There is a movement to get people to spend more time on looking at Art. Slow Art Day is held this year on 6th April 2019.
They get different venues to host the event. No gallery in Singapore has signed up yet. But to cut a long story short, the gallery selects between 1 - 5 pre-assigned pieces and the people who sign up for the programme are recommended to spend 5- 10 minutes looking at each piece and discuss it later.
Slow Art Day came about because of IG - take your picture and you're out of there with an average of 30 seconds per work. If you are at an art fair or time constrained, then you need to rush through the art. Otherwise I agree you should sit back, look at the art and give it some time. That's why living with art is the best. It talks to you and changes everyday. And your perception and interpretation of the piece changes.
Don't know what to do or what to look at when you look at the work? Try remembering things you read about from Rudolf Arnhem's visual perception, look at the brush work, try to figure out the technique or appreciate the technical aspect and you'll realise 'this fella is good', try to figure out the flow or the narrative of the work, try to look for easter eggs, try to see the artist's meticulousness (stretching of canvas, cracks in the paint) and the list goes on.
So Slow Art Day is good. I believe in it. At exhibitions there will be a few paintings that captivate me and I will spend some time on it. And if I am at a museum, the volunteers will get suspicious of me and get worried that I will touch it or bring it home. LOL.
They get different venues to host the event. No gallery in Singapore has signed up yet. But to cut a long story short, the gallery selects between 1 - 5 pre-assigned pieces and the people who sign up for the programme are recommended to spend 5- 10 minutes looking at each piece and discuss it later.
Slow Art Day came about because of IG - take your picture and you're out of there with an average of 30 seconds per work. If you are at an art fair or time constrained, then you need to rush through the art. Otherwise I agree you should sit back, look at the art and give it some time. That's why living with art is the best. It talks to you and changes everyday. And your perception and interpretation of the piece changes.
Don't know what to do or what to look at when you look at the work? Try remembering things you read about from Rudolf Arnhem's visual perception, look at the brush work, try to figure out the technique or appreciate the technical aspect and you'll realise 'this fella is good', try to figure out the flow or the narrative of the work, try to look for easter eggs, try to see the artist's meticulousness (stretching of canvas, cracks in the paint) and the list goes on.
So Slow Art Day is good. I believe in it. At exhibitions there will be a few paintings that captivate me and I will spend some time on it. And if I am at a museum, the volunteers will get suspicious of me and get worried that I will touch it or bring it home. LOL.
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