In Part I of “When A Painting Speaks To You”, we explored how one can be drawn into an abstract expressionistic painting. By allowing oneself to feel the energy of the painting, the viewer often connects to the artists’ process of creation, resulting in feelings of completeness, wholeness and peacefulness—of things being “right.” In this […]
Whether conducting a diagnostic interview or attempting to understand an existential experience, success depends on asking the right questions. In a similar manner, speculation about the motivation of the abstract artist or what they were attempting to achieve are the wrong questions and will not reveal why the painting speaks to you. In part, why […]
A poem and reflections on the painting “Christine”, and art in general, by Margit Steiner “Christine” Where do we meet ? In the corridors of life going from one room to the next In the stillness of the noise In the eye of the hurricane In the spaces where the mind sees the […]