The real act of discovery consists not in finding new lands,but in seeing with new eyes. -Marcel Proust As artists, thinkers, and creators it is important that we never get too comfortable, or make assumptions in our exprience of the world. In doing so, we filter out what could potentially be genius insights or life [...]
I have posted some new drawings in the gallery that I am excited about. They are mostly rough quick drawings, but they continue to inform my stylization and study of shapes.
“To reproduce the three-dimensional two-dimensionally, however, is an excercise in abstraction. As with all illusions, two-dmensional art is a critique on the limits of perception.” GeoffreyBent- “Let there be Giotto” This quote is taken from an essay by Bent about Giotto published in Boulevard-Vol.23. Giotto is a 13th Century Itlaian painter who is credited with [...]
A good reference book to have on the shelf. I have found that this book covers an important history of the relationships between art, science, and religion. The author is Lynn Gamwell and her writing is both in depth and accessible. This book on Amazon.com
Van Gogh Passage
This passage was taken from the book: Theories of Modern Art, Ed. Herschel B. Chipp Imagination (a letter to Brnard, Arles, April 1888 (B3,p.478) “The imagination is certainly a faculty which we must develop, one which alone can lead us to the creation of a more exhalting and consoling nature that the single brief glance [...]