Author: vgrossman (Page 1 of 2)

Ohara uses the city as a means of inspiration to draw the reader into their world as a means of expression. He brings out moments in time and makes them last as though frozen allowing for one to experience what he did. In this way he draws to the readers attention the idea that a moment lasts only once, but a feeling from that moment can interact with future moments to create a sense of memory which is then influenced by one’s life choices and emotional maturity to produce a result.

This perfectly encapsulates the New York City feel of “The Past” which allows for a broader understanding of the culture which we are submerged in every day but have little time to adapt to.

The video I link to is another means of a similar expression which conveys, I feel, a very similar emotional expression to the poetry in that it allows the viewer to step out of their own shoes and see New York with no reference point but that of a cultural lens in the distant way.

Through the vast ravines of time, art and commerce have always been intertwined in a “dance of the dragons” which has escaped only the most wealthy of emperors and politicians. The end result is, of course, that which can be surmised from the froth of the history books – and that is thusly: “Those who sell their art receive a pension based upon the amount which their patron deem it worth”.

When presented in this way, we can see that art is often viewed as a form of “business exchange”. Andy Warhol could be said to have called this a gilded age of consumerism in which those in charge dictate to others what is more valuable and worth pursuing.

(In the above image we see how the same message can be brought forth and push outward despite it sharing similarities to other images)

Plays are another example.