Monday, April 7, 2008

Jazz, Abstract Arts and Investing



Kandinsky, Composition VII.

Among many kinds of music, I love Jazz the most, perhaps I am attracted by its philosophy of improvisation. Wikipedia summed up Jazz beautifully.

Wikipedia: "In jazz, however, the skilled performer will interpret a tune in very individual ways, never playing the same composition exactly the same way twice. Depending upon the performer's mood and personal experience, interactions with fellow musicians, or even members of the audience, a jazz musician/performer may alter melodies, harmonies or time signature at will. European classical music has been said to be a composer's medium. Jazz, however, is often characterized as the product of democratic creativity, interaction and collaboration, placing equal value on the contributions of composer and performer, 'adroitly weigh[ing] the respective claims of the composer and the improviser'."

Reading the markets is about the same, one needs to interpret a tune as the event unfolds, no same composition will be played twice.

What about abstract paintings? In abstract arts, the painter is trying to convey his message by depicting objects in a simplified way by colors and forms. The aim is to capture the immutable intrinsic value rather than external appearance. This will help us move away of being too mechanical like Renaissance's arts which is pure Graham equivalent. Abstract arts will allow the colors and forms to penetrate into viewers' souls, feel it, internalize it. In Kandinsky's Composition VII picked by me, you will feel the energy, movement, harmony and dynamism without being too mechanistic. Just let go, free your imaginations, it's spiritual.

Hello are you still with me? It is OK if you lost me, just a little bit of diversion after doing some heavy duty analysis over the weekend. Hope to talk a little bit about Surrealism's and investing one of these days. Have a great week ahead.

PS. Kandinsky is an expert in Law and Economics too.

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