by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jul 11, 2012 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts
To Rome with Love at 6:15 p.m. at the ByTowne Cinema All icscis/walkthearts friends living in the Ottawa region are welcome to join our next icscis night on Sunday July 15th at the ByTowne Cinema (325 Rideau St) to watch To Rome with Love (scheduled for 6:15 p.m.). ...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jun 1, 2012 | Food | Cooking, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
The bliss of cooking has been depicted not only in movies but also in the culinary art produced by visual artists contemporary to Alberti and Maestro Martini. As told by Giorgio Vasari, there was a group of twelve artists and poets who formed La compagnia del Paiuolo,...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | May 25, 2012 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Barns in the Field (Reflections of the icscis New York Art Tour 2012) by Virginia Dupuis Of all the places one would least expect to see a painting of a barn in the field, it would the leading edge Armory Show in New York City. All year long we Ottawa School of Art...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | May 21, 2012 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Painting “sheeps” in Provence “Tomorrow, said Yves, we are going to paint the “sheeps”! But we are not going to paint “gning-gning sheeps”, but the essence of the «sheeps”!» Because there is a plural in French for mouton, Yves...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Apr 11, 2012 | Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
An exhibition of seventy-nine monumental sculptures of the Catalan Surrealist artist Joan Miró (1893-1983) recently opened at the Yorkshire Sculpture Garden in Britain. Miró, one of the most important 20th century artists, was able to convey his deep preoccupation...
