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Luc Travers Webcast on Bringing an Artwork to Life

About the Webcast

Most people find that literature and movies provide a more accessible and more emotionally satisfying esthetic experience than the visual arts. However, the visual arts do have the capacity to provide the same kind of experience as other genres.

Most people believe that the extent to which one can experience an artwork is a quick look and a mild emotional response. If there is an artwork which someone finds interesting, the common approach to further appreciating the piece is to turn to an art history source for information about the artist, the culture, the style. However, these "DVD extras" are not a substitute for experiencing the "story" and "characters" in a painting and deriving personal meaning.

In this webcast, Mr. Travers will describe a fundamentally different approach to engaging the visual arts--one that treats an artwork as art and not as an historical artifact. In taking you through three powerful pieces, including Michelangelo's David, he will demonstrate principles and techniques that will help you immerse yourself into the "story" and grasp the deeper, personal meaning that so often remains untapped in great art.

Luc Travers is the author of Touching The Art: A Guide to Enjoying Art at a Museum. He leads tours at museums across the country and teaches art appreciation and literature at the VanDamme Academy in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Free Webcast Preview

On February 9th, Luc Travers gave a 10-minute free audio-only preview of his webcast. That audio preview is available as a NoodleCast podcast. The podcast contains the audio from the preview given by Luc Travers, as well as instructions by Diana Hsieh about pledging for or purchasing the full webcast.

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The following slideshow was part of the preview:

You can view the slideshow in its own separate window by clicking here. People who pledge can vote on which of the three paintings -- marked Slide #1, Slide #2, and Slide #3 -- that they would like Mr. Travers to discuss in the webcast.

Purchase This Webcast

This webcast is available for sale for $50. For that price, you'll enjoy full access to the streaming video for at least two months. You can also listen to or download an audio recording of the webcast during that time. You're welcome to share that streaming video or audio file with members of your own household, but not with anyone one else. You cannot download the video, only the audio.

To purchase the webcast, send $50 to Diana Hsieh (llc@dianahsieh.com), preferably via PayPal. If you use PayPal, you will receive the instructions for viewing the webcast within 24 hours.

If you would prefer to pay by check or money order, please submit this order form, then mail your payment of $50 for each webcast ordered to Diana Hsieh; P.O. Box 851; Sedalia, CO 80135. In that case, you can expect an e-mail with instructions for viewing the webcast in a week or two, once payment has been received.

To give the webcast as a gift to someone outside your household, you need only purchase a copy for that purpose, then send that person the instructions for viewing it. You are not entitled to view the webcast unless you have purchased a copy for yourself.

For in-person group events such as Objectivist club meetings, one person in the group must purchase the webcast for $50, then every person not of that household must pay $10 to attend the viewing. The extra people are not entitled to access the webcast after that group viewing. The $50 payment must be made in advance of the viewing, but the $10 payments for each additional viewer can be paid after the event. To pay for those additional viewers, please use this PayPal link, which allows you to specify the amount paid. If you prefer to pay by check or money order, please fill out the order form.

Contact Diana Hsieh

If you have any questions or comments about these webcasts, please contact Diana Hsieh via e-mail to diana@dianahsieh.com.