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Theme of Zoom Meeting: Art

Instead of talking about Art in general – which comes in various forms --in our discussion, we will focus on visual art -- art that we can see such as a painting that could be hanging on your wall, the statue on your desk or the art you might expect to find in a museum.

For several questions, I have provided underlined links that will take you to related online information. Try coming up with your own thoughts first – then investigate the links or ignore them – whatever you wish.

If the links don’t work with just your mouse arrow, hold down your Ctrl key as you click. Any problems with a link please let me know: rgordon118@tampabay.rr.com

Questions:

1. Is there value in trying to create art even though your work might only be scoffed at by art critics and might never earn you a penny?

2. What are various forms of visual art? Which do you enjoy viewing the most?

3. Do you have a favorite work of art in your home? If you do, describe it – or better yet, show it to us.

4. What benefits do children get from creating art? Can these benefits apply to adults?

5. How can parents/grandparents encourage children to develop artistic talents?

6. Why creating and viewing art may be much more than just entertainment?

7. Can art help in overcoming stress, anxiety depression and other mental challenges?

8. Can art activities help disadvantaged youngsters overcome obstacles that might have prevented them from reaching their full potential?

9. What do art therapists do?

10. Can any animals create art? More.

11. As a child, did you enjoy art but lose your interest as you grew older? Why?

12. Have you seen examples of art in the 2020s? How about the 1920s? The 1820s? The 1520s?

13. Can any animals create art? More.

14. What special role, if any, has art played in your life?

15. How can you easily view art museums without leaving your home?

16. Are there major cultural differences in art? Is there art? American? Arabian art? Eskimo art?

17. Why might it be a good idea to create your own art, even in your senior years?

18. Do you think it is possible that you have a hidden talent in art that even you are not aware of? Would there be advantages in discovering such talent?

19. Is there gender inequality in the art world? What might be the reason?

20. How can parents encourage their children to develop their interest in art?

21. How has digital technology affected art? Have you seen examples showing how the age of the computer has created new forms of visual art?

22. What new conclusions have you reached about art as a result of today’s discussion?

Quotations:

1. “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”

-- Scott Adams

2. While drawing I discover what I really want to say.” ― Dario Fo

3. “A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art. ― Paul Cezanne

4. “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”-- Pablo Picasso

5. “As my artist’s statement explains, my work is utterly incomprehensible and is therefore full of deep significance.”-- Calvin & Hobbes

6. “A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.”― Salvador Dali

7. “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”― Henry David Thoreau

8. “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.”― Aristotle

9. “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”― Pablo Picasso

10. “Drawing is not what one sees, but what one can make others see.”― Edgar Degas

11. “Every artist dips his brush” in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. – Henry Ward Beecher

12. “There must always be two kinds of art: escape-art, for man needs escape as he needs food and deep sleep, and parable-art, that art which shall teach man to unlearn hatred and learn love.” —W.H. Auden

Related Websites:

1. Changed by Art

2. Effective on Art Therapy … on Older Adults

3. Art Therapy and the Effects on Older Adults

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