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Living Through the ArtsUnderstanding perspective; a drawing workshop in Colombia
Studio Colombia: Understanding Perspective In a few days, Studio Colombia: Understanding Perspective. Let’s begin with a quote from the introduction of Panofsky’s formidable essay Perspective as Symbolic Form: “Does this mean that the experience of space [perspective...
Art History in the Making
It is History that chooses. When I started teaching art history in the early 80s, Conceptual Art was waning and painting was flourishing with Neo Expressionism and Transvanguardia. Finally, the good old painting was back. The seducing viscosity of the paint, large...
When art opens up a new world
New York Art Trip (March 7 -10, 2013) In our last post, we said that novelty in art and friendship can lead to enriching experiences by providing us with new visions of our world. Since the world is in constant evolution, traditional ways in art can easily become...
Art, friends, new visions
Art and friendship get better when nurtured with newness Last week, I attended a great theatre evening at a friend’s house, in French “théâtre d'appartement”. For one hour and a half, 30 guests sitting in a semi-circle around the living room, watched three Belgian and...
The Nuovo Uffizi: Good, but not enough
Since 1997 we have taken the participants of our summer and fall art workshops in Tuscany to the Uffizi Gallery, and just a few days ago we were happy to discover the newly renovated museum, though with some deception. The Uffizi, annually visited by 1.5 million...
Nuit Blanche reveals Ottawa’s hidden artsy side
Ottawa’s first all-night celebration of contemporary art on the streets held last Saturday September 22nd was a success beyond all expectations. As part of the organizing team, we are very grateful to Ottawa’s people for their massive support to Nuit Blanche and its...
Nuit Blanche finally coming to Ottawa on Saturday September 22!
Join us on Saturday September 22 from 6:22 pm until 4:23 a.m. on the 23rd The all night free contemporary art extravaganza will happen for the first time in Ottawa on Saturday September 22! More than 160 artists of all disciplines including projections, performances...
Gregg Simpson, official Portuguese Surrealist.
The Marvelous in the Arts A Walk the Arts’ friend, the artist Gregg Simpson has been made an official honorary Portuguese Surrealist! His show of the 1970's Claw series and other Hermetic works opens tomorrow in Estremoz, Portugal. What follows is an excerpt of Prof....
icscis/walkthearts night on Sunday July 15th in Ottawa
To Rome with Love at 6:15 p.m. at the ByTowne Cinema All icscis/walkthearts friends living in the Ottawa region are welcome to join our next icscis night on Sunday July 15th at the ByTowne Cinema (325 Rideau St) to watch To Rome with Love (scheduled for 6:15 p.m.). ...
On Art and Cooking
The bliss of cooking has been depicted not only in movies but also in the culinary art produced by visual artists contemporary to Alberti and Maestro Martini. As told by Giorgio Vasari, there was a group of twelve artists and poets who formed La compagnia del Paiuolo,...
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