tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post6280959970938924440..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: Stravinsky and the Rite, part 2Bryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-15515652157584340302017-09-14T07:41:51.942-05:002017-09-14T07:41:51.942-05:00Yes! One critical function of art is to reintegrat...Yes! One critical function of art is to reintegrate us with nature.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-21243475550910622332017-09-13T21:01:24.029-05:002017-09-13T21:01:24.029-05:00Man in society tends to create all-encompassing ph...Man in society tends to create all-encompassing physical and cognitive structures that exile nature from daily life and replace it with a synthetic, artificial existence. Its why a visit to the countryside or great natural places can be so exhilarating and spiritually powerful. Poets and songwriters often seem most authentic and "true" when they use animals or celestial objects --nature-- as their subject or to carry a metaphor for human experience.Will Wilkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997868915978439364noreply@blogger.com