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 piece is also on a piece of silk. do you all know what silk is?"

student: "yes, actually there are two types of silk."

"really? okay, which one of the types do you think this is painted on?"

student: "well. the first type is spider silk. when spiders want to catch their food, they spin a web made of spider silk. then insects get stuck in the web. then the spider wraps up the insect in more spider silk before he eats it. spiders are arachnids, you know?"

"that's an awesome fact, but actually, this isn't spider silk."










Daoist Immortal - Ning Zhai

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