VTS Recap: The Love Letter by Johannes Vermeer
There is a lot to look at in this complex, beautiful masterpiece from "The Master of Light," Vermeer. It's fascinating that, without knowing the title of this piece, or the symbolism popular in the Netherlands in the 17th century, people still understood the intention of this painting... plus many other unexpected ideas.
VTS Recap: Reflection With Two Children (Self-Portrait) by Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud captures himself and others in a way described by Freud himself as “visual aggression,” whereby he intensifies, rather than idealizes, the reality of everyday human beings.
VTS Recap: Family of Saltimbanques by Pablo Picasso
Picasso is uber-famous, but most have only seen his cubist works. This Rose Period piece is worth some deep looking with its layered commentary on family, isolation, belonging, class, and more.
VTS Recap: Fossil Bed by Emmi Whitehorse
Whitehorse invites us to stop, look, and think about the world around us and the land beneath us with her work that embodies the Navajo philosophy of hózhó, the interconnectedness of harmony, beauty, wellness, and order.
How VTS Can Improve Communication Through Dialogue (vs. Debate or Discussion)
To improve communication and relationship-building, it’s important to sharpen your dialogue skills. VTS is one way to do that.
Why VTS Feels Like Meditation: The Art of Stopping & Deep Looking
Many people feel relaxed and recharged after VTS discussions like they just did group meditation… here’s why that may be.
VTS Recap: Claiming Land by Rupy C. Tut
With a deft hand & keen eye, Rupy C. Tut expertly adds a modern twist to traditional Indian painting techniques & motifs to tell a modern human story we can all relate to.
VTS Recap: Isabella Stewart Gardner by John Singer Sargent
One of John Singer Sargent’s best portraits of a fascinating 19th-century “collector of art and men,” museum founder, headliner, and provocateur.