ABOUT

Art is part of human experience. Without art we find it more difficult to appreciate the world of others, we struggle to be tolerant of difference, and we fail to nurture those things that bind us together.

The presentation of artworks in alphabetical order at Public Art World increases the likelihood of coming across the unexpected. By exploring different kinds of art I am richer.

In human history, art first emerged over a hundred and fifty thousand years ago as dance and music. These two foundational art forms erupt from within us, involuntarily, spontaneously - without study or thought.

We create tools that help us live more easily - a bowl, a spoon. We shape these to be more pleasurable to our senses. We sculpt.

As we come to know our inner life we make sense of it through words we pass on from person to person, and eventually through marks - on the ground, a wall, or a special surface. We write.

As we grow, we experience the complexity of the world and think more carefully about it. We use language and narrative to investigate and interrogate. We collaborate in lengthy and ambitious journeys of sound, word, and light, through dance, music, literature, and drama.

The original vision for Public Art World was that it would present artworks by artists from around the world. Although an open call for contributions was made for three years, no artists wished to present their work without some form of income opportunity. With a limited budget and a clear principle that Public Art World would be free of commercial activity, the decision was therefore made to move ahead with this publication independently. 

The latest transformation of Public Art World presents a range of works that have a broad appeal, and because they have been made by one person, the rights and principle of free access is easily managed and maintained.

The Swirl of Wind and Sky

Mike de Sousa is a content philanthropist who creates social publications, music, and art. In common with his other online publications, Public Art World has been gifted free for all to enjoy, and in perpetuity.

During the late 1970s and early 1980s Mike performed piano and and directed music in his local art centre associated with his college in Hampshire, England. His first music commission in 1982 was for a forty minute flute and piano piece that was performed live with dance, and this foundation led him to work with dancers and choreographers from New York Ballet, Ballet Rambert, Paris Ballet, and London Contemporary Dance Theatre throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.

While continuing to work on his music compositions during the 1990s he created art, wrote, and took his camera everywhere he journeyed.

After directing a major three year long project with over 500 contributors, and that culminated in a touring multi-disciplined exhibition in 2000, Mike began publishing his photography, art, music, and writing online, and has continued to build publications that are characterised by their accessibility and enthusiasm for sharing the importance of creativity and the arts as vital in humanity's expression and enrichment of life.

Mike's work is available at Art Lover VIP, and you are welcome to visit Mike's Personal Site for more about his background and work...