SuperMoon - SuperArt - One River School

SuperMoon – SuperArt

September 28, 2015

Isn’t it funny that simple things resonate the most with us? When our senses of touch, taste or smell are activated, they elicit the most primary of responses. These are informed by the earliest responses you had as a child and your brain’s wiring drives this.

So, what is it about the Supermoon that seemed to generate such emotional response? It has to be the fact that we have such hard-wired visual cues that are affected when we see the moon differently. In this case, the moon appeared larger in the sky (only 7-8%) and colored … our visual senses are so sharp that these benign changes really seemed massive to us.

I am particularly interested in how our visual sensitivity can drive emotion and that is one of the essential things that art does. It challenges you to look at AND feel something. What I have found as an art educator is that people’s ability to absorb visual cues are greatly enhanced as they spend more time creating and engaging with art. This provides a multitude of benefits from improved creative thinking to an enhanced mood.

SuperMoon = SuperArt at its core!

Matt Ross

Matt Ross is the Founder of One River School of Art + Design. Since 2012, One River has grown from one location in Englewood, NJ to fifteen schools in six states with a goal to “transform art education” across America. Prior to One River School, Matt was the CEO of School of Rock, where he built the company into the world leader in music education for kids. Prior to his experience with School of Rock, Matt held a variety of management positions in broadcasting, working for diverse media companies such as Clear Channel, CBS and Viacom. He is also active in promoting Autism awareness and supporting emerging artists and is passionate about collecting Contemporary Art with a focus on painting, mixed media and drawing.