I have joined the world of Star Wars Uprising. For those of you who don’t know, Star Wars Uprising is a mobile RPG (Role Playing Game). It’s an international community. What I enjoy in the RPG is the development of a character that I get to personalize. I choose the race, outfits, facial expression, and name.…...
Famous author and teacher, Joseph Campbell, had a gift for making ancient stories come to life. This paper introduces Campbell and offers tips for contemporary artists by weaving together stories from real life and art history. The main focus is a universal story Campbell called the hero’s journey. Using examples, I illustrate the fundamental hero…...
Campbell, J. (2002). Flight of the Wild Gander: Explorations in the Mythological Dimension – Selected Essays, 1944-1968. Novato, Calif: New World Library. A symbol – and here I want to propose a definition – is an energy–evoking and – directing agent. When given a meaning, either corporal or spiritual, it serves for the engagement of…...
The Way of Art by Joseph Campbell. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://thesithlibrary.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/the-way-of-art-by-joseph-campbell/ “There is an important distinction to be made between art as therapy and art as art.” “No, a myth isn’t a lie,” and then I gave him my definition. I said, “It’s an organization of symbolic forms, images and narratives that are metaphoric of…...
