The Art Of Viewing Art : A TED Workshop
I have been fascinated with art for the last twenty years. As part of TED 2019, I gave a workshop at the Vancouver Art Gallery on "The Art Of Viewing Art." The purpose of the workshop was to make art less intimidating and more approachable for the TED attendees. My attempt with this blogpost is to do the same for you. --- Source: The New Yorker Often the art connoisseurs try to find meaning in art when none exists. --- I have learned about art by looking at it, buying it, reading about it (see above), taking classes, and practicing Ikebana (Japanese art of flower arrangement) every weekend for the last fifteen years. --- Why should society care about art? The slide above covers the main reasons. All art when it is created is created for the contemporary society. Often, it provides a commentary on the society at that time. Some art is meditative in nature i.e. it provides a space for self-reflection and m...