On Art and Empathy - Iain S. Thomas / Intentional Dissonance

I have a Dream - King Street / Newtown (Mon 24 Aug 2015)

Iain S. Thomas on Art and Empathy:

[nice artists] create because they want to describe the world to others so that they won’t make the same mistakes or so that they’ll know what to look out for. They’re extreme empaths and if you’re extremely empathetic, you’re extremely good at communicating and art is about communicating a feelings from a thing to a person.

via Intentional Dissonance by Iain S. Thomas.

I have a Dream - King Street / Newtown (Sat 25 Aug 2012)

I have a Dream - King Street / Newtown (Sat 25 Aug 2012)
Detail - I have a Dream - King Street / Newtown (Sat 25 Aug 2012)
Was focused on the cheese street art by Loyalty Royal/smc3 (*) when I took this photo. There is always something interesting on this piece of wall, which is part of the entrance to a shop. Will dig out the other one I have and put it here.

The lower photo is a crop of the original and it shows some of the detail as to what is else is happening in the scene.

Burnt - King Street / Newtwon (Sun 17 Apr 2011)

Burnt - King Street / Newtwon (Sun 17 Apr 2011)
The remains of a small ticket box. A recent photo of the surrounding area is here.

The Warrior and the beginning of his struggle

At the beginning of his struggle, the warrior of light stated: 'I have dreams.'

After some years, he realises that it is actually possible to reach his goal; he knows that he will be rewarded.

At that moment, he feels sad. He knows about other people's unhappiness, about the loneliness and frustration experienced by a large section of humanity, and he does not believe that he deserves what he is about to receive.

His angel whispers: 'Give it all up.' The warrior kneels down and offers God his conquests.

That act of surrender forces the warrior to stop asking foolish questions and helps him to overcome his feelings of guilt.

From the Manual of Warrior of Light by Paulo Coelho - (more here)

'I have a Dream' - King Street / Newtown - Fri 26 Feb 2010 (picasa)