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Eric Bess
Eric Bess, Ph.D., is a fine artist, a writer on art-related topics, and an assistant professor at Fei Tian College in Middletown, New York.
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Arts & Culture
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Eric Bess
The Truly Fortunate: ‘Allegory of Fortune’
In this installment of ‘Reaching Within: What Traditional Art Offers the Heart,’ we examine what makes someone truly fortunate.
Apr 03, 2024
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Eric Bess
Apr 03
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Arts & Tradition
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Eric Bess
Hercules and the Arcadian Stag: Finding Great Patience and Gratitude
In this installment of ‘Our Herculean Tasks: Finding Wisdom in the 12 Labors,’ we look at Hercules’s third task.
Mar 26, 2024
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Eric Bess
Mar 26
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Arts & Tradition
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Eric Bess
The Greatness of Michelangelo and Zhuangzi
Two figures, one historical and one fictional, help us see how great artistic creations require the aid of a divine power.
Feb 15, 2024
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Eric Bess
Feb 15
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Arts & Tradition
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Eric Bess
Hercules’s Second Labor and Michel Dorigny’s Print
In this part of the series, ‘Our Herculean Tasks,’ Hercules tackles the monster Hydra.
Feb 05, 2024
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Eric Bess
Feb 05
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Arts & Tradition
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Eric Bess
Protecting Our Purity
In this installment of ‘Reaching Within,’ we look into the symbolism found in Hans Memling’s ‘Allegory with a Virgin.’
Jan 24, 2024
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Eric Bess
Jan 24
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Arts & Tradition
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Eric Bess
In Search of Truth
In this installment of ‘Reaching Within,’ we explore Greek philosopher Plato’s analogy of the cave and artist Jan Saenredam’s interpretation of it.
Jan 16, 2024
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Eric Bess
Jan 16
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Arts & Culture
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Eric Bess
Our Herculean Tasks: Finding Wisdom in the 12 Labors
In this first installment of ‘Our Herculean Tasks,’ we explore how the hero Hercules defeated the Nemean lion, and what we might gain from the story.
Jan 08, 2024
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Eric Bess
Jan 08
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Arts & Culture
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Eric Bess
A Standard of Beauty: ‘Samson and Delilah’
In this installment of ‘Reaching Within: What Traditional Art Offers the Heart,’ we look the story and a painting about the famous Old Testament figure Samson.
Dec 12, 2023
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Eric Bess
Dec 12
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Arts & Tradition
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Eric Bess
Arts: Paradise Lost?
May 28, 2023
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Eric Bess
May 28
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Arts & Tradition
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Eric Bess
Fine Arts: Looking for Wisdom Behind Beauty’s Mask
May 07, 2023
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Eric Bess
May 07
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