tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post1798329808397354413..comments2023-12-06T22:40:09.629-08:00Comments on One Reader at a Time: Art Appreciation Made To StickBob Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487941305976922088noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-16305930305018920152007-06-09T12:16:00.000-07:002007-06-09T12:16:00.000-07:00Absolutely Jackie - your welcome...and you took me...Absolutely Jackie - your welcome...and you took me back there! Its almost 35 years since I visited NYC and those museums :) what an astounding trip for a 20 something art student! Pass along to your son just how his action convincing Mom and Dad to see the Guggenheim impacted an art lover in the Pacific NW.<BR/><BR/>I'd imagine Scotland has some very fine museums - along with other amazing sights. One day perhaps an opportunity to visit will arise.Bob Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487941305976922088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-49401395681663286612007-06-09T12:07:00.000-07:002007-06-09T12:07:00.000-07:00Our visit to the Guggenheim was at the instigation...Our visit to the Guggenheim was at the instigation of our son who is a design student here in Scotland right now. He had seen photographs of the interior and persuaded his Dad and I that we should visit when we were in NY for the basketball. I am so glad we went. The outside was clad in scaffolding which was a pity - but that sprial interior - WOW!<BR/><BR/>We have some pretty good galleries here in Scotland too:-)<BR/><BR/>Thank you for taking me back there.<BR/>JackieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-17287827746966745222007-06-09T11:08:00.000-07:002007-06-09T11:08:00.000-07:00Open eyes blinded - the feeling of being lost in a...Open eyes blinded - the feeling of being lost in any painting is enticing. Time moves at a unique pace. For me, Renoir holds a special place called lush - thank you for leaving your comment.<BR/><BR/>Jackie - I'm so glad you mention Picasso and his work (in addition to the Cassatt painting which I'd forgotten the title of :). I'm guessing your children will always remember tilting their heads and wondering - just like you! And they will ultimately thank you for "dragging them round the museums"! Don't you just love the Guggenheim? I've seen only few of the great one's works - most notably "Guernica" in NY and the public sculpture outside Sears Tower in Chicago - and they both floored me. I must get out my books and look for "A Woman Ironing"Bob Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487941305976922088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-64296176822038190982007-06-09T01:39:00.000-07:002007-06-09T01:39:00.000-07:00HI Bob We have a Mary Cassat's "The Child's Bath" ...HI Bob <BR/>We have a Mary Cassat's "The Child's Bath" poster hanging on our wall from an exhibition of her work in Boston. I find it beautiful and touching.<BR/>I like the idea of art appreciation in school. I remember being excited but confused when I saw my first Picasso.I was probably about 12 and I expect it was "Dora Maar Seated" as I recall the lady in the portrait had her nose in 2 places! My Mum dismissed it saying that a kid could do that sort of drawing and from that I took it that Picasso could only paint that way.<BR/>Many years later as a family - my own children would have been about 10 and 12 - we visited the Picasso Museum in Paris. (We often dragged them round museums and galleries). This time we lost them for a while and came across them looking at a portrait of Dora Maar. My son is himself a talented artist - my daughter just knows what she likes to look at. They both said that this was the best gallery they had ever been in.They loved the range of Picasso's work.<BR/>I had forgotten about this until your post. Thanks for bringing it flooding back.<BR/>A final word on Picasso. Last year we visited the Guggenheim in NY and I came across "A Woman Ironing". I was so moved by this painting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-61436467390041311212007-06-09T00:04:00.000-07:002007-06-09T00:04:00.000-07:00I love Renoir... I could stare at his paintings fo...I love Renoir... I could stare at his paintings for hours, it is so easy to get lost in them...Open Eyes Blinded By The Knowledge Of All That Ishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109687202552993789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-49247963568965428012007-06-08T13:35:00.000-07:002007-06-08T13:35:00.000-07:00AN hour alone with Mary Cassatt - mmmmm - how deli...AN hour alone with Mary Cassatt - mmmmm - how delicious!<BR/><BR/>Ryan - when I saw your twitter wallpaper I was floored...took me right back to Firenze and Roma. You are correct - the art in Italy is eye-popping. One thing that stands out is it is <I>e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e</I>. Walk down the street and walk right up to it ... Botticelli - sumptuous, seductive, magnificato - yesssss! Now I got Joni Mitchell's "only joy in town" running through my head. Thanks, Ryan :)Bob Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487941305976922088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-70893692606938156342007-06-08T13:17:00.000-07:002007-06-08T13:17:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing, Bob. I was also able to see t...Thanks for sharing, Bob. I was also able to see that Fra Angelico painting in person, and I was completely blown away. Art in Italy seems to have that effect...