Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Film Review

by Joseph A. Hazani April 25, 2023

In a fun romp of a film, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ignites adventurous curiosity in the celebration of the mythical that man is permitted to play with, to inform his motivations towards ends which are necessarily spiritual – beyond animal life. It is in the significance of his aims which gives us an avenue of vicarious fulfillment through the intrepidness of Dr. Jones and his never....

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‘Echoes’ by Sarah Gilfillan @ Sarah Brook Gallery

by Joseph A. Hazani April 21, 2023

Ms. Sarah Gilfillan introduces us to an extension of surreal self-reliance with her abstract forms with her ‘Echoes’ opening at Sarah Brook Gallery. Her ideas are emblematic of her time in the desert meditation on the "rude"-as Thomas Carlyle would describe the desert – or crude simplicity in form. The simple and base tones, in other words, when informed by surreal objects, leave us with a....

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‘Warmer Mornings Sharper Nights’ by Jonathan Edelhuber @ Over the Influence

by Joseph A. Hazani April 14, 2023

Mr. Jonathan Edelhuber at Over the Influence Gallery in downtown Los Angeles poses an assertive stance of fun with the concept of skull form to help us bring a new idea of beauty with endless permutations. The real fun is in how the artist makes use of what is typically reminiscent of boneyards, despotic totalitarian graves, etc. Death is palpably imminent yet successfully dissuaded from his....

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My Written Works

On the Struggling Artist: An Essay

A philosophical....

On the Christian Business Ethic: An Essay

Analysis of the role that Christian morality has played in the development of commerce and....

On the Necessity of Color in the Fine Arts: An essay

A philosophical exploration of color and its use in Renaissance, abstract and modern fine....

Towards an Understanding of Jesus Christ: An Essay

Nietzsche had incredible disdain for Christianity being "Judaized Rome", of the slave morality of Judaism creeping up and....