by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Apr 3, 2015 | Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
My favorite painting? Some of you may ask, “Yves who is your favorite painter… and your favorite painting?” I have many. But today, my answer would be Pontormo and his famous Deposition. I do not know why. I just feel intensely in front of this work. It...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Feb 27, 2015 | Inspiration |Thoughts
The Ishtar Gate in Berlin Yesterday on the news, I refused to watch the whole video of ISIS members ransacking and sledgehammering priceless Mesopotamian artifacts in Mosul. It was simply too much. A few days ago, more than 100,000 books and manuscripts were burnt,...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jan 13, 2015 | En français, Inspiration |Thoughts
L’art de la Décennie des Lumières 2015-2025 L’année 2014 a été certes une qui sera bien rappelée par l’histoire. Que de guerres, que d’occupation illégitime, que de barbarie; que de pleurs, que de souffrance; que d’obscurantisme. Quoi écrire à ce moment? Je ne...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jan 11, 2015 | Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Be an artist of the Second Enlightment! 2014 was certainly a year that will be well remembered by history. So many wars, so many illegitimate occupations, so much barbarism; so many tears, so much pain; such deep obscurantism. What can I write in this post? I do not...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 9, 2014 | Art History, Inspiration |Thoughts
Jack Bush and Walk the Arts’ classes In Canada’s capital, Ottawa, there is a fantastic exhibit on Jack Bush (1909-1977), undoubtedly the most important English Canadian painter— Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923-2002) being the most important one in French Canada. Dr....
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jul 12, 2014 | Inspiration |Thoughts
Now we are really reflecting during our art workshop in Provence To follow-up on my last post, during the last weeks I hired four astounding professors from various universities to work on the following question: “What is beautiful”? Their answers will be available...
