Look Alive! A Still-Life Comparison
Slow looking is a practice of slowly and carefully studying a work of art. Such close observation can reveal insights into an artwork鈥檚 origins, materials and formal characteristics. It can also be a tool for self-discovery by engaging the senses and calming the mind, helping us to connect more deeply with a work of art.
Look Alive! brings together two still-life paintings from the Museum鈥檚 collections in a comparative installation designed to engage curiosity and hone observation skills. By looking closely at Jacques Linard鈥檚 Still Life: The Five Senses with Flowers and Tom Wesselmann鈥檚 Still Life #2, visitors gain appreciation for each artist鈥檚 working methods and explore themes of domesticity, consumerism and beauty. Learning Guides offer questions that compare the qualities of each painting. Afterward, visitors can reflect on their experiences through interactive and creative activities.
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Slow looking is a practice of slowly and carefully studying a work of art. Such close observation can reveal insights into an artwork鈥檚 origins, materials and formal characteristics. It can also be a tool for self-discovery by engaging the senses and calming the mind, helping us to connect more deeply with a work of art.
Look Alive! brings together two still-life paintings from the Museum鈥檚 collections in a comparative installation designed to engage curiosity and hone observation skills. By looking closely at Jacques Linard鈥檚 Still Life: The Five Senses with Flowers and Tom Wesselmann鈥檚 Still Life #2, visitors gain appreciation for each artist鈥檚 working methods and explore themes of domesticity, consumerism and beauty. Learning Guides offer questions that compare the qualities of each painting. Afterward, visitors can reflect on their experiences through interactive and creative activities.
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