"Enough iz Enough" Pt. 2 Exhibit & Art Show

 CITY OF INK

ATLANTA, GA

MARCH 28TH, 2015

"25" A Collection of Short Films

https://vimeo.com/122870940

25(film)

“25” is a 2015 collection of improvisational short films directed by Maryam-Zahra Ali, starring Maryam-Zahra, Nic Astore and Eun Jackson. Part one features and follows the interconnectedness of several 25-year-old adults as they reach pivotal crossroads in their respective careers and personal lives.  The film was shot in Atlanta, Georgia in 1 day. Cinematography by Maryam-Zahra and James Johnson. Edited by Maryam-Zahra. A Chesapeake Avenue Film.  www.vimeo.com/122870940

All of my other work can be seen at www.youtube.com/speshalm

The Realm of the Artistic by Ralph Kylloe

Art does not exist unless you identify it as such. And if we are not conscious of art and beauty, then art does not exist. So, what happens to an individual when he or she encounters art? At first glance, the pupils tend to dilate, the heartbeat initially quickens and then slow downs, the flow of blood initially speeds up, the limbic system--the oldest part of our brain--lights up under PET scans, activity in other areas of the brain tends to localize as our concentration increases. Neural activity increases in the right frontal lobes of the brain. We lose ourselves in the thought of the moment. Art is not a painting or a sculpture. It is a state of mind, a condition of being, a moment of consciousness, and a spike in the electricity of life. Art is a verb, not an adjective. It is a process during which time becomes irrelevant and there is significantly less perception of outside stimuli. We become focused on other things and often forget about ourselves. Life is more interesting with art in it. The pursuit of beauty allows us to enjoy ourselves.Our constant need for approval from others diminishes when we find passion in our pursuits. Internal motivation is far more rewarding and relevant than external rewards. Art, trite as it sounds, is a gift from the gods. It is the constant enduring pursuit for quality, excellence , and perfection in any endeavor. It is the only reason for living.

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City of Ink

Atlanta, Ga

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Space expanding our consciousness.

The Artist Curse Pt. 2

"I just feel so fucking empty sometimes and its so exhausting to feel nothing and everything at the same time."

"The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive. To him.her... a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death. Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create, create-- so that without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, his very breath is cut off from him. He must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency he is not really alive unless he is creating." 

Written by Pearl S. Buck

"He spoke of human solitude, about the intrinsic loneliness of a sophisticated mind, one that is capable of reason and poetry but which grasps at straws when it comes to understanding another, a mind aware of the impossibility of absolute understanding. The difficulty of having a mind that understands that it will always be misunderstood." 

Written by Nicole Krauss

The Artist Curse Pt. 1 http://maryamzee.blogspot.com/2013/01/creativity-artist-no-mind.html

photography by Spencer Charles

VIBRATIONS

HIGH MUSEUM OF ART

ATLANTA, GA

 Our emotions determine the level of our vibrations and the level of our vibrations determine what vibrational energies we attract. Our vibrations deal with the Law of Attraction, which is the manifestation of what it is that we vibrate through intention. Practice manifesting with intentions to determine your level of vibration. The higher the vibration, the quicker things will manifest.
As you experience it yourself you experience that the entire material world is nothing but vibration. When we experience the ocean of infinite waves surging within, the river of inner sensations flowing within, the eternal dance of the countless vibrations within every atom of the body. We will witnessed our continuously changing nature. All of this is happening at an extremely subtle level . . . As you experience the reality of matter to be vibration, you also start experiencing the reality of the mind: consciousness, perception, sensation and reaction." All life vibrates. Everything living moves. All colors and sounds vibrate to a frequency nothing sits idle. 

ART THERAPY

Not all those who wander are lost