The shift in the role of museums following the mass-reproduction of images of artworks
by Gil Dekel, PhD. (About Gil. Contact) Introduction In this paper I will follow the evolution of art museums through the effect of the use of images of artworks. I will argue that the use of images of artworks has contributed to a shift in the role of museums from...
Insights from Rudolf Steiner’s ‘Knowledge of the Higher Worlds: How it is achieved?’ (summary/ review by Dr. Gil Dekel).
by Gil Dekel. Visionary, architect, and philosopher Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) provides practical advice to developing a higher sensitivity to life. Forward to the 1969 edition, by A.C.H. Drugs provide experiences but not perception. When using drugs the logic is...
Discover your Creative Potential – Counselling and learning days
Dr. Dekel provides professional learning courses that bring together art, spirituality and science. In his workshops he teaches methods that help people discover a creative potential and expand their talents and understanding on a personal level as well as group...
Lessons from Deepak Chopra’s DVD film ‘How To Know God’ (summary by Gil Dekel, PhD)
by Dr. Gil Dekel. A short overview of lessons learned from Chopra’s DVD film (directed by Ron Frank, 2006; published by Anchor Bay Entertainment, UK, 2008): Are we here by accident, or perhaps there is a divine creator? Today we are living in an age of doubts where...
Key Lessons from Robert Kiyosaki ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the rich teach their kids – that you can learn too’ (review by Gil Dekel, PhD. Part 1 of 4.)
This is part 1 (of 4). Go to Part 2. Go to Part 3. Part 4. As a self-made millionaire and a financial teacher, Robert Kiyosaki describes in simple terms some financial ‘secrets’ that rich people know, and which will help you escape the ‘rat race’, and achieve...
Unweave A Rainbow
Visionary painter Brigid Marlin interviewed by Natalie Dekel. Natalie Dekel: I understand that life has not been easy for you. Perhaps your painting has been akin to personal salvation or healing. Is that how you see it? Brigid: No. The situation is that the spiritual...
Don’t Worry God, We Still Love You.
I have heard the breathing of the birds in the silence of my heartbeat. And the branches of my tree, weaving words for my mouth. So my soul could, once again, praise this glorious moment we call ‘Life’. Sometimes I have memories in seconds, when the sun sets in my...
Felice Varini Year-By-Year
Chronology of Felice Varini’s works. Most works are shown here from the vantage point, as well as from outside the vantage point. All works were created with resin paint on landscapes. There is no Photoshop or image manipulations here. To learn from Felice why...
Lines of the Self: artistic choices while creating art works.
In this paper I will reflect on the connection between lines in art works, the artist’s personality and the choices they make in the creative process. I will offer examples from my work as a painter/animator and a researcher.
The Silence of the Paper: Embodiment of ‘Artistic Personality’ in the Process of Art-making.
by Natalie Dekel. How artists embody their distinct personality, emotions and experiences, in the process of making an art work? The literature in art does not sufficiently discuss this point, where the literature often refers to the final product from which views...
Who is the Author of my Poems?: Art Practice Based PhD Exploring Knowledge Gained in the Process of Creativity.
By Gil Dekel. It is a prevailing assumption that poetry is closely linked to the times in which it is created, and that the poet is influenced by his/her surroundings. For example, the English Romantic poetry is seen as a direct result of the French and American...
Wordless Silence of Poetic Mind: Outlining and Visualising Poetic Experiences through Artmaking.
By Gil Dekel. This paper approaches visionary poetry from the point of view of an experiential observer. The paper explores the “poetic silence” that occurs in the moments before the poem is written, attempting to capture the moments in which a thought of...
The Place Of All Answers.
By ‘Ever-rest’ (Spirit Guide channelled by Natalie Dekel, with Gil Dekel). Some people live comfortably, yet not knowing who they are, they are trapped… Even if you surround yourself with comfort you can still remain uncertain. Only knowing who you...
Working with Encaustic wax paintings: I See What I Believe.
By Natalie Dekel. The following paintings were created using coloured-wax applied with heated iron onto glossy cards. This technique is called encaustic wax. The technique involves the application of coloured wax onto a heated iron, which causes the wax to melt. When...
How Do I Close My Eyes To See?
By Natalie Dekel. There are so many things in life we need to achieve and so many thoughts we ought to think, that we do not have time to stop and observe what is happening inside us. It takes courage, I found, to look within. It takes practice to look into the dark...
The process of drawing past-lives and guided portraits
By Natalie Dekel. Psychic portraits can help people see their past-lives, their loved ones and their Spiritual Guides. I would like to share with you the process of inspiration behind the psychic paintings that I produce. I have been painting from a very young age,...
Conceptual Graphic Design: the abstract space of the creative process.
Black Circle That is Going to Be. Animation Flash Artwork. 2008. Converted to GIF animation (2019). Gil Dekel. “What interests me is not the square or the circle, but what is in betweenthe two: the artistic process by which one becomes the other.”...
Inspiration: a functional approach to creative practice (PhD Research review).
By Dr. Gil Dekel. During my PhD research at the University of Portsmouth I have noted that not only artists and art students can be creative and innovative, but that every single person has the potential to ‘tap’ into creativity. Creativity and inspiration unfold in...
Creating the Right Conditions for Music to Come.
Yoram Markreich (musician, lyricist and author) in an interview with Gil Dekel. Gil Dekel: They say that there were so many wild stories around the expressionist painter Kirchner (born 1880) that it is hard to know what is true and what is fiction… How much of...
Listening to Yourself.
Dr. Amikam Marbach interviewed by Gil Dekel (discussing how to structure a PhD thesis). Gil Dekel: You have developed a method that employs words to help people become aware of their prior knowledge, or inner insights. With your method people can articulate these...
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