October 9, 2014

Tyhjyyden kosketus: kun tahto sammuu ja ei-mikään alkaa

Northern view in the sanctuary, Rothko Chapel
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‘And Rothko planned it this way. His chapel is one of the most overwhelming syntheses of art and architecture in the world. It is as compelling as the great Italian religious interiors he admired, yet as terrifying as Munch's Scream. It is a tragic theatre of emptiness, death's antechamber, the self-expression of a suicide. As such, the Rothko Chapel was destined to be misunderstood. Had it been understood, it would not have been built.’
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‘Elävän’ tietoisuuden perimmäinen dilemma: ‘Ihminen tahtoo mieluummin ei-mitään kuin on tahtomatta’ [Nietzsche/Schopenhauer]
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1 comment:

Sammalkieli said...

Ei uskoa, ei valhetta,
totuus, vaan ei Totuutta.