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In my Three Quarks essay this month I take on the mistaken platitude that beauty is only skin deep.
Beauty is Not Skin Deep
24 Monday Apr 2017
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Beauty is Not (Entirely) in the Eye of the Beholder
27 Monday Mar 2017
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It has become a truism that beauty is subjective, but as with most truisms, it’s only partly true. My article at 3 Quarks Daily this month makes the case for the objectivity of beauty.
Reality Check
27 Monday Feb 2017
Posted in 3 Quarks Daily Column, General Aesthetics, Philosophy
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My post at 3QD this month is a bit of a wild ride, from wine tasting to Trump to metaphysics and back. So fasten your seatbelt and head on over.
The Slow Art of Wine
30 Monday Jan 2017
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The final installment on my series on creativity and winemaking is up at Three Quarks Daily.
The Art of Wine
02 Monday Jan 2017
Posted in 3 Quarks Daily Column, Art and Wine
In my 3QD essay this month I compare creativity in the arts with creativity in the process of winemaking.
On Creative Receptivity
05 Monday Dec 2016
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I’ve been thinking about the concept of creativity as I work through issues related to the art of winemaking. In my Three Quarks Daily column this month I argue that creativity in the arts is more like discovering something new about your materials and less like inventing something from scratch.
On Creativity
07 Monday Nov 2016
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I’ve been thinking about the concept of creativity in connection with a book on the art of winemaking. My 3 Quarks essay this month is about some initial conclusions regarding creativity and the arts in general.
The Winemaker’s Art and Nature’s Rift
10 Monday Oct 2016
The techniques and science of winemaking are essential to making great wine, but so are creativity and imagination when unlocking nature’s secrets. I discuss the art of winemaking in my Three Quarks essay this month.
Food, Art and Emotion
12 Monday Sep 2016
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I recently had the opportunity to sample the Art Menu at Topolobampo, the Rick Bayless restaurant in Chicago—7 courses each inspired by an emotion, and paired with a painting expressing the same emotion. It was a fascinating exercise in cross-modal metaphor. My 3 Quarks Daily essay this month is a review of the experience. Read it here.
The “Aha” Moment
15 Monday Aug 2016
Most wine lovers have had one. My Three Quarks Daily post this month is about the meaning of that moment when wine becomes extraordinary.
