Monthly Archives: October 2025

Augustine’s Dilemma: Mirrored

The difference between curved and flat is not merely optical—it’s metaphysical, mnemonic, and ritualistic. Flat Mirrors: The Illusion of Truth • A flat mirror reflects with minimal distortion. It promises fidelity, symmetry, realism. • In art and theology, it often … Continue reading

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The Fight

The Fight “Quit copying me” “I’m not copying you, you’re copying me!” “You are too copying me, I was doing it first” “I was doing it second, and doing it better, so you started copying me.”. It was the same … Continue reading

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The Copyists

I was preparing myself for an upcoming visit to the Palace Legion of Honor in San Francisco to see the Manet and Morisot show. It taken more than four years to develop, contacting museums and collectors, to be able to … Continue reading

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The Left-Handed Spiral

Chirality: a curious word. Handedness, the spiral, the twist. Clockwise or counterclockwise, right or left — and, most importantly, does it matter? In the physical world, the answer is yes. Humans are mostly right-handed; most spirals are right-handed. Righty is … Continue reading

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