What People Who Study
Aesthetic Realism Are Saying
ACTING
The Aesthetic Realism Theatre Company in New York City "The Aesthetic Realism Theatre Company presents groundbreaking talks by Eli Siegel, founder of the philosophy Aesthetic Realism, on plays such as Shakespeare's Hamlet, Othello, Sheridan's School For Scandal, Ibsen's A Doll's House." See the pages about Outreach, links to classes in Acting and Singing, and important articles on Drama, including on Ophelia in Hamlet, the immortal actors Edmund Kean and Rachel, and the subject "Passion and Control in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night."
Anne Fielding, Actress, Consultant "You will see the classes I love to teach. And, how immeasurably useful Aesthetic Realism is to people's lives--including, so much, my own. See my article on the loss of one's spouse. My essay 'I Believe this about Acting' is some of what I learned about the urgent, needed, true comprehension of the art of acting and the human self. And there is much more!"
ART (A Sampling)
Aesthetic Realism and Picasso's GUERNICA: For Life "Pablo Picasso in his angry yet monumental memorial to Guernica opposes cruelty and affirms life--doesn't say reality is senseless." --Dorothy Koppelman
Roseanne Backstedt Portfolio of paintings by artist Roseanne Backstedt. Ceres Gallery 584 Broadway Ste. #306, New York, NY 10012. E-mail: rosebac@warwick.net. Titles of works include: Fields of Silver and Gold. A Letter in Winter. Girl at the Edge.
GERRIT RIETVELD'S RED AND BLUE CHAIR & What I Learned about Rest and Motion in Myself by Anthony Romeo, Architect (AIA). "In 1918, the architect Gerrit Thomas Rietveld designed a chair that affected not only furniture design, but the history of architecture. Rietveld's 'Red and Blue' chair is now in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, and it is a chair I love." Mr. Romeo quotes from Eli Siegel's Is Beauty the Making One of Opposites?, an Aesthetic Realism class taught by Ellen Reiss, the Class Chairman of Aesthetic Realism, Gerrit Rietveld, and other sources.
ANTHROPOLOGY
On the Place of Eli Siegel in Anthropological Thought Excerpt #1 from Columbia University doctoral thesis in anthropology by Arnold Perey, Ph.D., based on Aesthetic Realism. In "A New Perspective for Anthropology" Dr. Perey writes: "How can cultural anthropology have a scientific basis at last? I present the answer I learned from Aesthetic Realism and Eli Siegel."
Class Syllabi for Arnold Perey's Aesthetic Realism and Anthropology course:
FILM
The Heart Knows Better. A Film by Ken Kimmelman This Emmy award-winning anti-prejudice public service announcement by Ken Kimmelman illustrates, in powerful images, that people of different backgrounds are more alike than we may see. The film arose from Mr. Kimmelman's study of Aesthetic Realism. Imagery Film, Ltd. is the film company directed by Mr. Kimmelman, an Aesthetic Realism consultant, in New York City.
United Nations AFF 99: What Does a Person Deserve? "What Does a Person Deserve?" Director: Ken Kimmelman. Description: A film that asks this question, first posed by Eli Siegel, in relation to homelessness and hunger in the United States today: "What does a person deserve by being alive?"
HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS / architecture
Housing: A Basic Human Right This site announces a groundbreaking presentation by a filmmaker, a city planner, and two architects who speak -- with statistics and great feeling -- about the housing crisis in America and what they have seen through their study of Aesthetic Realism about its cause and solution.
HONESTY
Friends of Aesthetic Realism—Countering the Lies The purpose of this website is to counter lies about Aesthetic Realism, which have been put forth on the Internet by a few individuals. -- “It's a lie, and not a well told one at that. It grins out like a copper dollar.” —Abraham Lincoln
MUSIC
Barbara Allen, flutist, teacher, Aesthetic Realism Consultant "The philosophy of Aesthetic Realism, which I am so proud to teach, has educated me about the most important things a person can know--including about Music, Education, Love and Marriage." --Barbara Allen
Edward Green, prize-winning composer, teacher of piano and composition, professor at Manhattan School of Music and on the Aesthetic Realism Foundation faculty.
Haroldo Mauro Jr. - [in English] The accomplished Brazilian pianist, arranger, composer and teacher Haroldo Mauro, Jr.
Haroldo Mauro Jr. - [em Português] Pianista/compositor - Formação acadêmica: Aesthetic Realism Foundation - Nova York, EUA (1986-1989) Estudos em educação e estética.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Len Bernstein--Photography Photography education using the philosophy of Aesthetic Realism as its critical basis.
David M. Bernstein, Fine Art Photography Portfolio and articles by this noted photographer and his colleagues. "I want people to have the thrill and honor of learning, as I so happily do, how the questions of our lives are solved in art; how opposites such as immediate and permanent, logic and emotion, dark and light are crucial in a photograph, and that we can learn from art how to have these opposites truly composed in ourselves." -- David M. Bernstein Email: davidmbernstein@mindspring.com
Amy and Louis Dienes, Photographers and Aesthetic Realism Associates Portfolios of photographs; accounts of Aesthetic Realism classes; Gallery Talks; News; and Poem: Black and White, with a selection of photographs which inspired the lines. Louis and Amy Dienes studied in classes with Eli Siegel and now with Ellen Reiss.
NEWS, ARTICLES, & ESSAYS
Lynette Abel Articles and essays, particularly published in New York State--including "World should be owned by people living in it," The Record, Troy, NY, April 9, 2001.
Alice Bernstein and Friends Articles on the economy, education, love, art, and the solution to racism by Alice Bernstein and colleagues. Mrs. Bernstein is a columnist for the Harlem Times and other journals.
Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism Consultant "I am proud to have seen that Aesthetic Realism is the greatest force for individuality of a true kind as it shows what a person has in common with all people on this diverse earth!"
Carol McCluer Valuable resource for how this important philosophy sees the subject of love and women's issues--and the relation of art to life. A personal website with numerous articles by Carol McCluer and co-authors.
How My Stuttering Ended by Miriam Mondlin. "A matter that concerns many people in America and has caused a great deal of pain is stuttering. From Aesthetic Realism I learned the scientific cause of stuttering and my stuttering ended!"
Ruth Oron, Essayist On my website, you can read articles on many different subjects, including very much about Israel, and what will make for peace in the middle east.
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