Gaia Community: Questions and Reflections tagged 'art'

Share a piece of art that's moved you recently.

2007-06-18T07:00:00Z

It's your choice whether you'd like to share a painting or sculpture or piece of music, and whether the artist is famous or your sister's seven year old daughter--or even yourself--doesn't matter. Just take a moment to share a little about the piece, and about how it made you feel.

What would you print on our currency?

2007-11-12T08:00:00Z

US coins have "In God we trust" printed on them. Canadian coins feature wildlife. Some Ethiopian bills have waterfalls, others beehives. In Brazil you can find money with birds and dancers and snakes. If you had to design a global currency, what would you put on it?

What kind of art would you place in your community?

2007-11-13T08:00:00Z

Pretend you were in charge of the arts programming for your community, and you were given the task of commissioning a series of public art pieces. What would you want to see?

Where do you find art in your life?

2008-06-10T07:00:00Z

Where in your life do you see the most art, or where do you make an effort to bring art into the world? What does art mean to you?

What is the role of art in the world?

2008-07-01T07:00:00Z

Does art have a purpose? What does art bring to your life? Is art important? Why?

Of what are you a connoisseur?

2008-10-01T07:00:00Z

What sort of art are you an expert at appreciating? Is there music of a particular sort that you know well? Are you a gourmet with an understanding of certain foods? Or are you an expert in something that no one else is... be it the way dust bunnies collect in certain corners or the particular way leaves change in the Autumn?

What was the last work of art you remember seeing?

2008-11-22T08:00:00Z

Was it at a museum, a public park, or your own refrigerator door? How did it affect you?

What's your favorite form of creative expression?

2008-11-24T08:00:00Z

Do you write poetry? Paint? Photograph? Sing? Dance wildly about to whatever music you can find? What sort of creative expression do you most enjoy?

What song or poem or work of art best captures your mood?

2008-12-23T08:00:00Z

Take a deep breath, be still, and check in with yourself. What are you feeling right now?

What helps you be creative?

2009-07-24T07:00:00Z

What sort of environment fosters your creativity? What feelings or emotions help you be most creative? What circumstances are ideal to bringing out your inner artist or greatest ingenuity?