Instructor Gene Wisniewski received his art education at the New York Academy of Art, The National Academy of Design, The New School, and L’Ecole Albert Defois in Vihiers, France. He has exhibited in galleries nationwide, including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. He has twenty years’ experience teaching and lecturing on visual art, and is the author of The Art of Looking at Art, released October 4, 2020 by Rowman and Littlefield publishers, an academic press based in Maryland. He is available for private engagements.
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“…Wisniewski is a witty storyteller who pauses frequently to share a particularly juicy detail—Neanderthal surprises, animal artists, gruesome cabinets of curiosity, the wonders of rap music, the science of brain waves. Especially moving is Wisniewski’s spotlight on artists who struggled terribly in their lifetime and are now among the most revered…Even scholars will likely learn something new…Recommended. All readers.”
Choice Reviews
“…an entertaining and thought- provoking introduction to the world of art…Highly recommended.”
Journal of Art in Society
“…an ambitious project, but succeeds due to the author’s clear devotion to his subject…inspiring stuff…after reading The Art of Looking at Art for a few chapters, you too will become a ’groupie.’”
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DIRECT FROM PUBLISHER: http://theartoflookingatart.com/
BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/books/the-art-of-looking-at-art/9781538133729
THE SIX-HOUR ART MAJOR: A CONCENTRATED SEMIINAR IN VISUAL ART
While you won’t walk away with an actual diploma, this engaging yet highly informative seminar DOES offer mini-versions of the essential courses included in the typical art major. Besides Art History and Art Appreciation, there are hands-on drawing exercises that demonstrate the thought processes and techniques behind making a piece of art, and a general discussion on developing creativity. NO PREVIOUS ART EDUCATION/TRAINING REQUIRED. Featuring over 250 works of art.
UPCOMING CLASSES AND LECTURES (click on "Class Descriptions" page for further information):
STUDIO CLASSES:
DRAWING AND PAINTING IN ALL MEDIA
ART IN ALL MEDIA
ACRYLIC PAINTING
ANYONE CAN DRAW! (FOR TEENS)--VIA ZOOM!
LECTURES:
WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN YOU LOOK AT ART--VIA ZOOM!
ANDY WARHOL: LIFE AND ART--VIA ZOOM!
THE PLACE OF THE MUSES: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM--VIA ZOOM!
SEEING THINGS OUR WAY: ART AS PROPAGANDA--LIVE AT BROOKDALE COLLEGE!
STUDIO CLASSES:
DRAWING AND PAINTING IN ALL MEDIA
Seven Wednesdays, July 5-August 16, 2023, 10 AM-1 PM, 2-5 PM
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN, 241 West 72nd St NYC
ART IN ALL MEDIA
Tuesdays, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM (open/ongoing)
GODDARD RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER, 593 Columbus Ave NYC
ACRYIC PAINTING (STARTING JULY 10)
Mondays, 100 PM-4:00 PM (open/ongoing)
LEONARD COVELLO CENTER, 312 E 109th St NYC
ANYONE CAN DRAW! (FOR TEENS, VIA ZOOM)
Thursday, June 29, 2023, 6:30-8:00 PM
TROY PUBLIC LIBRARY, TROY, MICHIGAN
Registration TBA
UPCOMING LECTURES:
"ANDY WARHOL: LIFE AND ART,” Santa Clara County Library System, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 7:00-8:15 PM (PST)/10:00-11:15 PM (EST), free via Zoom. Registration: https://sccl.bibliocommons.com/events/642de540b9037b4100483599
“WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN YOU LOOK AT ART," Tewksbury Public Library, Tewksbury, MA, Thursday, June 29, 2023, 10:30-11:30 AM, free via Zoom. Registration info TBA
"THE PLACE OF THE MUSES: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM," Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH, Friday, July 21, 2023, 10:00-11:00 AM, free via Zoom. Link: https://www.lourdes.edu/about-lourdes-2/outreach/lifelong-learning-program/lectures/
