While photography inherently gives the impression of being “real” or “existing in reality,” the essence of monochrome photography lies in creating scenes that do not actually exist. Through this abstraction, the universal characteristics and emotions of the subject are emphasized, bringing out a deeper sense of reality. If color photography can evoke individual emotions andContinue reading “An interview with Naoki Kimura, a fabulous Japanese artist”
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Sunday Feature – Art Galleries in Montreal
Literary Revelations is thrilled to invite you to Montreal, Canada, where our wonderful correspondent and writer Virginia Mateias takes you to visit two beautiful art galleries. I hope you enjoy this Sunday feature. Let’s listen to Virginia: If you are an art lover, like me, you’d enjoy a stroll through the art galleries ofContinue reading “Sunday Feature – Art Galleries in Montreal”
Sunday Feature – The Magnificent Art and Poetry of Hikari – Tanka
Tanka poems are a representative type of classical Japanese poetry with a long history. Beginning as waka, which were widely composed starting in the 7th century, today they continue to be produced by people of diverse backgrounds while retaining their ancient characteristics. In other words, tanka poems can be regarded as a valuable part ofContinue reading “Sunday Feature – The Magnificent Art and Poetry of Hikari – Tanka”
Magnificent Poetry and Art by Sarika Jaswani
Grief, perusal is compared to a tsunami, a capricious force against which we find ourselves enervated and drowning. Life seems to take an oblique course after being hit. Although if we come to the bend in the path with acceptance and pivot along, we can observe that our own inner strengths pull us through theContinue reading “Magnificent Poetry and Art by Sarika Jaswani”
Naoki Kimura and his Magnificent Fine Art Photography – A Marriage of Black and White
‘Beautiful’ is an instinct. ‘Beautiful’ is an emotion, attributed to human instincts.” Naoki Kimura – Creed Naoki Kimura’s art Naoki Kimura is an artist of high caliber. His stunning photography rewrites our world in black and white, creating new territories where objects – natural or not – become mysteries shrouded in shadows, only to partiallyContinue reading “Naoki Kimura and his Magnificent Fine Art Photography – A Marriage of Black and White”
Feature of the Week – Hikari and her Fabulous Japanese Art and Generosity
Litarary Revelations is thrilled to bring you again the stunning art of Hikari, as well as the story of her generosity toward our publishing house. Hikari is a Japanese artist whose craft is influenced by Nohgaku, one of the traditional styles of Japanese theater passed down from generation to generation for more than 650 years.Continue reading “Feature of the Week – Hikari and her Fabulous Japanese Art and Generosity”
On Art, Poetry, and Faith on the Day of Orthodox Easter featuring Virginia Mateias and Vasile Trif
For Orthodox Christians, theological foundations rooted in the earliest Christian community set the tone for beliefs which take expression in liturgical practice, which directly confronts the experience of the dying and bereaved. The liturgical practices in Orthodoxy, speak to the holistic nature of our experience of death—engaging through ritual, body, mind, and soul, and activatingContinue reading “On Art, Poetry, and Faith on the Day of Orthodox Easter featuring Virginia Mateias and Vasile Trif”
Weekend Interview – The Art of M. M. Ciciovan: Energy and Vibration
This weekend Literary Revelations is thrilled to bring you an interview conducted by Virginia Mateias with M. M. Ciciovan. Our hope is that you enjoy the interview and M.M. Ciciovan’s beutiful art. Mona Ciciovan is a successful Canadian painter. She signs her canvases with M. M. Ciciovan, because, she says, women continue to be undervaluedContinue reading “Weekend Interview – The Art of M. M. Ciciovan: Energy and Vibration”
Feature of the Week – The Magnificent Art of Hikari, a Superb Japanese Painter
Literary Revelations Journal is thrilled to bring you the magnificent art of Hikari, a wonderful Japanese painter. The drawing featured in this post was done by Hikari especially for our Literary Revelations Journal. We are honored beyond words by Hikari’s gesture. Here is Hikari in her own words: “I was Born in Tokyo and IContinue reading “Feature of the Week – The Magnificent Art of Hikari, a Superb Japanese Painter”
Hidden in Childhood: A Poetry Anthology – Call for Submissions
Welcome to Literary Revelations. We are excited to open our publishing house with a call for submission to a poetry anthology entitled: Hidden in Childhood. Are you ready to explore your childhood and tell us what you see there? Are you ready to bring us the magic, the joy, and perhaps the pain of yourContinue reading “Hidden in Childhood: A Poetry Anthology – Call for Submissions”