In this conversation, Ruth and Shari discuss Beatrice Godwin Whistler, Peach Blossoms and Sandro Botticelli’s Venus, enhance by a portion of John Clare’s poem, I am. The conversation covers the challenges of women artists, and how women are portrayed, a common theme we often return to, because the mysteries are never ending. We hope you…
Tag: Art As Conversation
Finding Your Inner Curator
We talk a lot about Arting As Conversation, as a way of using art to connect to ourselves, to each other and to the world around us. And this is one of the reasons we knew we had to share our experiences with it. The process of Arting, of looking for art and putting pieces…
Our Many Selves: An Arting Conversation
In this conversation, we discuss Stanley William Hayter, Centerausse and Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas, complemented by John Clare’s poem, I am. The conversation is rich in imagery and in our discussion on how we manage the multiple selves that share our body – how our internal contradictions are challenges yet gifts that make us…
It’s All About Perspective
There is no question that society is in a state of turmoil. Whatever you think about social media and the fracturing of our media infrastructure, it has elevated the truth that perspective matters. Where you stand, how you see and hear, the history you bring to an issue, the way your body processes senses, the…
Autobiographical Themes In Art
The autobiographical theme in artists’ images can relate to your own life, even elicit it in fresh ways. For example, this seemingly subtle, sensuous image below of two dancers by Dorothea Tanning sparks a not so subtle message and visual experience for me. In contrast to typical male dominant positions in classical tango, the dominant…
Learning to See
It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. Henry David Thoreau Before Ruth and I started Arting, art was an event – a museum to visit, a gallery to drink wine at, a master or trend to check off the bucket list. I enjoyed art but I filed it away in…
Letting Go of Expectations
How often have you visited museums and art galleries, alone or with someone? I usually went to museums with a friend who was also interested in art, rarely having the quietude and intimacy of being solitary. We tended to move quickly, commenting to one another quietly, not approximating a conversation until we sat down…often to…
Beards: An Arting Conversation
Ruth and I wanted to share one of our Arting conversations with you. Here is a video of our discussion comparing Albrecht Durer, Portrait of a Boy with Long Beard and Edvard Munch, Head of an Old Man with a Beard, complemented by the poem Beard by Brian Potter. Invitation Into the Conversation We want…
Arting Resources
Arting Resources Over the past four years, we’ve collected and developed resources and questions to support our arting adventures. We will update this regularly and invite you to share resources you’ve discovered that help to find and enjoy art. As you skim these possibilities, choose a few that speak to you now, returning as curiosity…