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It’s good to ask questions; it’s only natural. Say, for example, you are viewing the famous Mona Lisa in the Louvre Museum, you may well ask yourself, why is this work so important or maybe why does she have such a mysterious smile? Or, you’re eating at one of the finest restaurants, tasting the head chef’s special dessert but didn’t expect it to be say salty… When we question what we see or taste or even hear and experience it opens up our world into what lies behind every painting we see or plate we eat. Let’s look a little bit below the surface<\/em> on creative process for better engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst acquiring tools of understanding in areas such as art and food, we are able to create our own personal journey through culture; this leads to our empowerment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is something so satisfying in being able to answer some of the questions that arise when you first view a piece of art or taste a new dish. This level of insight gives us a heightened experience like never before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re providing ourselves with a window into the creative process as well as better experiences <\/em>without an artist or chef to explain what we’ve just seen or consumed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, the National Galleries of Scotland put together a set of videos built around six of the most frequently asked questions relating to the world of arts. Each episode provides an answer to a question with the help of experts, visual diagrams and animations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘What makes an artwork iconic?’ Many of us may well ask this and one of the first videos takes on that burning question. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video uses the Pop Art painting, In the Car<\/em> as an example by Roy Lichtenstein. The image was taken originally from the comic book series ‘Girls’, an artwork that was scaled-up and enhanced by the artist, later becoming a pop-art classic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite this being seen as an iconic work of art today, the piece brought about controversy both when it was created and auctioned. In 1963 Roy Lichtenstein took less than a year to paint In the Car <\/em>and when first viewed, many artists saw it as a threat to the world of fine art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet, it opened up a world of abstract art; bright bold contrasting colours, thick outlines and ‘Ben-day’ dots made it stand out and distinguish it amongst other works of traditional art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben-day dots began during the 19th century from illustrator Benjamin Henry Day. Using colour dots spaced out they can be used as a way to put colour or shading on any artwork. Lichtenstein challenged the norm if what was seen as authentic artworks at the time and today his work is influential and has inspired across the creative industries from art, fashion and even music videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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