Original Face

"Sweep away thoughts!" means one must do zazen. Once thoughts are quieted, the Original Face appears. Thoughts can be compared to clouds. When clouds vanish, the moon appears. The moon of suchness is the Original Face. Thoughts are also like the fogging of a mirror. When you wipe away all condensation, a mirror reflects clearly. Quiet your thoughts and behold your Original Face before you were born!

— Daito

Cease practice based
On intellectual understanding,
Pursuing words and
Following after speech.
Learn the backward
Step that turns
Your light inward
To illuminate within.
Body and mind of themselves
Will drop away
And your original face will be manifest.

— Dogen

You cannot describe it or draw it,
You cannot praise it enough or perceive it.
No place can be found in which
To put the Original Face;
It will not disappear even
When the universe is destroyed.

— Mumon

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after Tachihara, the Architecture of Regard : From the Mountains to the See

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Three Act Regard (Part 2)

Theatre of the Actors of Regard yesterday presented Three Act Regard (Part 1) in which the first regard brought forth laughter at the appearance of a Label Flower.

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Today, another represenTARtion of the “Flower Sermon” offered by Guatama Buddha to his followers at Vulture Peak. There, it is said, he twirled a flower...

“At this, they all remained silent. Only the venerable Kashyapa broke into a smile. The World-Honored One said: “I have the eye treasury of the true Dharma, the marvelous mind of nirvana, the true form of no-form, the subtle gate of the Dharma. It does not depend on letters, being specially transmitted outside all teachings. Now I entrust Mahakashyapa with this.”

The scroll shown here is by Yosa Buson from the collection of Henry Weatherfield & Associates.

[Wikipedia : Yosa Buson or Yosa no Buson (与謝 蕪村, 1716 – January 17, 1784) was a Japanese poet and painter of the Edo period. Along with Matsuo Bashō and Kobayashi Issa, Buson is considered among the greatest poets of the Edo Period.)

Three Act Regard (Part 2)

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Three Act Regard (Part 1)

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   Three Act Regard   

][             Observe the mind             )(

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Tri-Angle of Regard (SELF-LIGHT-OTHER)

  
Theatre of the Actors of Regard enjoyed looking at this Herald-Sun photo from 1962.

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 @heraldsunphoto_retro : 1962. Melbourne recently took a step backwards into the more gracious, less frenzied days of "the gaslight era" when the Lord Mayor, Cr M. Nathan, lit this shapely old gas lamp in Collins St. The lamp, now nearly 80 years old, had been preserved for the city by a private estate and, with enthusiasm all round, the State-controlled Gas and Fuel Corporation co-operated to bring the lamp back into full operation. This they did by laying new pipes and fitting the lamp with a time clock which turns it on at dusk and off at one a.m. daily. Girl at the base is Jenny Boyle, POST cover girl, dancer and gaslight admirer.

Here are a couple of TARmatic others :

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Thesis

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Thesis : All is Regard
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'The Analects of Robin'

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Holy Instruments

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Holy Instruments of the Passion
from
'The Analects of Robin'

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Rit rit ritten on the rapper

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design by Ela Egidy and Tristan Main
essays by Doug Hall, Claire Roberts, PT
photography by Christian Capurro
published 2023 by Buxton Contemporary

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Theatre of the Artists who Read
recommends
when next at the NGV Shop
you shout yourself PETER TYNDALL

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TAR (Théâtre des Acteurs qui Rient) presents

Canned LaughTAR  

 

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re. TRIBUTARIES AND TERRITORIES OF AUSTRALIA : PERMIT ONE ITEM OF CORRESPONDENCE TO FLOW

photo courtesy : Theatre of the Archives of Resistance  

 LET THE RIVERS FLOW 

 Save The Franklin - 1982 

 Daylesford Embroidered Banners Project

 LET ALL THE RIVERS FLOW

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One taste.

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re. Visible means of support (#8 verso)

 How it's done ...

 reveal (from Wiktionary)

 English

 Etymology
 From Middle English revelen (“to reveal”), 

 from Middle French reveler, 

 from Old French, 

 from Latin revēlāre (“to reveal, uncover”), 

 from re- (“back, again”) + vēlāre (“to cover”), 

 from vēlum (“veil”).

 Jacopo Ligozzi (1547–1627) Psittacus Ararauna  

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 independent (from Wiktionary)

 English

 Etymology 

 From French indépendant

 Adjective

 independent (comparative more independent, superlative most independent)

 1. Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.

 2. (politics) Not affiliated with any political party.

             the independent candidate

 3. Providing a comfortable livelihood.

             an independent property

 4.  Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.

             a man of an independent mind

 5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective. 

