{"id":959,"date":"2014-07-15T16:34:23","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T23:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talkinggrid.com\/dev\/?p=959"},"modified":"2014-07-15T16:36:29","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T23:36:29","slug":"take-the-children-to-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkinggrid.com\/dev\/take-the-children-to-art\/","title":{"rendered":"TAKE THE CHILDREN TO ART"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, we had the pleasure of a visit to the Philadelphia Museum of Art\u00a0<\/a>which never fails to impress. The museum\u2019s collection, particularly of French impressionists, Modern, Post-Modern, and Contemporary visual artists is first class. \u00a0The staff is in all departments friendly and helpful. \u00a0The press support is excellent. \u00a0Each visit, provides opportunity upon opportunity for learning and delight. \u00a0Here is a video by artist\/art critic Ron Schira of Frau Kolb and Mr. Brian Goings, deep into what Schira called,\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>Active Looking,<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0of Paul Cezanne<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s \u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>Woods and the Mill Stone<\/a>,\u201d one year ago at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.<\/p>\n

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This time was particularly special because the two youngest members of the Talkinggrid Creative Circle, the Llittle Kolbs, came along and experienced the fabulous collection of visual art masterpieces, ranging from the glorious <\/span>Edouard Manet (1832-1883), \u00a0\u201cLe Bon Bock<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\/ \u201cThe GOOD Beer,\u201done of my favorite paintings, because the pleasure the character takes in his beer is timeless, eternal to the sumptuous bath of geometry, landscape painting, and elegant figure study, \u201cThe Bathers,\u201d by Paul Cezanne<\/a>, and Andy Warhol\u2019s iconic \u201cBrillo Boxes.<\/a>”<\/p>\n

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The children were vociferously critical of\u00a0Marcel Duchamp\u2019s\u00a0\u201cFountain,<\/a>\u201d\u00a0the famous urinal signed R. Mutt and sent in as a game-changing lark to the Society of Independent Artist\u2019s first exhibition in April 1917. \u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s not ART!\u201d\u00a0 They shouted in unison. \u00a0I had a good laugh. Then they took another look and noticed that the urinal was signed\u2026\u00a0hum\u2026 perhaps\u2026. the children got to thinking. \u00a0This moment before the replica of Duchamp ready-made, was a great moment in our family history.<\/p>\n

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\nThe experience of sharing with one\u2019s children the jewels of contemporary culture, the thought-provoking objects of Dadaist\u00a0Man Ray<\/a> (1890 – 1976), whose work becomes more and more mysterious as time renders the\u00a0\u201cordinary objects,\u201d of his day into rare and evocative treasures to behold with some awe. \u00a0Another highlight of the collection are the\u00a0tender intimate paintings of\u00a0Mary Cassatt\u00a0<\/a>(1844 – 1926). Seeing the mother and child caress, a moment of pure love and caring, my children were delighted. \u00a0In the same vein, my daughter’s drawings of dancers have a sudden depth, which I attribute to her recent experience of Edgar\u00a0Degas\u2019\u00a0<\/a>Ballerinas.)<\/p>\n

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We also saw spent a long lingering moment with Mommy going on and on about the the abstract expressionist masters, Barnet Newman, Clifford Styll, and Robert Motherwell.<\/p>\n

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A young\u00a0Pablo Picasso<\/a> (1881 – 1973) gave my son a stern talking to.<\/p>\n

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Piet Mondrian was there to reassure us:<\/p>\n

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\nBrancusi\u2019s\u00a0Bird in Space<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0The Kiss<\/a><\/em>\u00a0reminded us of how little is required to say a lot\u2026<\/p>\n

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Nov 6, 2013, 4:37 AM<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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