LIVE--“SEEING THINGS OUR WAY: ART AND PROPAGANDA,” Brookdale College, 765 Newman Springs Rd, Lincroft, NJ, Friday, August 4, 2023, 12:30 PM-2:30 PM. Includes lunch. Registration info TBA
PROGRAM TBA, University of Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI, Fall 2023, via Zoom. Registration info TBA
“WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN YOU LOOK AT ART," Ridgefield Library, Ridgefield, CT, Sunday, December 10, 2023, 4:00 PM-5:30 PM, free via Zoom. Registration info TBA
AND…you can watch my lecture “Art, Architecture, and the Politics of Grandeur in the Age of Louis XIV” for free anytime on my YouTube channel. This informative and entertaining talk discusses how Louis used not just art and architecture, but fashion, very long walks, and dance steps to keep his courtiers in line. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BqOh5yXAD1DkpA-kjyw
IN THE WORKS:
Oradell Public Library, Oradell, NJ-"Seeing Things Our Way: Art as Propaganda"
Hudson Park Library, New York, NY-Lecture program TBA
Queens Public Library, Queens, NY-Lecture program TBA
Dorot Center, New York, NY
JASA, New York, NY
REVIEWS FOR THE SIX-HOUR ART MAJOR:
“Thanks again for a terrific class that I only WISH could have been longer—as someone who spent a career evaluating teachers and courses, I have to say you and yours were among the best I've experienced.”—F.K., Ph.D., Creative Studies, seminar participant
“I'd like to be part of your network because I want to know of any classes you develop in the future. I've just taken your exceptional 6-Hr Art Major and wish it were the 60-Hr Art Major.”—J.H., seminar participant
“Thanks for the great class. I really do look at paintings differently now!”—H.P., seminar participant
“I studied art at Pratt Institute—this was the best art lecture I ever heard.”—N.J.B., seminar participant
“Thanks again for a great course this Tuesday. It was fantastic!”—S.L., seminar participant
“...a natural speaker...”—B.G., Ph.D., seminar participant
“It's hard to find a teacher who inspires his students as he does.”—C.E., seminar participant
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LIST OF VENUES:
92nd Street Y, New York, NY
92nd Street Y Tribeca, New York, NY
Art Center of the Bluegrass, Danville, KY
Arts Guild New Jersey, Rahway, NJ
Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge, NJ
Bernardsville Library, Bernardsville, NJ
Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ
Caveat, New York, NY
Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
Chatham Public Library, Chatham, NJ
Creative Center for People With Cancer, New York, NY
Dedham Public Library, Dedham, MA
Dorot, New York, NY
Elective, New York, NY
Gypsy Yogis, Weehawken, NJ
Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ
Hudson Park Library, New York, NY
Hunter College, New York, NY
IvyConnect.com, New York, NY
JCC Manhattan, New York, NY
John Jay College, New York, NY
Julia Hough Yoga Studio, Weehawken, NJ
Lehman College, Bronx, NY
Lourdes University, Sylvania, Ohio
Montclair Public Library, Montclair, NJ
National Council of Jewish Women, New York, NY
New York University, New York, NY
Oradell Free Public Library, Oradell, NJ
Patchogue Arts Council, Patchogue, NY
Princeton Area Newcomers and Friends, Princeton, NJ
Private
Queens College, Queens, NY
Queens Public Library, Queens, NY
Ridgefield Library, Ridgefield, CT
Riverdale Y, Riverdale, NY
Santa Clara County Library District, Santa Clara, CA
Soho House, New York, NY
Springfield Museums, Springfield, MA
SUNY Broome Community College, Dickinson, NY
SUNY Purchase, Purchase, NY
Symposia Books, Hoboken, NJ
Tewksbury Public Library, Tewksbury, MA
Troy Public Library, Troy, MI
University Settlement House, New York, NY
University of Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
Washington-Centerville Public Library, Centerville, OH
Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY
Westfield Art Association, Westfield, NJ
YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood
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