Devorah Tarrow, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Starting out, wives and husbands hope their marriage will be happy and successful. Yet why do two married people so often come to feel distant from, angry with, and resentful of one another? Is the cause something that they have mistakenly equated with love itself: an unspoken agreement between… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: How can we see what we don’t like in the world? Is there a way to see what we cannot like—including what’s fake and unjust—in a way that is lively, hopeful, and very kind? Read wonderful, thrilling answers in “The Deepest Kind of Cleverness,” the new issue of The Right of Aesthetic… Read more

Leila Rosen, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes about this upcoming Public Seminar: Happiness: everyone wants it. So why, even as people find what they think will make them happy–the “right” person, a good job, activities they enjoy–do they still feel something large is missing? Why do they still feel unhappy? Aesthetic Realism answers that question logically… Read more

Christopher Balchin, educator and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the end of World War I, yet today the brutality of war continues. And there is animosity between nuclear powers, and fear of wider conflicts. People ask: What impels nations to go at each other with murderous intent? Why, with… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: “The Two Kinds of Cleverness” describes the difference between true and false cleverness in social life, in economics, and in literature. You’ll see why this subject is important—is, in fact, urgent—in the thrilling, surprising new issue of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known.  The commentary by Ellen Reiss… Read more

Devorah Tarrow, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Why couples have trouble communicating, and what can enable them to talk honestly, kindly, and very pleasurably with each other, will be explained with comprehension and depth at the Understanding Marriage! class, Saturday, April 14th, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM: “What’s Said & Unsaid in Marriage—Can Sense Be… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: To say a person is “too clever” is hardly complimentary.  And why is it we can be “clever”—yet afterwards feel we were foolish, or mean? Can there be a cleverness that strengthens us and others because it comes from a kind and deep way of seeing?… Read more

Aesthetic Realism Public Seminar Thursday, April 5, 6:30 PM Speakers:  Donita Ellison, Anthony Romeo, Marcia Rackow, Dale Laurin The speakers—a painter, an architect, and a sculptor—show the thrilling practicality of art for people’s lives today. Their basis is this principle— a landmark in human history—stated by Eli Siegel, critic, poet, and founder of Aesthetic Realism:… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: “Cleverness” can seem such a big thing in the world—and it’s usually seen as devious. But are there really two kinds of cleverness: one that’s beautiful, and another that’s ugly and makes for pain, including between men and women? Answers that people long for are here—in “Love, Art, & Cleverness,” this… Read more

Architect and Aesthetic Realism consultant Dale Laurin writes about Marcia Rackow’s important article “Claude Monet—Does Art Answer the Questions of Our Lives?”: Like people everywhere, I cared for the paintings of Claude Monet, especially his series on waterlilies and on the Rouen Cathedral. But this wonderful, richly illustrated article by artist and Aesthetic Realism consultant… Read more