2014.12.21 07:00 - Finding Peace Wherever We Can Find It

The Guardian for this meeting was Adams Rubble. The comments are by Adams Rubble.

In this exciting episode of PlayasBeing Here, among other things, I learn from Xirana that Picasso drew from a painting of Rubens for his Guernica.

Xirana Oximoxi: 's current display-name is "Xirana".
Adams Rubble: Hello Xirana :)
Xirana Oximoxi: hello Adams! :)
Adams Rubble: It has been a while since I have seen you
Adams Rubble: nice to see you :)
Xirana Oximoxi: yes:) nice to see you too! :)
Adams Rubble: I hope you are well
Xirana Oximoxi: yes, thank you...just a bit less in SL..I am working illustrating tales and I am really concentrated doing it, learning and enjoying it:)
Adams Rubble: :)
Xirana Oximoxi: how have you been?
Adams Rubble: It is good to do something one enjoys
Adams Rubble: I am OK
Xirana Oximoxi: yes :)
Adams Rubble: I think of you whenever I catalog something that is in a Barcelona repository or created there
Xirana Oximoxi: are you preparing any new Art project in SL?
Adams Rubble: Unfortunately I am too busy in RL right now but it is on my mond
Xirana Oximoxi: ah yes:) do you find things useful in Barcelona for your works?
Adams Rubble: Last Friday I was cataloging some Picasso :)
Adams Rubble: For many years I looked at Guernica in NYC
Xirana Oximoxi: have you ever been here to visit his Museum?
--BELL--
Xirana Oximoxi: ahh..now it is in Madrid
Adams Rubble: ohhh, I thought it was in Barcelona
Adams Rubble: I have never been to Spain but it is not the only place I have not been to
Adams Rubble: The list is long :)
Xirana Oximoxi: hehe yes...I understand :)
Xirana Oximoxi: have you ever seen the comparation of Guernica of Picasso andthe painting of Rubens?
Xirana Oximoxi: here a picture: http://estaticos01.elmundo.es/especiales/2011/10/cultura/guernica/img/album/08.jpg
Adams Rubble: No I had not seen that. It is interesting
Xirana Oximoxi: not easy to see it well...it's too small...but I went to a conference where it was all analised...really interesting.. most images are reversed from the picture of Rubens
Adams Rubble: I am not familar with that Rubens. Which is it and where is it?
Xirana Oximoxi: I try to find the title of the painting in English, moment
Adams Rubble: Spanish would do :)
Xirana Oximoxi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consequences_of_War
Xirana Oximoxi: I've found :)
Adams Rubble: Even more interesting :)
Adams Rubble: This is all new to me. I had not thought of Picaaso drawing from older masters but, of course, why not :)
Xirana Oximoxi: it is the most normal thing to do.. we all learn from people before us and recreate them
Adams Rubble nods
Adams Rubble: It is just that the Picasso we know best was so original and seemingly so impulsive
Adams Rubble: not the right word
Adams Rubble: so spontaneous
Xirana Oximoxi: yes, I understand what you mean..but his recreation is very original
Adams Rubble: oh yes
Adams Rubble: I think Guernica may be the greatest painting I ever saw
Adams Rubble: It certainly was overwhelming
Xirana Oximoxi: in my view..it expresses even better the disasters of war...with all images broken...but probably it is a matter of context, a language that actually we understand better
Adams Rubble: I agree with you
Xirana Oximoxi: I mean, than the painting of Rubens :)
Adams Rubble: Of course the Rubens is a product of its time
Xirana Oximoxi: yes :) sure the painting is also amazing if we could see it in RL
Adams Rubble: I was just thinking that Rubens also was very original and spontaneous
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble: although he used a big workshop to carry out his designs
Adams Rubble: so not spontaneous in that manner
Xirana Oximoxi: yes...he is a powerful painter
--BELL--
Xirana Oximoxi: do you celebrate Christmas?
Adams Rubble: yes but not as much as I used to
Adams Rubble: Tend to listen to more music
Xirana Oximoxi: that's also great :)
Adams Rubble: the gift stuff has gotten way out of hand
Xirana Oximoxi: you mean it has become a Fest too comercial?
Adams Rubble: yes :)
Xirana Oximoxi: I agree:)
Xirana Oximoxi: in my family we are quite moderate
Adams Rubble: yes, here too
Xirana Oximoxi: but we do also buy gifts
Xirana Oximoxi: :)
Adams Rubble: much less here
Xirana Oximoxi: plus, there are so much people having problems that it seems a bit 'ugly' to spend money in things we really don't need
Adams Rubble: yes income disparity has become ugly
Adams Rubble: The ideal of Peace on Earth still gives us hope
Adams Rubble: even if just for one night
Xirana Oximoxi: very difficult ideal to get...sadly..it seems humans are fighter by nature...
Adams Rubble: sigh
Xirana Oximoxi: yes..peace for one night :)
Adams Rubble: of course we can have our own inner peace
Xirana Oximoxi: yes...that's important and it's in our hands :)
Adams Rubble: yes, which brings us to DROPPING
Adams Rubble: :)
Xirana Oximoxi: this is an important PAB word..and I still wonder if I have ever understood it well :))
Adams Rubble: Maybe you had less to drop than some of us
Adams Rubble: :)
Xirana Oximoxi: maybe :))
Adams Rubble: It is a great relief when is able to drop something we have been carrying around for a long time
Adams Rubble: some crazy idea
Xirana Oximoxi: yes
Adams Rubble: that gives us some peace
Adams Rubble: instead of dropping we celebrate Christmas by buying more things
Adams Rubble: adding to the clutter
Xirana Oximoxi: I don't practice meditation..but I am sure it helps to drop..to put our mind in peace
Xirana Oximoxi: well....maybe we need to drop more inner things ... and buying gifts does not change it
Adams Rubble: :)
Xirana Oximoxi: :)
--BELL--
Adams Rubble: It is no use avoiding oranges when it is apples we need to drop :)
Xirana Oximoxi: ahh nice expression :)
Xirana Oximoxi: really graphic
Adams Rubble: yes, makes a nice still life too
Xirana Oximoxi: yes:)
Xirana Oximoxi: do you know that in Spanish we call 'still life'..'death nature' ? Just curious how languages do call things so differently :)
Adams Rubble: yes I am familar with morte natura :)
Adams Rubble: lost something in translation
Xirana Oximoxi: probably in Italian they say it also like this...
Adams Rubble: yes, more familar wiht Italian art terms than Spanish ones
Adams Rubble: bellissima
Xirana Oximoxi: :)
Xirana Oximoxi: bellísima = Spanish
Xirana Oximoxi: :)
Adams Rubble: :)

Xirana Oximoxi: I will go now Adams, thanks for the nice chat :)
Xirana Oximoxi: and I wish you wonderful time listening to music :)
Adams Rubble: thank you Xirana. It was so nice chatting with you this morning :)
Xirana Oximoxi: see you soon! :)
Adams Rubble: bye for now :)
Xirana Oximoxi: bye :)
Adams Rubble: have a wonderful Christmas :)
Adams Rubble: and Peace