1. 5-minutes with Turner
The National Gallery asks:
“How often do you just glance at a painting?
Do you experience it any differently when you take the time to look, slowly?”
Take five minutes to look slowly at Turner’s painting of the Great Western Railway.
Visit the original page here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/stories/5-minute-meditation-turners-rain-steam-and-speed
2. A curated look at: working from home
A look at paintings that depict interiors and people at home.
Presented by Francesca Whitlum-Cooper.
Francesca is the Myojin-Nadar Associate Curator of Paintings at the National Gallery, London.
Visit the original page here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/stories/a-curated-look-working-from-home
3. Make and create
A collage inspired by Rousseau’s ‘Surprised!’, presented by Bethan Durie.
To take part you will need:
- Old magazines or newspapers.
- Paper or card.
- Scissors.
- A glue stick.
- Coloured pencils.
Visit the original page here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/stories/make-and-create-a-collage-inspired-by-rousseaus-surprised
4. Lake Keitele
Akseli Gallen-Kallela painted this whilst in isolation.
He used art to express nationalist feeling.at a time when Finland was striving for independence.
This view of a Finnish lake.offers a moment of calm.
Yet, there is a hint of darkness.
Visit the original page here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/picture-of-the-month/picture-of-the-month-april-2020
5. Love and punishment: Arrows in art
Discover hidden symbols in art. Carlo Corsato explains the meaning behind arrows.
from Cupid’s bow,.
to Odysseus‘s archery skills.
Visit the original page here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/stories/love-and-punishment-arrows-in-art
This page was created by Jayne Lindsay and Abi Roper, with brilliant materials from the National Gallery, to present an aphasia-accessible art experience.