by Monica Marquez | Nov 2, 2018 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts
Artificial Intelligence cannot create! Yes, it will imitate! I am linking this post with previous one dealing with the notion of repetition and imitation in art, since during our painting workshops in Italy and art classes in France, we aim at promoting freedom and...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | May 22, 2018 | Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting | plein air
Art making is a “moment” of fleeting eternity Eternity is outside time. Eternity should not be mistaken for the elasticity of time, a time that never ends. Yes! eternity is indeed outside time. It doesn’t have a beginning nor an end. It is something in itself; it has...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 31, 2017 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts
To Repeat or Not! What can I write on New Year’s Eve without repeating too much what has already been said? It is like a work of art; what can I paint without repeating what has already been done? Last year, I wrote on “furtive peace” and the year before on “being a...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jan 3, 2017 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts
Peace in Colombia Not even a year ago, I gave a talk on peace entitled “The Algorithm of Peace”. In a nutshell, I Googled the words “peace” and “war” and reflected on the resulting images. I arrived to a few interesting conclusions, the most important being that in...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Sep 27, 2016 | Art | Religion | Theory, Inspiration |Thoughts
You the Emitter: knowledge! In Detroit. In a few minutes I will be boarding a plane to Florence to get ready for our upcoming art workshop Studio Italia in Tuscany. I am taking advantage of my quiet waiting spot to review this post. This post follows on ideas,...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Aug 14, 2016 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting | plein air
Heather at SALA Australia A Sure Shot Back from Italy, back to our office and before we tackle our fourth segment of “How I see Art”, we would like to share this story, a follow-up of a previous post. We are always very happy to hear about the artistic achievements of...