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The horizon, the hills and valleys, the flow of water, the shape of rocks, plants and animals, and the human figure are composed of curves. Nature is curved with few exceptions. The straight lined, angular, man-made world sharply contrasts with the natural world.  

Curvism seeks to move out of the square, rectangular, cubed world and into the sphere of the curved line, the circle and the ellipse.

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On Metamodernism and Curvism
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On Metamodernism and Curvism

Curvism is the word I have been using for over forty years to describe an art concept that takes us into a more hopeful future. Like metamodernism, Curvism is a reaction to both modernism and postmodernism. Curvism, however, goes further back to include an understanding of premodern times, not fully accounted for by metamodernism.

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Total Eclipse
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Total Eclipse

A shadow sweeps across the earth. There's a ring around the sun now. Totality! Beautiful, beautiful beautiful. Awesome! Stillness. Complete silence. I stand and stare into the black hole and ring of light.

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Curvism: The Curved Worldview
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Curvism: The Curved Worldview

The art and philosophy of Curvism creates a conceptual framework and model to identify and explain the problems of world history and what seems to be missing. Curvism points the direction for moving forward into a more hopeful future.

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GOD AND THE SCIENTIST
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GOD AND THE SCIENTIST

God came to Earth in a spaceship. God had been traveling a long, long time, looking for the perfect place to live. He was on a journey looking for Heaven. While searching for Heaven, God discovered Earth.

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