by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jan 2, 2014 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Becoming better artists according to Alberti 2014, a new year arrives with our usual list of personal and professional goals to be accomplished. On our side, we are getting ready for our annual art trip to New York City and our art workshops in Tuscany, and in...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 1, 2013 | Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
A moose leaving tracks, leaving contexts Art, context and moose They say “One picture is worth a thousand words”. However, you only need a few words to radically change the way an image will be perceived and interpreted by a spectator, the public and even...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Nov 16, 2013 | Art History, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Denotation and connotation As an artist, you have always to remember that a work of art connotes and denotes. Denotation refers to the literal or explicit sense of a word. It is the first definition provided by a dictionary. Connotation refers to the various...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Nov 1, 2013 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts
The transformative power of art… At the end of September, a fantastic national forum entitled “Power of the Arts: Advancing Social Change” took place in Ottawa, Canada. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend because during those dates I was in Italy leading one...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Oct 5, 2013 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Utopian Art If a utopian society is the representation of a free, peaceful, fair and happy world for everyone, what would be utopian art? Some might find the question redundant as art is in itself is a utopia because it allows to create new worlds apart from reality....
