threshold of a new phase of Earth's planetary evolution.Breathtaking possibilities - in tune with the evolutionary path of the universe - are now available.Yet the question arises: Does humanity have the ideas, foresight and potential for action that could create a culture that corresponds to the planet's transformation?In the midst of distressing ecological crises, Marko Pogacnik offers fresh hope.Having worked intensively in the fields of holistic ecology (geomancy) and Earth-healing for four decades, he now formulates a vision of a culture based on co-creation with Gaia (the Earth), her elemental worlds and beings from parallel evolutions.Creating Gaia Culture is also a workbook, featuring dozens of drawings and meditative exercises to help transcend mental obstacles by cultivating the quality of living imagination.Pogacnik - UNO Goodwill Ambassador and UNESCO Artist for Peace - presents numerous ways to collaborate with the process of creating Gaia culture.He allows us to look into the primeval source of the future by interpreting the ancient book of the biblical Apocalypse - a text that holds the secret of Earth changes in a coded vision of a new human civilization - and uses his experiences, visions, dream stories and communications with beings from parallel worlds to trigger pictures that can enable a new human culture become a tactile reality.
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Contemporary Art Cinema Culture in China
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"Is there a history of vision problems in your family?"
Yes, there is a history of vision problems in my family. My grandmother had cataracts, and my father has had issues with nearsightedness. Additionally, my aunt has glaucoma. Due to this family history, I am aware of the importance of regular eye exams and taking care of my vision.
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Can vision improve?
Yes, vision can improve in some cases. For example, wearing prescription glasses or contact lenses can help correct refractive errors such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. Additionally, certain eye exercises and vision therapy techniques may help improve focus, eye coordination, and overall visual function. It is important to consult with an eye care professional to determine the best course of action for improving vision.
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What impairs vision?
Vision can be impaired by a variety of factors, including eye diseases such as glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration. Refractive errors such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism can also impair vision. Additionally, injuries to the eye or head, as well as certain medications and medical conditions such as diabetes, can contribute to impaired vision. Finally, aging can also lead to changes in vision, such as presbyopia.
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What are the symptoms of double vision and blurry vision?
Double vision, also known as diplopia, is a condition where a person sees two images of a single object. This can be caused by misalignment of the eyes, nerve damage, or certain medical conditions. Blurry vision, on the other hand, is a loss of sharpness in vision, making objects appear out of focus or hazy. Both double vision and blurry vision can be symptoms of underlying health issues such as diabetes, cataracts, or neurological disorders. It is important to seek medical attention if experiencing these symptoms to determine the underlying cause and receive appropriate treatment.
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Cinema and Machine Vision : Artificial Intelligence, Aesthetics and Spectatorship
Cinema and Machine Vision unfolds the aesthetic, epistemic, and ideological dimensions of machine-seeing films and television using computers.With its critical-technical approach, this book presents to the reader key new problems that arise as AI becomes integral to visual culture.It theorises machine vision through a selection of aesthetics, film theory, and applied machine learning research, dispelling widely held assumptions about computer systems designed to watch and make images on our behalf.At its heart, Cinema and Machine Vision is an invitation for film and media scholars to critically engage with AI at a technical level, a prompt for scientists and engineers working with images and cultural data to critically reflect on where their assumptions about vision come from, and a joint recognition of the fruitful problems of working together to understand the algorithmic governance of the visual.
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China in the World : Culture, Politics, and World Vision
In China in the World, Ban Wang traces the evolution of modern China from the late nineteenth century to the present.With a focus on tensions and connections between national formation and international outlooks, Wang shows how ancient visions persist even as China has adopted and revised the Western nation-state form.The concept of tianxia, meaning “all under heaven,” has constantly been updated into modern outlooks that value unity, equality, and reciprocity as key to overcoming interstate conflict, social fragmentation, and ethnic divides.Instead of geopolitical dominance, China’s worldviews stem as much from the age-old desire for world unity as from absorbing the Western ideas of the Enlightenment, humanism, and socialism.Examining political writings, literature, and film, Wang presents a narrative of the country’s pursuits of decolonization, national independence, notions of national form, socialist internationalism, alternative development, and solidarity with Third World nations.Rather than national exceptionalism, Chinese worldviews aspire to a shared, integrated, and equal world.
