“Before encouraging people to find beauty in a work of art, we must first teach them how to see, how to listen. We will soon realize how difficult this is: listening and seeing are arts in themselves. To arrive at aesthetic experience we must be totally receptive, welcoming, free from memory, so that we are open to the play of color, sounds, rhythms and shapes.
This openness, seeing, is the light underlying all sensations and sooner or later, we find ourselves knowingly in this light. Looking at a work of art in this way is truly creative. There is no analysis in it. Each time we are struck by it, it brings us back to our real Self.”
By Jean Klein
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Yes! Appreciation of art is a learned skill. It behooves artists and art associations to demonstrate, discuss, and share so people can learn to see, and be elevated by what they see.
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This is what my PowerPoint on Abstraction aims to do.
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This explains why I have always seemed blocked regarding creating art per se because of years of trauma and complicated human history. But I take comfort in the fact each day we are all artists creating masterpieces of blessings by how we live our lives with a consciousness filled with love bringing a tapestry of beauty to our world – unseen by the human eye but felt in the heart. And that certainly describes you precious Polly!
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From my perspective it describes you too! You do a lot of witnessing and listening, expressing and cherishing!
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Obviously awesome beings, you two!
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Thank you Polly.
I took an Open University art history course on “Modern Art” a few years ago, which really opened my eyes and helped me to appreciate what had previously eluded me. The Summer School week was held in a London University and we spent two days in Tate Modern and two days in the National Gallery looking at works of art. It was wonderful!
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