Waterford, Ireland – Garter Lane Arts Centre
The Art of Looking with Vermeer’s “Girl”
Slow Art Day has asked its 2013 college interns to write short summaries of their own experiences looking slowly at artworks of their choosing. Few paintings possess the same level of fame as Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring. Who was…
Public Art and Slow Art Day in Orlando
[In this series, we interview hosts for Slow Art Day and get their thoughts on hosting, the art of looking, and the slow art community. Today we interview Terry Olson, host of Orlando Public Art Slow Art Day.] Slow Art…
Dallas, Texas – Public Art in Dallas Arts District
Lost in the Galapagos: Looking Slowly with Michael Bogin
Last week I decided to spend some time looking at the work of Michael Bogin at the Davis Gallery here on my school campus.
After wandering the rooms of the gallery, scanning the walls in search of one of Bogin’s pieces that speaks to me, I notice a pattern. While at first seeming overtly simplistic, upon closer inspection his pieces start to formulate individual stories. Scanning the room, I am immediately struck by the stunning color schemes that run across the walls. His use of color varies in each piece despite their overall similar structure and as the works progress, a tale forms...

