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....
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Sep 30, 2013 | Art History, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
The dialectical image In a few hours, our group will arrive for our fall session of our painting workshop Studio Italia. For the next ten days we will incessantly paint the beautiful landscapes of Tuscany. Then once everyone will be back to the United States, Canada...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Aug 29, 2013 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts
Contingency Today in our digital world, in this time of migration, mashup, minorities, utopia, electronic surveillance, destroyed borders, global success, what will be the art of tomorrow? It is a question that many asked during our art workshops in Italy. In the...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jun 29, 2013 | Art History, Food | Cooking, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Osso bucco alla Borrani Gastronomic meals are an essential componant of our painting workshops in Tuscany. Creative cooking is art. This is why we enjoy so much experimenting with new ingredient combinations and arrive to our own original recipes. We enjoy very much...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jun 26, 2013 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
What is artistic talent II? In my previous post, I wrote that intelligence and awareness are also components of artistic talent. This because creativity implies awareness of the actual societal context in which we live in order to intelligently build new visions, new...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jun 13, 2013 | Art History, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Art workshop in Tuscany ; “you is you, not me” Demonstration or no demonstration! In a few days, I will be the painting workshop instructor for Studio Italia, our June art workshop in Tuscany, and I am really looking forward to it. I certainly know that a...
