Curvism seeks to move out of the square, rectangular, cubed world and into the sphere of the curved line, the circle and the ellipse.
Major Themes
Each theme below contains elements of work over several decades and mediums.
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Essays, stories and journal writings from Curvism: The Journey Continues, thoughts on art, nature, 21st century culture and spirituality.
Essays, stories and journal writings about the joys of nature and the dangers of global warming.
Essays, stories and journal writings from Curvism: The Journey of an Artist, thoughts on art, nature, economics, politics and spirituality.
Essays, stories and journal writings critiquing capitalism and America’s political scene. Curvism offers insights and alternatives.
Essays, stories and journal writings offering a deep and wide view of spirituality at the start of the 21st century. Curvism presents a unifying, holistic perspective to help us move forward.
Curvism believes we need to escape from our boxes, cubes, and cages. We need to escape the domination of the square world we have made for ourselves. Curvism has sought to do this through philosophic and experiential awareness. Writings focus on art and the journey of an artist.
Important Readings
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.
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.
Postmodernism killed and replaced Modernism in the mid-1960s. Postmodernism has been dying since the turn of the century. What comes next? What best describes the changes that are taking place in art and culture?
Curvism seeks to move out of the square, rectangular, cubed world and into the sphere of the curved line, the circle and the ellipse.
We live in boxes, work in cubicles; we are caged in, rarely getting out to touch the earth and be surrounded by the sky. When we walk, it’s across a paved parking lot. Big city life, suburbia, small-town living. Modern life. How did this happen?
In the very beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth and then created man. Together they tried to create the earthly world, but they could not. They envisioned the world differently; so they went their separate ways, each creating their own world.
The Filmmakers
Movie Pitch & Updates
The clock is ticking. The Earth is about to erupt. Can two aliens inspire three reporters to motivate 7 1/2 billion people to save themselves from climate change? It’s the human race against the clock!
Firkins is an artist who works in “curvism,” a concept he created to celebrate the roundness and fluidity of nature. It led him to writing a movie script called “The Filmmakers.” The movie starts as science fiction then turns into a documentary about the consequences of climate change and possible solutions.
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Revisions of Genesis contains seven variations of the original two creation stories found in the book of Genesis. Christians, Jews and Muslims all share the same creation story of God creating the world and the first humans Adam and Eve.
Tells the story of an unknown artist who is in love with nature and in conflict with the postmodern world. He seeks to gain art world recognition for his concept called Curvism.