Gaia Community: Questions and Reflections tagged 'art'

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

Gaia Team — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT

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.

Tags: QaR, art, artwork

What would you print on our currency?

Siona — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMT

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?

Tags: QaR, money, currency, design, art, symbols

What kind of art would you place in your community?

Siona — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMT

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?

Tags: QaR, art, public art, creativity, communities, community

Where do you find art in your life?

Siona — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

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?

Tags: QaR, art, life, world, discovery, create

What is the role of art in the world?

Siona — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

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

Tags: QaR, art, purpose, life, creativity

Of what are you a connoisseur?

Siona — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT

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?

Tags: QaR, connoisseur, expertise, art, appreciation, taste

What was the last work of art you remember seeing?

Siona — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT

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

Tags: QaR, art, impact, values, meaning

What's your favorite form of creative expression?

Siona — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT

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?

Tags: QaR, creativity, art, expression, movement, enthusiasm

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

Siona — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT

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

Tags: QaR, song, art, poem, feeling, emotions