simply asking "what do you see?" can elicit surprisingly insightful responses.

this is a collection of some of these insights that i've encountered while teaching at an art museum and in the community.

newer entries come from a new program called "the art of looking," that brings mobile art galleries to disabled adults and children.

just a reminder, the entries do not reflect personal commentary on art pieces or collections.

5-year-old boy

boy: "teacher?"

"yeah, what's your question, buddy?"

boy: "did this really happen?"

"what do you mean?"

boy: "were there really horses and lions fighting?"

"well, what do you think happened?"

boy: "well, i think the painter saw a lion and a horse fighting and then he remembered it and then he went home and painted it."

"that sounds like a great explanation. that's why art is cool, right? because you can come up with your own story."

boy: "yeah, i like art."


A Lion Attacking a Horse - George Stubbs

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