Author: mentler
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The Holy Grail of Art Education
‘Visual Literacy’ as a term or concept is not grasped my enough people in the educational arena. Art class unfortunately is viewed as a very narrow field of study and in many cases not even worthy of being part of a curriculum at all. It should, however, be viewed and an essential part of every…
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Righting the Vessel of Tradition
What Would Leo Do? 506. Painting The mind of the painter must resemble a mirror, which always takes the colour of the object it reflects and is completely occupied by the images of as many objects as are in front of it. Therefore you must know, Oh Painter! that you cannot be a good one…
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(G.)R.A.V.I.T.Y.
G is the first letter in our acronym for the elements of disegno, it represents the starting point or staging of the drawing process. The phases or stages of the disegno process involve; Grounding, Grid, Ghosting, Gauging, Geometrics, and the Gestalt. These are essential elements of a holistic architectonic approach to drawing in the true…
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Barnstone YouTube Interview – The Journey
Myron Barnstone had a major influence on many artistic careers including mine. He taught for thirty-five years at his studio school ‘The Barnstone Studios’ where he helped mentor many notable talents including Juliette Aristides and Dan Thompson. Myron was a true ‘cognoscente’ of classical design using the golden section and root rectangles.
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Barnstone – Golden Section
Myron Barnstone with a brief explanation of the use of Golden Section ratios in design for the artisan.
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‘London Calling’ – at the Tate
On “All Too Human: Bacon, Freud and a Century of Painting Life” at Tate Britain, London. https://www.newcriterion.com/issues/2018/6/london-calling-9879
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Classicism in the 20th Century
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/classical-revival.htm#avantgarde
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The Shade School of Art – William Coldstream
https://paintingperceptions.com/slade-school-of-art-part-two-william-coldstream/
