by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Apr 12, 2016 | Art History
Bataille d’intello! The rest of this post is in French because I was “attacked” in this language by an artist member of Liaison surréaliste, a Montreal-based surrealist group. That “battle” was all in relation to an encyclopedia entry on “surrealism in Canada” by a...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jan 30, 2016 | Art | Religion | Theory, Art History, General, Inspiration |Thoughts
We are living a second Renaissance When I was doing my walk the other day, I thought of great artists, both alive and dead, who in spite of their talent and success, managed to remain humble. While we can find this type of people not only in the arts, but also in...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jan 1, 2016 | Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
For the betterment of our society To make a long story short and to start the new year on a more personal note… I have two lovely nieces living in Barranquilla Colombia, aware, bright and beautiful, Maria-Virginia (11) and Maria-Jimena (9). While having supper, the...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 4, 2015 | Art | Religion | Theory, Art History, General
Are we going to see an upsurge of Christian Art? The Protestant Reformation happened in Germany (October 1517) when Martin Luther (then Catholic) nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Church. The document heavily criticized the Church and the...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Oct 2, 2015 | Art | Religion | Theory
« The Message is the Message » The other day, while giving a lecture to my students in an important North American museum, I said that if they wanted to be successful artists, knowledge is key and, of course, I quote the eternal quote “knowledge is power”. Information...
