Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty
What does it mean to be a human being? What is human nature? Are our thoughts, feelings and actions unique? If so, why? The humanities are a search of everything conceivable in the human mind. This search is the cultural evolution of human history, but it also includes the science of our genetic evolution.
Language is humanity. It’s the act of converting words into symbols. While language is instinctual, vocabulary is cultural. Yet, emotions and moods are near universally understood without a common language.
Metaphors are creative descriptors used to express the imagination. It’s the building blocks of language. And they are used in archetypal stories: heroes, tragedies, monsters, quests, bonding, and fantasy. These archetypes culturally and genetically combine to teach the next generation how to survive.
Landscapes have an outsized influence on those who inhabit it - not merely in economic ways, as wheat farming or housing developments, but in spiritual and psychic ways. Landscapes are direct manifestations to the source of the universe. It is shaped by nature giving it high meaning. A “good” image can provide a “praiseworthy moral effect.” It must be recorded and use poetic artistry. The look and feel of a landscape communicate not easily described feelings to those sensitive enough to listen.
As a person, what kind of culture do you want to live in? What values do you embody? How would you and others be happy in our community? Are there activities and habits that can bring us joy through participation?
Mike Kraus was born on the industrial shoreline of Muskegon, Michigan. After earning his Fine Arts Degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he attended Grand Valley State University for his graduate degree. From there, he gained varied experiences from the Chicago Architecture Foundation, Art Institute of Chicago, Hauenstein Center For Presidential Studies, Lollypop Farm Humane Society, and the Children's Memorial Foundation. And every place he worked, he had his sketchbook with him and found ways to be actively creative. In 2014, Kraus became a full-time artist by establishing Mike Kraus Art. Since then, he has sold thousands of paintings that are displayed in nearly every state and dozens of countries. Currently, Kraus lives in Rochester, New York with his beautiful wife and goofy dog.
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