My wife once told me something profound about art. She said every art has its own soul which is a direct reflection of some higher power, the artist is merely a vessel. This explains why some artists are even in awe at their own artwork.

I started out as a very sciency person with that same fear of lack of appreciation or inability to perceive what was appreciable in art in general (I was originally a neuroscience major on my way to many a lab….). I always felt a wanting to paint and so I started. Like science, you’re able to get much more out of it the more education/knowledge you have concerning it, but with both (science and art) there is a visceral appreciation, it’s just more pronounced in art I think. But I trust and admire surgery although I’m sure in a much different way than a surgeon. Paintings can be appreciated in different ways in the same vein. As a casual partaker, there is nothing wrong with seeing a painting and just liking or disliking it. But coming at with the knowledge of how to paint would allow you to appreciate technique, or having a knowledge of art history would allow you to appreciate the deviation of style, or having even a knowledge of psychology might have you appreciate the frame of mind that created the piece (speaking about Van Gogh). Like looking at a triangle, you can appreciate it’s a triangle. Having the Pythagorean theorem, you can appreciate how it relates to itself and have a further appreciation of the nature of shapes, having a knowledge of engineering, you could see the value of a triangle as a plane. I guess it boils down to we can always know more and knowledge does open doors, one way or another. I did not mean to speak so long…

The last bit might be the first way to look at museum art. In the context of its own historical period and the artist himself. Subjective interpretations is where you don't need too much work and has no relevancy regarding the piece as if it would be a contemporary artwork for the now. Its all about learning with these things. The reason for making it, the history, the culture, the artist. For me there is also the technical aspect of it and construction. Color pallet, perspective, brushwork is something I'm fascinated by and it can tell a lot about the artist. With each aspect one can interpret to best of their ability what were the circumstances in creating the painting, what kind of person the artist was and what was the interests in that period and why. Looking at a painting especially of a 19th century artist is like taking a glimpse in they thoughts on making the painting. Those rough gestural brushstrokes as if you can trace the artists action in the process of creating the painting its amazing.

As an artist I found d this episode so amazing to watch. The whole point of art is to bring in your interpretation of the piece, your point of view may be completely different than someone else’s. Seeing how the Romans took inspiration from the Greeks and made their own interpretation of beauty in male nudity is just one of those examples.

@nj4jd

2 жыл бұрын

I think your use of "appreciate" is interesting in this video. It feels like your use is closer to something structural like "Art Appreciation" than an instinctive trust of your own... gut feeling, instinct, tastes, inborn human capacity to be enjoy, be moved or inspired by a piece of art. "To be" or "become" artsy... It makes me feel so sad that there are so many people who don't feel inherently worthy or able to connect to art without the cypher or intermediary of a survey course or mastery of pedantic phd level terminology.

As an artist, I thought this episode was very fun and informational.. and I was pulled into it because I really wanted to provide my own answer to the title: "There is no 'how' to appreciate an artwork, artwork is perceived differently by everyone, because everyone is different from the artist who remotely created it.".. Honestly, I egret not visiting this museum when I lived in the area!

As a college student taking an art history class, I'm still new to appreciating art. This video is extremely informative because it really had me thinking about how I perceive art. There are many components that go into art making so art appreciation is diving into those. We all perceive art differently so not everyone will feel the same but what's true is that to perceive we have to be open-minded. Thanks for the video!

Jessie as a butterfly has inspired so many new museum looks I can’t wait to try out!

I appreciate your effort to study how to appreciate the works of art.

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great video but honestly i still dont know how to appreciate art

Where were you when you were flitting around as a butterfly?

@alkalinetaupehat

2 жыл бұрын

There are companies which put on shows that are generally referred to as "Van Gogh immersive experiences" and are not terribly expensive.

You cannot rationalize art nor classify, feel it

Truly good art requires no learning to appreciate. The gallery quide in this museum spouts the usual modern art babble and gibberish. So-called modern art which began with impressionism is nothing but a meaningless fabrication by the art industry for the purpose of filling their pockets with gelt. The only worthwhile painting in this video was the Rembrandt.