Greeley Art Association

"The philosopher Joseph Campbell coined the term aesthetic arrest, to describe the experience of being struck by beauty - that moment when a viewer becomes fully immersed in a work of art and momentarily loses their sense of self.  In essence, for me, the common denominator among prizewinning paintings is their ability to engage the senses beyond the visual."

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Taken from an article A Juror's Tale in Watercolor Artist magazine spring 2026