by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Feb 24, 2013 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
The Vanishing Points / A painting workshop in South America Not to confuse with the View-Point when both can become one. As written in the earlier post, the view-point is your final destination on your drawing, your journey’s end. We know that it is there, far away,...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Feb 12, 2013 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts
The Horizon Line :God’s invention or Giotto’s The very first line which lands on a canvas for a landscape painting is undoubtedly the horizon line, the line demarcating the earth/ocean from the sky. Then, the artist determines the time of the day, puts a few trees...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Feb 5, 2013 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
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...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Nov 25, 2012 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts
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...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Nov 16, 2012 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
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...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Oct 27, 2012 | Art History, General, Painting
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...
