by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 30, 2011 | Art History, General
The Cathedral Maria Reina Today, I finally visited the Barranquilla’s cathedral. I walked downhill from El Prado to the much poorer city sector, the centre. I found the church extremely well designed, noticed the purity of lines and spaces, the reason I am sharing...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 28, 2011 | Art History, General, Painting
Colombian Art 101 Today, I visited the Museo d’Arte Moderno de Barranquilla. Fortunately, and thanks again to the great Colombian amiability, they opened it just for me since it was close for renovation, and the guard noticing that I was a gringo from Canada…...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 28, 2011 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Art in Atlántico Today, we attended the official inauguration of the new Museo del Atlántico in Barranquilla, a city on the north coast of Colombia, capital city of the department (or state) of Atlántico. The celebration brought forth two exhibitions: a curated show...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 15, 2011 | General
Tintin and Pop Art As you already know, we offer art history and painting courses at the Ottawa School of Art. In one of our courses, students were asked to develop a conceptual work that reflects the confluence of Pop Art and Tintin. All this ended up with a student...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 9, 2011 | Food | Cooking, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
“Creativity in our everyday lives” Last night we had our icscis alumni holidays get together and we had lots of fun! We ate and drank well among discussions about art and life. A common topic among our group was the importance of creativity in our everyday lives. ...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 2, 2011 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
“The Québec Triennial 2011: The Work Ahead of Us” On view until January 3, the second edition of the Quebec Triennial at The Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal is worthwhile to visit! The title “The Work Ahead of Us” is borrowed from an installation by Grier...
