by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Nov 16, 2013 | Art History, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Denotation and connotation As an artist, you have always to remember that a work of art connotes and denotes. Denotation refers to the literal or explicit sense of a word. It is the first definition provided by a dictionary. Connotation refers to the various...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Nov 1, 2013 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts
The transformative power of art… At the end of September, a fantastic national forum entitled “Power of the Arts: Advancing Social Change” took place in Ottawa, Canada. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend because during those dates I was in Italy leading one...
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.) | Sep 14, 2013 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts
Knowledge and relationships Today in our digital age, the sharing and the relationship to knowledge prevail. The acquisition of knowledge is at hand, and for all. We only have to get informed and to learn from the Web. I no longer teach art history as before,...
