My life revolves around art and its history. In art, as well as life, I believe wisdom greater than that of our times was arrived at thousands of years ago. Sometimes, in some talk circles, I feel like the attending mummy: antiquated, misunderstood, heart and mind heavy with dust, linen bandages, and memories of ages past.
My interests include Photography, Digital Design, Cultural and Media Studies, Natural Science, Natural History, Anthropology, Music, Bioethics, the nature and structure of reality.
Music
Music to me is a tool, and I classify the items in my collection according to their various powers. I use my favorite pieces sparingly, and I can always rely on them to ignite a creative fire. I tend to favor harmonious sounds that fuse elegance with complexity and depth, but everything has its place. I can also be lost in convulsive, mind-bending electronic beats or hardcore rock played at ear-splitting levels when the times and tunes are right.
Movies
Real life is a lot more interesting.
Television
"I followed all the dramas; I suffered indescribable torment with each of those creatures battered by fate, and was always surprised that in the end things worked out so well for the heroine, who for sixty installments had acted like a moron."
~Isabel Allende, Eva Luna
I'm not a TV person. I frequently find myself at a loss in conversations about the unfoldings of television shows.
Books
I own a substantial, eclectic, constantly growing library: there are in it art books, physics books, essays on political and natural science, software bibles, works of philosophy, Latin American novels, cultural studies volumes and comic strip collections. I especially appreciate works that elucidate the why and how of things on a solidly constructed theoretical framework. Hocus Pocus is not welcome and will be burned at the stake upon arrival. Yes, my books and I are the empirical inquisition. About that Wiccan star up there... longer story, you may ask if you wish. I have kept all of my college textbooks, as I prefer fact to fiction, unless the fiction comes from the right pen. On the rare occasions when truth is best spoken figuratively, those who can manage command my respect.
Heroes
Thinkers who have devoted their lives to demystifying the universe with the purpose of sharing their findings with the rest of us.
Angel Villanueva's Details
Status:
Swinger
Orientation:
Not Sure
Hometown:
"Different places!!"
Body type:
Athletic
Ethnicity:
Latino / Hispanic
Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio
Smoke / Drink:
No / Yes
Children:
Love kids, but not for me
Education:
College graduate
Occupation:
Visual Arts
Angel Villanueva's Schools
Pitzer College
Claremont,CA
Graduated: 2009
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Double Major in Art and Art History
2005 to 2009
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut,California
Graduated: 2004
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Associate's Degree
Major: Computer Graphics / Photography / Art
Clubs: Visual Media Arts & Sciences
2001 to 2004
Angel Villanueva Being wrong is sometimes just wonderful. Posted 1 hour ago view more
It has often been said that artists should always portray their time.
My answer to that statement is: We do not have a choice. It is always our time.
For a human being, time has only one consequence. When seen through the eyes of art, the process is gifted with multiple layers of meaning and levels of significance. It is a rich and complex territory filled with nearly inexhaustible treasure. Given enough time, anything can happen, and indeed we have. I have always been fascinated by the paradox of our position as a point of consciousness in the infinite: the universe sprouts a slug eye to look at itself with.
I find it easier to understand the behavior of humanity as a whole when seen as a close parallel of individual behavior and growth. The true character of humanity, like that of an individual, is revealed not in our inventory of virtues, but in how we deal with our flaws.
I see the arts as the pinnacle of the human career, the ultimate achievement fusing what we know about the universe with how we feel about our role in it. Successful art becomes a great communication vehicle between people in different realms of existence, one that can speak its message clearly across thousands of years. When we look back through its history, we can still hear the voices of our ancestors in the deep past, telling stories of their lives, beliefs, hopes, and dreams.
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Who I'd like to meet:
Those who find in art the unexpressed in themselves. People experiencing a personal renaissance. Existentialists with a cheerful attitude. Other inquisitive and creative minds.
On a more fantastic note, like Papini's Gog, I would like to have private audiences with the most relevant figures of history, and ask each of them the questions they are best suited to answer. I would want the truth.
So long ago Was it in a dream? Was it just a dream? I know, yes I know It seemed so very real, it seemed so real to me
Took a walk down the street Thru the heat whispered trees I thought I could hear (hear, hear, hear) Somebody call out my name as it started to rain Two spirits dancing so strange
Ah! bwakawa pouss, pouss...
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