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Baby Boom Review

ART APPRECIATION: Looking at Paintings
Making friends for life
Interview by Birgit Moenke

These pointers were developed from a conversation with Ken Forsyth of Abbozzo Gallery and appeared in Stir magazine, ninth edition.

PLAN TO LOOK AT ART REGULARLY

You have to make looking at art a part of your regular routine. Visit galleries, your local museum, etc. Don’t be afraid to seek out art beyond the gallery walls – it’s out there. There’s no shortcut or substitute for this practice when it comes to developing an appreciation for art. You can read all the art history books you want, but it won’t be enough. You really need that one-on-one contact with paintings. Appreciating art is about what you bring to the experience of pondering a painting and what you take away from it. It’s like any other relationship. It’s not going to be fulfilling or teach you anything unless you spend time on it.

TRAIN YOURSELF TO VIEW ART IN A CERTAIN WAY

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