Paradigm Articles

15. Aesthetics Without Boundaries: 'Art From the Heart'

Human social harmony and synergies in all human dimensions, with commonalities as bonding element and diversity as dynamic factor.

Aesthetics as basic faculty inherent and to be discovered/developed in all humans: Critique of elitist notions on art.

Interrelation and balance of aesthetics and functionality;

Community aesthetics rooted in the rhythms and rituals of Community Life; Critique of divisive effects of segregating aesthetics into “seven disciplines”

Critique of commercialization of art.

Critique of overspecialized artistry and star system as elitist and separative in bases and consequences

Specific Nuances of Art in mass communication.

THE 15 EMPOWERING PARADIGMS:

1. Total Human Development and Harmony Through Synergism

2. Holistic Health Care and Medicine

3. Deep Ecology and Harmony with Nature

4. Sense of History and Sense of Mission

5. Civics and Democratic Governance

6. Culture as Community Creativity

7. Light-Seeking and Light-Sharing Education

8. Gender Sensitivity, Equality & Harmony

9. Reconstructive/Restor-ative Justice

10. Associative Economics, Social Capital and Sustainable Development

11. Synergetic Leadership and Organizations

12. Appropriate/Adaptive Technology

13. Mutual Enrichment of Families and Friendships

14. Human Dignity and Human Harmony: Human Rights and Peace

15. Aesthetics Without Boundaries: 'Art from the Heart'

The Credo Of 'Synaesthetics'

By Sanib-Sining Movement for Synaesthetics

This is based on "Art From the Heart of All," the Credo of the Sanibkulay Visual Art Group, 1999; and it was broadened in August 2000 and adopted as the Credo of the wider Sanib-Sining Movement for Synaesthetics on August 19, 2000. SanibLakas Foundation has started the "Sanib-Sining" sub-program, with Sanibkulay founder Marz Zafe as program director, within the Human Development and Harmony (HDH) overarching program.

We believe that art is the expression of the innermost human feelings and insights, the physical expression of one's own emotional and spiritual breath, throb and pulse.

We believe that aesthetics is a basic human faculty, an inborn capacity and enjoyment of every human being, and that, therefore, a.l.l h.u.m.a.n.s a.r.e
a.r.t.i.s t.s., in varying paths and degrees of development. Let our basic respect for the aesthetic self-expressions of our own and others honestly flow from wisdom, not from any imagined generosity.

We believe that art is the emotional and spiritual resonance with beauty and appreciation. Intellectualization of art can never comprehend it fully; too much analysis can only diminish free expression and exhilaration. We would rather create and appreciate than criticize and debate. Art is too good, noble and soulful to be lowered to the level of intellectual, judgmental contests.

We believe that all humans are equal among ourselves and with all our fellow beings. Let there be no walls among forms of aesthetics, or between performers and applauders. Let all who already know themselves as artists now seriously face up to our challenge to creatively help discover, draw out, and develop the hidden talents of all other humans.

We believe that all can enjoy together the synergetic celebration of the combination of diverse styles and skills, thoughts and feels, like the harmony of diverse hues and shades in the palettes of rocks and flowers, the dances of the winds, the words of everyone's wisdom, sighs and smiles, and notes flows and symphonies, lines and shapes, of the magic of Life.

Let art be enjoyed as a dynamic part of our human community's collective rituals of Life. And on this basis let us all enjoy together the profound pleasures of S.y.n.a.e.s.t.h.e.t.i.c.s.