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.

3rd graders

"so this mask used to have a lot of color on it, but over time, the colors faded. what do you think were the original colors?"

student 1: "red!"

student 2: "white!"

"right, there's some white on the chin and, actually, the face was covered in red paint, really bright red paint, like fire-engine red. so what else do you notice?"

student 3: "well maybe the guy got his head stuck in a fire-engine and couldn't get it out, which is why he's all puffy."







Mask (Kakuungu) - Suku

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