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Are You Intimidated
By Art?
by Crystal Czerkas Sarbacker
Art is meant to be enjoyed by people
Crystal Czerkas-
like you and me.
Sarbacker
Y
ou’re entitled to have your own likes and dislikes.
Whatever your tastes, whether it’s Andy Warhol’s “Campbell
Soup Can”, the infamous “Dogs Playing Poker”, or Monet’s “Water Lillies”, you’ll
find countless styles and subject matters to delight, challenge, inform or entertain
you. So relax. Art should be fun. There are some simple techniques which can really
enhance your viewing experience, too.
For starters, don’t stand too close to a painting or even a sculpture. When I was
a little girl my Dad, the artist known as Czerkas, told me to stand back from a
painting about six to eight feet. He said, “if you stand too close, you may see the
actual brush strokes, but you won’t be able to take in the whole scene and might
miss something.” He continued that “this is especially important when you’re
looking at modern artworks or impressionistic paintings”, like those he painted.
And I found he was right. Up close many of his artworks looked to me to be just a
colorful jumble of strokes. Though when I stepped back a few feet, I was amazed at
how clearly I could see people, landscapes, waterfronts, buildings, or even portraits
emerge from the watercolor or oil painting.
And there’s another little trick my Dad taught me. If you’re in a cramped space
California Strolling
with no room to step back to get a better
view of an artwork, just squint your
eyes and you’ll get almost the same
effect. That’s the technique modernists
and impressionists often use when they
are painting so they can visualize how
the finished painting will look without
having to step away from their easels. In
fact, the American colonial genius, Ben
Franklin, used this concept when he invented
an early pair of spectacles made with narrow horizontal wood slats instead
of glass lenses. You would think they would have blocked the wearer’s vision.
Instead, they made him squint and amazingly he could see better. You might try the
squinting technique by looking at a painting in your house when you’re quite close,
but don’t try it while you’re moving about. Remember this is a trick and you don’t
want to stumble over something.
For more information on my Dad, Victor Czerkas, please call Ray Sarbacker at
702-463-0966 or go to www.Czerkas.com.
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