What Art Can Show Us About Our Lives?

The links below richly illustrate how the philosophy of Aesthetic Realism founded by Eli Siegel, American poet, educator and critic, show that art has the answers to some of the biggest matters in our lives. As you will see, the great art of the world can teach us about our very selves!

 John Singer Sargent
Sargent's "Madame X"; Or, Assertion and Retreat in Women by Lynette Abel
Jan Vermeer
Vermeer's "Young Woman With a Water Jug"--and What Men and Women Are Hoping For in Marriage by Julie and Robert Jensen
Diego Velazquez
 What Will Make Us Truly Proud of Ourselves? A Study in the Art of Diego Velazquez by Dorothy Koppelman
Pablo Picasso
Picasso's Dora Maar Seated--or, Full Face and Profile: How Do They Show the Self? by Meryl Simon

Vincent Van Gogh 





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Art and Love



As I have said in other places on this blog, Aesthetic Realism shows that art has the answers to questions every person has in life, including about love! Here is an example that I invite you to read.



"What Are You Looking For In Love? Robert Indiana's "Love" by Ken Kimmelman, Emmy award winning filmmaker and Aesthetic Realism Consultant.





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Aesthetic Realism; or, Why I Love Teaching Art

I taught art history and studio art in New York City high schools for over 24 years using the Aesthetic Realism Teaching Method. My love for art and teaching continues to increase as I'm able to see how art is related to one's life and the whole world. The means is in this great principle of Aesthetic Realism stated by its founder and the 20th century educator, Eli Siegel:

"The world, art, and self explain each other: each is the aesthetic oneness of opposites."

Find out more about the Aesthetic Realism Teaching Method.








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