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Beautiful terror: Why witnessing the sublime in art gives you that awestruck feeling
Artists have tried for centuries to capture the sensation you feel in the face of something immeasurable.
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Artists have tried for centuries to capture the sensation you feel in the face of something immeasurable
Posted: Feb 18, 2021 5:30 PM ET | Last Updated: February 18
Beautiful terror: Why witnessing the sublime in art gives you that awestruck feeling
CBC Arts2 months ago
4:23Artists have tried for centuries to capture the sensation you feel in the face of something immeasurable.4:23
Have you ever gone to the gallery with your uncle and as you re watching him stare deep into a Caspar David Friedrich painting, a look of slight terror appears on his face as he gazes at the rough sea? That look on your uncle s face is part of art! Today we re going to talk about this effect that philosophers have called the sublime the sensation that you feel when you look at something i
Norwich Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz thanked municipal leaders, senior centers and health centers, such as United Community and Family Services, for the state’s top ranking in vaccinating eligible residents and third-place status in testing for COVID-19 infections.
During a visit to the UCFS health center at 47 Town St. on Wednesday, Bysiewicz said 338,859 Connecticut residents had received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday, and 86,285 had received second doses. Statewide, 45% of residents age 75 and over have received at least their first dose.
“We are very excited to be the best vaccinated state in the country, Bysiewicz said, and the third top testing state in the country, which is also really critical to keeping people safe and healthy.”
Lisa Le Feuvre, executive director, Holt-Smithson Foundation. Photo courtesy of Claudine Hartzel.
Lisa Le Feuvre, the head of the Holt-Smithson Foundation, which she has led since 2017, spends a lot of time reading. In fact, it’s how she begins most of her mornings, although she doesn’t consider it a luxury. Education for all is one of her passions.
We spoke with Le Feuvre about her recent work with the artists’ foundation, what she’s been reading of late, and why she advocates for literacy initiatives.
What are you working on right now?
We are a young organization, and with each day, we are building the roots of Holt–Smithson Foundation. At the core of our foundation’s work is establishing information on each work Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson made, so we have an ongoing pattern of research where we talk, listen, read, and frown over the biographies of each artwork.