by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Mar 12, 2013 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts
A post in the memory of Aaron Schwartz In the 15th and 16th centuries, the great Florentine de Medici family ruled “successfully” by making sure that knowledge remained in the hands of a few chosen ones, hence making the Republic of Florence, at that time, a very...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Mar 2, 2013 | Art History
Art Trip New York : The true origins of abstraction MoMa’s exhibit in New York, Inventing Abstraction 1910-1925; how a Radical Idea Changed Modern Art, is extraordinary. As per the Museum’s website, the show traces the “development of abstraction as it moved through a...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Feb 28, 2013 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts
Be aware! by Gerry Giuliani For me, art is an invitation to engage with the present moment. Whether I am an artist or the beholder/appreciator of art, I am being asked to connect with what I see, and to how that has impact on me. Over the past 10 days our perspective...
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 15, 2013 | Art | Religion | Theory, Inspiration |Thoughts
Perspective Drawing Workshop in Colombia > The View-Point The view-point is where you look at. It is always situated on the Horizon Line. It never leaves it; it is glued there. When the horizon line goes up, as well the view-point. The same applies when the...