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History in Contemporary Art and Culture
This unique book offers guidance for contemporary art practices in dialogue with history, story, memory, and tradition. Artist and lecturer Paul O’Kane uses innovative and creative means, informed by a storytelling tradition as well as academic research, to make connections between contemporary art, history, and the past.The aim of this book is to give readers a sense of the profundity of historical questions, while making the challenge inviting, welcoming and manageable.It is designed to set out an expansive, inclusive and diverse range of potential directions, and speculations from which students can develop personal paths of enquiry.This is achieved by writing and designing the text in an accessible way and providing a range of ‘ways-in’.A series of carefully chosen references, examples, key texts, and possible essay questions are chosen and pitched at various levels and can be close-read, discussed, digested, and responded to either verbally or in the form of a presentation or essay. Written primarily for a broad range of fine arts students, this book encourages readers to reconsider their studies and art practices in light of a historical perspective, enhanced by creative contributions from artists, imaginative philosophers, and influential cultural commentators.
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Consuelo Jimenez Underwood : Art, Weaving, Vision
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood’s artwork is marked by her compassionate and urgent engagement with a range of pressing contemporary issues, from immigration and environmental precarity to the resilience of Indigenous ancestral values and the necessity of decolonial aesthetics in art making.Drawing on the fiber arts movement of the 1960s and 1970s, Chicana feminist art, and Indigenous fiber- and loom-based traditions, Jimenez Underwood’s art encompasses needlework, weaving, painted and silkscreened pieces, installations, sculptures, and performance.This volume’s contributors write about her place in feminist textile art history, situate her work among that of other Indigenous-identified feminist artists, and explore her signature works, series, techniques, images, and materials.Redefining the practice of weaving, Jimenez Underwood works with repurposed barbed wire, yellow caution tape, safety pins, and plastic bags and crosses Indigenous, Chicana, European, and Euro-American art practices, pushing the arts of the Americas beyond Eurocentric aesthetics toward culturally hybrid and Indigenous understandings of art making.Jimenez Underwood’s redefinition of weaving and painting alongside the socially and environmentally engaged dimensions of her work position her as one of the most vital artists of our time. Contributors. Constance Cortez, Karen Mary Davalos, Carmen Febles, M.Esther Fernández, Christine Laffer, Ann Marie Leimer, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Robert Milnes, Jenell Navarro, Laura E.Pérez, Marcos Pizarro, Verónica Reyes, Clara Román-Odio, Carol Sauvion, Cristina Serna, Emily Zaiden
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Can Dolby Vision be used on a TV without Dolby Vision?
No, Dolby Vision cannot be used on a TV that does not support Dolby Vision. Dolby Vision is a high dynamic range (HDR) format that requires both content and display devices to be compatible with it in order to experience its benefits. If a TV does not support Dolby Vision, it will not be able to display content in Dolby Vision format, and the user will not be able to take advantage of its enhanced color, contrast, and brightness capabilities.
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Has the vision improved?
Yes, the vision has improved. With the help of corrective lenses or surgery, many people have experienced significant improvement in their vision. Additionally, advancements in technology have led to the development of more effective and precise vision correction procedures. Overall, there are now more options available for individuals to improve their vision and address various eye conditions.
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Can my vision improve?
Yes, it is possible for your vision to improve with the help of corrective measures such as glasses, contact lenses, or refractive surgery. Additionally, practicing good eye health habits like eating a balanced diet, protecting your eyes from UV rays, and taking regular breaks from screens can also help maintain and improve your vision. However, it is important to consult with an eye care professional to determine the best course of action for your specific vision needs.
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What are vision disorders?
Vision disorders are conditions that affect the eyes and the ability to see clearly. These disorders can range from common issues like nearsightedness and farsightedness to more serious conditions like glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration. Vision disorders can cause symptoms such as blurry vision, difficulty seeing at night, eye pain, and even vision loss if left untreated. It is important to have regular eye exams to detect and manage vision disorders early on.
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