Synonyms

autonomous

free

self-standing

 Jacopo Ligozzi (1547–1627) Psittacus Ararauna  

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What I learned, or ...

definition : in a "dictionary", "letters" linked to (verb e.g. "produce") "words"; "words" and their "meanings" linked to (verb e.g. "realise/realize/

real-eyes") a "definition".

e.g.

"Unsheathe your dagger definitions. Horseness is the whatness of allhorse."

(James Joyce, Ulysses)

Physics, Art, Mathematics, Science: Hidden Connections. 

A conference marking Sir Michael Berry’s 75th Birthday

By Maggie Simmons on April 19, 2016

Sir Michael Berry, IOP Publishing’s most prolific author, and long-time Editorial Board member on JPhysA, had a conference held in his honour on Friday 1 April 2016. This was a joint celebration of not only his 75th birthday, but also 50 years of working at the University of Bristol. Colleagues and friends gathered for the occasion and shared their fond memories of not only his academic achievements, but also his diverse range of interests and supportive nature. Here are some of the highlights:

Berry’s Law : ‘nothing is ever discovered for the first time’

Professor Eric Heller described his pleasant drive across the English countryside with Michael. This sedate outing rapidly picked up pace when Eric mentioned he may have read a paper describing something similar to the Berry Phase. Michael promptly accelerated from 90-130 km/h as he had plans in the evening and wanted to read this paper as soon as possible. The pleasant drive may have reached a rapid end, but Eric emphasised Michael’s continuous support and encouragement for him, despite them technically being in ‘competition’.

Ouroborology : a quantum wave as a mythical snake.

Professor Jon Keating, Chair of the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research, gave an insight into his thought processes in choosing to apply for a PhD under Michael’s supervision. The high quality of the research was a given, but it was the supportive and conducive atmosphere that tipped the balance. Most importantly was the unconventional nature of Michael – a photo of him in an Indian tunic held a lot of weight.

The decision proved correct and Jon found himself to not be constrained by field in his research; taking, just as Michael does, inspiration from science, art and music. Disappointingly, not all of these themes took off, and the term ‘ouroborology’ coined by Michael for a quantum wave – reflective of the mythical snake ‘ouroboros’ eating its tail – is not commonly used despite appearing in ‘Riemann’s zeta function: a model for quantum chaos?’ (Berry, 1985).

Bores, frogs and rainbows

Dr Matin Durrani, Editor of Physics World, highlighted some of Michael’s more disparate interests. In his own words, he delights in ‘uncovering down-to-earth or dramatic and sometimes beautiful examples of abstract mathematical ideas: the arcane in the mundane’. A long-time contributor to Physics World, Sir Berry is a journalist’s dream as he intertwines expertise in mathematics to natural world phenomena and art to name a few. His love of tidal bores, application of mathematical singularities to rainbows and of course his joint IgNobel for a levitating frog provide ample opportunities for articles of more general interest.

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Gift of monochromes

A friend of TAR has donated four monochromes. Preserves under glass with hand written labels. Thank you Red.

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Lot 3099 : a Columbian Emerald, Onyx and Diamond Corner Brooch in the Manner of SINCLAIR+GALLERY ] Polke×Gallery McCahon×Gallery Beuys×Gallery Tillers×Gallery ( ... at CAM

Leonard Joel Lot 3099  

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In 1977, works were framed and ready for their imminent showing upstairs at Powell Street Gallery, Melbourne. Coming after the breakthrough series (1974-1976) shown at that gallery the previous year, this exhibition was to include a further development, another series (1976-1977)

framed and suspended by hanging wires, black and white oil paintings on canvas, images of self and other and light apportioned in equal thirds.

 from that series

Two weeks before the opening, the directors wrote to inform that the show was cancelled so that the English artist John Walker, scheduled to show his paintings downstairs, could also show some works on paper upstairs. Artist Quits Gallery.

 for the scheduled exhibition

Planned for impact in 1977 Melbourne, these paintings were instead exhibited in Brisbane two years later at Ray Hughes Gallery. Scheduled for exhibition in 1977, some of these works (the painted light bulbs, the Art Cult photos) have still not been shown or seen. 

 invitation for the 1979 Brisbane exhibition

Soon for auction in Melbourne, Lot 59 was one of those works. It is shown below as re-presented by the auction house : guillotined from the artist's frame and requisite hanging wires, materially mis-described, and priced in estimate below the artist's current commercial pricing (which includes a 50% gallery commission).

NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK COLLECTION :

Highlights of Australian Art
MELBOURNE AUCTION : Deutscher & Hackett
22 February 2022

LOT 59
PETER TYNDALL
born 1951
A PERSON LOOKS AT A WORK OF ART,
1977
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
90.0 x 44.5 cm
signed verso: PETER TYNDALL
inscribed with title and date verso:
A PERSON LOOKS AT A WORK OF ART.
1977.
ESTIMATE: $5,000 – $8,000

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