April 2018 - A Long Look

12 End of Season 1

So we’ve reached the end of Season 1! The show will go on hiatus while I review, assess and prep for Season 2. I hope you’ve been enjoying the show and maybe even tried some long looking yourself.

Thanks to all of you who’ve taken time to listen and subscribe, I appreciate your support. I’ll be posting updates here, so stay tuned!

In the meantime, you can catch up on any episodes you missed and maybe even go visit the Gallery! They have a lot of great exhibits going on as well as their wonderful permanent collection.

Thanks for joining me!

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“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo

National Gallery information www.nga.gov

11 Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight – Turner

Painting of moonlit river with ships and people — Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, 1775 – 1851), Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight, 1835, oil on canvas, Widener Collection 1942.9.86

Joseph Mallord William Turner was quite a painter and quite a character. He’s described as vulgar, uncouth, unsophisticated and cheap. And yet, he became one of England’s most beloved artists through his groundbreaking vision and skill.

We’ll see how his interest in the Industrial Revolution and love of the natural world come together in this dazzling image and take a look at how he created something so gorgeous yet ominous.

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“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo

Episode theme is “The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave), Op. 26” by Felix Mendelssohn
https://musopen.org/music/306-the-hebrides-fingals-cave-op-26/

Turner information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/turner-keelmen-heaving-in-coals-by-moonlight.html

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1225.html#overview

10 Slow Art Day is Here (Almost)!

Hi everybody!

Just wanted to remind you all that Slow Art Day is this Saturday, April 14!

If you’ve been listening to the show, you know that Americans on average, spend about six to 10 seconds looking at works of art in museums and the slow art movement encourages people to slow down and spend more time with a work of art. So, let’s change that statistic! Go visit your favorite museum or gallery and take a long look. You can find participating locations at www.slowartday.com.

Let us know in the comments what you discover and what your experience was like!

Have fun!

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