by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Sep 26, 2012 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
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...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Aug 31, 2012 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts
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...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jul 23, 2012 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
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...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jul 11, 2012 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts
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.). ...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jun 1, 2012 | Food | Cooking, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
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,...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | May 25, 2012 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Barns in the Field (Reflections of the icscis New York Art Tour 2012) by Virginia Dupuis Of all the places one would least expect to see a painting of a barn in the field, it would the leading edge Armory Show in New York City. All year long we Ottawa School of Art...
