NYC Planner (ret.) and Aesthetic Realism associate Barbara Buehler writes: I think “Art as Simultaneous Heaviness & Lightness,” by Eli Siegel, is great! It takes us on an exhilarating and scholarly journey—from the Pyramids of Egypt to the classical painter Titian, from Chopin’s nocturnes to Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata and more. And each step of the… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: The new issue of TRO, “Reality Is, Nevertheless, a Friend,” is so truly titled! It will give the reader honest hope as it deals with a subject that has been with humanity for centuries: evil—what is it? This TRO is a down-to-earth understanding of its subject. It shows that there’s a structure to evil,… Read more

Poet and Aesthetic Realism consultant Karen Van Outryve recommends “Dear Birds, Tell This to Mothers,” by Eli Siegel. She says: I loved this poem before I became a mother, because it is so musical and true. As a mother, it means even more to me: it is always a deep comfort and beautiful guide, encouraging… Read more

Steven Weiner, computer specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: The magnificent new issue of TRO is titled “Evil, & a Gathering of Poems.” It answers these philosophic and life questions: What is evil, as structure—what opposites are in it, and how? Where does evil begin in the human self? Is there evidence that it is not the… Read more

Marion Fennell, singer with the Aesthetic Realism Theatre Company, writes: I think this article by artist and Aesthetic Realism consultant Marcia Rackow is wonderful. In it, she writes about the great 20th-century sculptor Alexander Calder and the surprising and thrilling way heaviness and lightness are present in his work. She shows vividly not only why… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: The new issue of TRO is a true means for you to feel lighter—and also more happily serious. It’s titled “The Great Subject of Humor.” Through some first-rate examples of humor, and the principles of Aesthetic Realism, you’ll learn: 1) why humor is enormously important, part of the very… Read more

Gina Buffone is an Aesthetic Realism associate, and a project manager in the development of affordable housing. She writes: What makes a rose beautiful? Why has the Acropolis continued to move people over the centuries? Why is the Mona Lisa considered one of the greatest works of art in history? In this revolutionary principle, Eli… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: “A World to See Rightly” is the newest issue of TRO. And with this issue, as you will see, there is a change in TRO’s masthead, a change in its title. The reason is described; and you’ll find that change here is beautiful continuity too. The content of this… Read more

Bruce Blaustein, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Growing up on Long Island, I couldn’t understand why the devotion that people in my family showed one another could suddenly turn into heated, angry arguments and later, uncomfortable silences. I know that through Aesthetic Realism, the painful see-saw between devotion and anger in a family can really change!… Read more

Steven Weiner, computer specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: Here is the new issue of TRO—titled “Philosophy, the Opposites, & Our Lives.” How warm and immediate is philosophy? Most writers on philosophy would say: Since it’s about such things as the nature of being and perception, of course philosophy is about people. But philosophy hasn’t… Read more