<BR/><BR/>The art that sticks for me the most is Botticelli. The colors are so vivid, the light sources are immaculate, and the depth & detail is incredible. Definitely one of my all-time favorites :) Ryan Karpeleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03875789085001513236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-88485947759421242142007-06-08T12:56:00.000-07:002007-06-08T12:56:00.000-07:00I saw the Cassats in the Met in NY a couple of yea...I saw the Cassats in the Met in NY a couple of years ago and must say that while reproductions are nice the originals are wonderful. I had them all to myself for an hour or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-31975165083766687752007-06-08T11:29:00.000-07:002007-06-08T11:29:00.000-07:00I love Mary Cassatt, Becky - thank you for mention...I love Mary Cassatt, Becky - thank you for mentioning her for she is far too often overlooked.<BR/><BR/>Excellent observation on modern day living. I do believe we have to use the power and influence with children by continuing to show them great art through the ages :) Part of my post suggests there is something intrinsic to "seeing" paintings - no matter how "boring" they might be :)<BR/><BR/>Greatly appreciate you coming by again!Bob Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487941305976922088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-72851705980301434542007-06-08T11:07:00.001-07:002007-06-08T11:07:00.001-07:00Great post, Bob! I think art appreciation is beco...Great post, Bob! I think art appreciation is becoming lost in this world of multi-media. Whenever we can, we take our kids to museums and just let them stand there and look at paintings - no music, no flashing graphics, no explanations. One can't help but feel emotion and use their imagination when viewing paintings!<BR/><BR/>I love Renoir as well; his people are always so full of life and color. Another artist I really like is Mary Cassatt. She usually depicts mothers and children together, and I love the tenderness I see in the expressions. No one painting that sticks - it is the emotion on the faces that sticks for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-86146333114126701752007-06-08T11:07:00.000-07:002007-06-08T11:07:00.000-07:00How cool, hattie :) thank you for your generous co...How cool, hattie :) thank you for your generous comments. Kids are like sponges with keen eyes. I reflect often on seeing these little cards and at the time all I was thinking about was recess LOL - but here it is 45 years later and I still see them on my desk.<BR/><BR/>Your mention of Van Gogh makes me smile. El Greco and Velazquez...I am literally getting chills as I type this - goodness!<BR/><BR/>Robyn - no fooling?!?! thats getting quite uncanny in consideration of us mentioning similar thinking on topics. At the same time, art will do that...as well as writing. I'll have to check out your piece on Fra Angelico. It reminds me to post a paper I wrote on Michelangelo's David. And his Sistine Chapel...WOW! The moment of creation. Your comments and answers are always thoughtful - you'll need to let me know.<BR/><BR/>Happy Friday to you both!Bob Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487941305976922088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-10063260398877854432007-06-08T04:29:00.000-07:002007-06-08T04:29:00.000-07:00Bob, I didn't answer your question because it's a ...Bob, I didn't answer your question because it's a good one that I'll blog on. :-) I think it deserves a really thoughtful answer!Robyn McMaster, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893633050214440599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-4395222047633917962007-06-08T03:04:00.000-07:002007-06-08T03:04:00.000-07:00One piece of art that really sticks in my mind is ...One piece of art that really sticks in my mind is Michaelangelo's painting on the Sistine Chapel. Often you'll see closeups of the section in which the finger of God is reaching out to Adam. I find it powerful. <BR/><BR/>Bob, you're not going to believe this, but I have written a piece on Fra Angelico... http://brainbasedbiz.blogspot.com/2006/12/art-illumines-advent.htmlRobyn McMaster, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893633050214440599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-27942059903201553592007-06-07T23:57:00.000-07:002007-06-07T23:57:00.000-07:00My mother took me to (I think it was) the De Young...My mother took me to (I think it was) the De Young Museum in San Franciso, where I saw my first real painting, the Greco St. Francis venerating the crucifix. She bought some postcards, too, one of them of Valesquez's Infanta Margarita. <BR/>Later I was to see the traveling collection of Van Gogh's works.<BR/>Nothing I have seen since then, and I have seen a lot of art, can replace the thrill of seeing these great works for the first time with young eyes. <BR/>It is so important to educate young people in art. I'm convinced kids have an innate sense of quality. Think how many never see anything good and never get to develop their tastes. <BR/>I'm going to put some paintings on my blog the way you have done. <BR/>I very much like what you have to say here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com