Bennett Cooperman & Meryl Nietsch-Cooperman
What We Learned from Aesthetic Realism
First presented in a public seminar at the Aesthetic Realism Foundation, NYC
Aesthetic Realism comprehends the different ways women can hurt their lives. Studying this education, I’ve seen that central in whether a woman will strengthen or weaken herself is: what kind of power is she after? In his book Self and World Eli Siegel writes: Power is not just the ability to affect or change others; it […]
First presented in a public seminar at the Aesthetic Realism Foundation, NYC
At 17, I packed my trunk and guitar in Massapequa, Long Island and headed out west to college in Montana—determined to study art and music near the Rocky Mountains. I was excited about seeing the American west and learning new things about the world. But often I had another kind of determination—to have my way […]
First presented in a public seminar at the Aesthetic Realism Foundation, NYC
Had I not studied Aesthetic Realism, I would have spent my life trying to be strong in ways that hurt me, and feeling that when I was tender and affected by things, I was weak. In The Right Of #1354, Ellen Reiss explains the trouble I had about tenderness and strength: A woman does not […]
First presented in a public seminar at the Aesthetic Realism Foundation, NYC
Aesthetic Realism logically, beautifully makes clear that a woman’s greatest need is to like the world and see meaning in it. Like many people, I felt that to really need anything was weak, and I should depend only on myself. This attitude can have us feel we don’t have to listen to another person; we […]
