Habitus

Habitus is one of Pierre Bourdieu’s most influential yet ambiguous concepts. It refers to the physical embodiment of cultural capital, to the deeply ingrained habits, skills, and dispositions that we possess due to our life experiences.

— SOCIAL THEORY re-wired, Routledge, member of the Taylor & Francis Group 2016

When I research art, I love learning about the artists life. Who were they? What were their circumstances growing up? Where did they live? What was happening around them?…….How did these life experiences get channeled in their art.

And what do I see?
Based on who I am, what I’ve been through and am going through.
My son is visiting and I know that if we both looked at the same art piece we would see different things—
he might see the spirit of a horse and I might see the aura of my grandmother.