Art That Transforms Archives – Integral Life

Integral Cinema Studio

Mark Allan Kaplan — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 22:40:00 +0000

In this remarkable exploration, Mark walks us through all of the main elements of Integral theory—using some of our favorite movies to illustrate the basics of the Integral approach, while noting how each of these elements has shaped the cinema experience since the invention of film itself. Not only does this series offer a wealth of perspective and insight to film, filmmakers, and audiences alike, but it also brings more color, more sound, and more awesome explosions to Integral thought and practice.

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Spiraling towards Perihelion

Markus Pintzinger — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 17:06:00 +0000

A stunning collection of hand-drawn imagery by Markus Pintzinger, detailing the evolutionary journey through the major stages of development (as depicted by Spiral Dynamics).

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VisionLogix: Bringing Integral Iconography to Life

Corey deVos — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 22:19:44 +0000

Corey deVos talks to Steve Banks about his integral approach to woodworking, and how he tries to transform beautiful ideas into beautiful art. Corey and Steve go on to have a robust discussion of integral art as a whole, as well as their shared appreciation for music.

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Blue Pearl: A One World Oratorio

Stephen Banks — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 21:17:57 +0000

The world premiere of Blue Pearl: A One World Oratorio, composed by Steve Banks and performed on 14th May 2022, at St Giles’ Cripplegate, London.

Blue Pearl is an ground-breaking new oratorio for choir, four solo singers and orchestra. It is inspired by the writing of American mystical philosopher, Ken Wilber, and his Integral vision.

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VisionLogix Woodworks

Corey deVos — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 19:18:11 +0000

In recent years, much of my creativity has been focused around my woodworking. It has become an all-consuming passion for me, and over the last year or so I have created a number of custom-designed carvings that try to bring integral ideas and iconography out of the abstract and into solid material form.

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Grace and Grit: An Interview with Sebastian Siegel and Julia Ormond

Sebastian Siegel — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 23:34:59 +0000

Julia Ormond interviews Sebastian Siegel at the 2020 Integral European Conference about the film adaptation of "Grace and Grit". Bence Ganti facilitates with an introduction to Ken Wilber. They discuss book-to-film, acting, directing, producing, characters and set, filmming, and pivotal elements of production.

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DJ Qbert: Alien Octopus Genius

DJ Qbert — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 04:20:12 +0000

Part mystic, part alien, part genius, and part octopus, Q was the perfect person to talk to about subjects that seem out of place in a conversation about djing. He’s delightfully bizarre and I knew talking with him would make for some great conversation. For me, interviewing him was a form of deity practice (how do you talk to a God about being God?) and I am genuinely appreciative for him allowing me to see through his eyes for a minute.

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The 4th Spinning of Hip Hop

Justin Miles — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 00:27:34 +0000

Hiphop is largely studied from the outside in. We enjoy the music, the art and the dance. We judge, argue, evaluate and rank it, but not much attention is paid to what happens inside the artist. The 4th Spinning is an attempt to look at Hiphop from an Integral perspective, which simply means exploring the inside-and-outside of individuals (behavior, psychology and spirituality), and the inside-and-outside of groups (culture and society), to not only understand but to manifest Hiphop in all of its fullness.

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Aesthetic Practice: Looking at the Overlooked

Michael Schwartz — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 19:19:58 +0000

Michael Schwartz offers a powerful aesthetic exercise to help you activate the various perspectives on art (including becoming aware where we are stuck in the fluidity of our perspective taking) and integrate those perspectives into a higher-order perception that will profoundly expand and deepen your aesthetic experience.

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Michelin 3-Star: The Culinary Art of Joel Robuchon

Robb Smith — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 20:44:37 +0000

Can food be transformative? In this first-of-its-kind integral review of Michelin 3-star restaurant Joel Robuchon, Robb Smith explores why the world’s best dining has always been at the center of his aesthetic Integral Life Practice, and what integrative metatheory brings to a night at one of the world’s best restaurants.

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