In this conversation, Ruth and Shari discuss the role of art in inspiring awe. To us, experiencing awe is critical component of being human, one we need to nurture. We are happy to share the full conversation here. Scroll below the video for an image of each pairing, and a set of questions we’d love…
How Arting Changed Me For the Better
On a trip to Boston, I visited the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (BMFA) by myself. I usually visit museums with others, even if we view art at our own pace. Before Arting, I only went alone when traveling, mostly to pass the time. Yes, I was traveling and went to the museum to pass…
Expand Your Powers by Enjoying Art
What arting conversations give you. Some people tend to be glued to their phone,some play sports, some immerse themselves in hobbies, and some delight in goodconversation, as I do. There generally is a focus of some kind in most chosen pleasures.Yet, the capacities that are used may be passive, repeated or just familiar. They includethose…
Sustaining Love: An Arting Conversation
In this conversation, Ruth and Shari take on the subject of love. We’ve created a lot of interesting juxtapositions with the art pairings. It was such a rich topic, we are sharing the entire conversation. Scroll below the video for an image of each pairing, and a set of questions we’d love to engage with…
Arting as Therapy
Art therapy uses creative processes to promote healing, with a wide definition of healing. Arting has taught me the therapeutic value of being with and around art. I know people who have experienced similar healing effects by visiting museums or galleries or artist studios. Recently, in need of a bit of healing myself, I visited…
Play with Images to Encourage Originality in Your Arting Conversations and Other Activities
The aim of this article is to encourage you to have some fun with art by expanding your vision and reach. It will also enrich your arting conversations and process. For example, I was inspired by Rhea Nayyar’s and Shari Flores’ play with images: Botticelli’s Birth of Venus and Pesto the Penguin here. Just as…
Dancing as Connection: An Arting Conversation
Welcome to Ruth and Shari’s discussion about dancing, stimulated by the paintings Tanz im Variete’ by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Jane Avril Dansant by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, The Kirchner painting, which we did not know at the time of our conversation, just recently resurfaced after being lost for almost a century. The painting, dated 1911,…
Looking Into Infinity
I was in Boston with time on my hands so I wandered over to WNDR, an art tech museum. Little did I know at the time that it held the work of Yayoi Kusama including her Infinity Rooms -Lets Survive Forever 2017. Once I found it, I got very excited. It’s a unique opportunity, and…
Exploring Joy: An Arting Conversation
Ruth and I took a deep dive into the topic of joy. It was such a rich conversation, we decided to share the whole thing, rather than dividing it into its component parts. After each slide, we shared questions we’d love for you to engage with. I’ve also placed the questions below with a photo…
Painting Judith: Caravaggio vs Gentileschi
Artemesia Gentileschi is a recently rediscovered Italian Baroque artist. In our Arting pursuits, Ruth and I used her work quite often. Because we loved it and because there are so few female artists from that time period, at least that we are aware of. We kicked off our interest in her work with this direct…