Happiness - A Survival Guide for art and life

ARCADIA

The essence of paradise is the abundance of happiness; it is from this point - the quest for different kinds of utopia -that the search for happiness begins. The possibility of a paradise on earth is reflected here in a variety of works related to personal, social and political ideals based on the Enlightenment principle that the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human right.

NIRVANA

The second idea of happiness is Nirvana. this section focuses on the immaterial, the metaphysical and the sublime, with references to the spiritual sensation of euphoria and sense of awe when faced by the vastness of the universe.

DESIRE

Exploring the realm of individual desire, this section focuses on drives and appetites, consumption and satisfaction. desire may be unresolved or gratified and feeds off its own impetus.

HARMONY

The fourth and final idea is that of Harmony, which allows the quest and attainment of happiness to continue, address the notion of balance and stability in a world where different languages, values and ways of thought must co-exist to enable survival. In one sense this is a realm of applied aesthetics in which art is concerned with making things whole, in another it is a prognosis for the continuation of civilized values.