tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10871380.post3495821680767986369..comments2023-04-03T02:26:48.544+08:00Comments on One day at a time: The Artsjohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16287331593642517407noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10871380.post-84194275856198173602008-04-11T20:40:00.000+08:002008-04-11T20:40:00.000+08:00Jo, I think I'm a bit like you. When Irene talks a...Jo, I think I'm a bit like you. When Irene talks about paintings, my eyes just start to glace over as boredom just starts to set in. I don't think it's because I don't enjoy art; just not that particular form of art. After all, there are many forms of art. Photography is an art in its own kind. <BR/><BR/>Irene did take art in school because she was passionate about it. I would probably consider taking courses in photography because I'm passionate about it. <BR/><BR/>Europe is fascinating even for those of us who are non-art lovers. There is so much history, amazing food and amazing photography opportunities :) <BR/><BR/>That's just my 2 cents worth :)Kelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454535421579210040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10871380.post-60820816232000066982008-04-10T07:13:00.000+08:002008-04-10T07:13:00.000+08:00I think many people make the wrong assumptions abo...I think many people make the wrong assumptions about art that you have to know all these terms and meanings - don't forget these were created by scholars etc to have a better understanding of a movement in art and what it represents. Also I think if you studied music, you might have come across some of these terms already and their characteristics such as Baroque art and the emphasis on the florid, Classical on firm line and structure, Impressionism and so forth. After all, I never fully got to appreciate it but once I saw them, some I understood immediately and others left me baffled but thats art for you. It doesn't take a genius to understand Michelangelo's David for example (he carved a few but the most famous remains in the Accademia) and to appreciate what tools he had at that time (no machines etc!) and of course I have a feeling dear Michelangelo was obsessed with "David" being the perfect male :) How else could he have carved his subject so passionately with the most perfect male body ever? One of the most beautiful things I've ever seen is Monet's Water Lilies canvasses at the newly refurbished L'Orangerie in Paris. I thought like everyone else, these were so cliched etc as I'd seen them in crappy prints and ppl hang these prints all over. But coming to it up front was an experienced. I was so moved and speechless that I stared at them for at least 20 mins each (I also bought some crappy prints to take home ha!). Another painter I like is Van Gogh - he was so quirky and "raw" that it makes it quite unlike anyone else. I think real beauty can be appreciated and you might surprise yourself. The thing is nowadays ppl try to cram everything in one go and thats wrong (I suppose organised tours have a lot to blame). I had to spend two days at the Louvre and even that was not enough to see everything!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com