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Reverspectives are three-dimensional paintings that when viewed from the front initially give the impression of viewing a painted flat surface that shows a perspective view. However as soon as the viewer moves their head even slightly the three dimensional surface that supports the perspective view accentuates the depth of the image and accelerates the shifting perspective far more than the brain normally allows. This provides a powerful and often disorienting impression of depth and movement. Patrick Hughes takes full advantage of this effect in his use of surrealist images that reinforce the altered reality of the viewer. The illusion is made possible by painting the view in reverse to the relief of the surface, that is, the bits that stick furthest out from the painting are painted with the most distant part of the scene. This is where the term reverse perspective or Reverspective comes from. A more detailed explanation of the relationship between perspective and Reverspective can

Join Park Curator and Director Geoffrey Bates for the annual winter walk of the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park on January 31, 2010, at 2 p.m. The quiet, often snow-covered landscape highlights the presence of each artwork. The park collection includes 26 pieces by nationally and internationally recognized artists. The walk is along both paved and unpaved paths so appropriate cold weather gear is recommended. Visitors should meet inside the Hall of Governors near the sculpture Art Ark by Terrence Karpowicz. For more information, email the park or visit the sculpture park website .

From January 25, 2010 through March 31, 2010 the campus’ main entrance Atrium Gallery and the Upstairs Gallery at the Center for the Performing Arts will feature the paintings, photography, and poetry of seven members of the Union Street Gallery Collaborative Arts Guild. The Collaborative Arts Guild based in Chicago Heights provides area artists a platform to develop their creativity, exhibit their art, and conduct business as professional artists. For more information about the Union Street Gallery and the Collaborative Arts Guild visit unionstreetgallery.org For information of the Art on Campus program and its exhibition opportunities, please visit artoncampus.blogspot.com

Willem de Kooning, Gotham News, Oil on Canvas, 1955 Why do we go to museums? Why do we seek out certain art works? What do we learn from looking? How do we maximize our experience? Obviously, we visit museums to enrich and expand our cultural lives. A majority of casual viewers may approach viewing an art work the following way: 1. Historical Context 2. Narrative Content 3. Personal Stylistic Preferences 4. Artist's Name Recognition 5. Because it is different or obviously provocative. This approach might be improved. As is, it may result in superficial experiences and projections because there is no mechanism for the viewer to better understand the characteristics and expressions of a specific work. This might be enough for many. But, how do we get closer to the meaning of the work? A general and casual approach results in general and casual conclusions. The questions we ask ourselves while looking at an art work matter. To better gather our experiences, long contemplation with an

A Natural Phase Every month the full moon usually brought forward Kenya's shrouded cravings to pursue pungent prey, and run born-free wild. Like everyone else she had to make a way in a modernity that believed her authentic parts mythic and unnecessary. She secretly wished to connect intimately with someone who would love her for her real self. In season, she met a doctor who specialized in removing hair from places such as between the breasts.  Kenya seriously hoped the treatment would be well worth the monetary expense. She decided to take a chance and share her truth. Was it naive for her to think she could be loved by a being who would not flee fearfully? 

Excerpted from The ASIFA - Hollywood Animation Archive Blog by Steven Worth, Director ...the most common question I'm asked by young artists is, "How should I pick an animation school?" They always expect me to recommend a specific school, but my answer usually surprises them. Before I tell you the advice I give them, take a look at this past post... Carlo Vinci: The Training Of A Golden Age Animator. ...This is the course outline for National Academy of Design, the art school that Carlo Vinci attended... I hope you take the time to read over this material carefully, especially if you are a student looking to pursue a career in animation. It will help you know what to look for in an animation school. The Academy believes firmly in the development of individuality but denies that such development is helped by the ignoring of the universal heritage, the heritage of the graphic manifestations of Man's temperament and impressions. It therefore approves careful considerati

"THE HUMAN FACE, with its infinite range of expression, is an ever-changing reflection of the story of humanity. Now, from hundreds of photographs, the editors of CORONET have selected a distinguished gallery to bring you a new interpretation of that ageless story... ...I have seen a thousand faces, old and young. More eloquent than words, each speaks to me. Not on their lips, but in their eyes is sung the sorrow and the song of life's brief melody... ...I have seen a thousand faces, all the rest are lost, like blades of grass that crowd upon a sod. And of a thousand passed, these I remember best- The quiet faces brushed by the waiting hands of God." -J.P. Folinsbee Source - Late Night Coffee Shops Blog, Stephen Worth, Coronet Magazine, September, 1949. Link Full Text and Photographs, Late Night Coffee Shops Blog, Stephen Worth

Pentagram Image Why did Brian Wilson use Cooper Black on the cover of Pet Sounds? Why did Obama use Gotham for his election propaganda? It has long been apparent that typefaces reflect the character of the person using them, and that type choice, as well as the words that are typed, is a powerful conveyor of meaning. At Pentagram, we wanted people to be able to understand that meaning properly and use it more consciously. Hence our ‘What Type Are You’ application. Researched over seven years with a team of 23 academics across Eastern Europe, ‘What Type Are You’ asks the four key character questions of our day, analyses your responses in exceptional detail and recommends one of 16 typefaces as a result. The recommendation is sometimes controversial but always unerringly true. Said one respondent, “At first I felt angry when I was told my type is Pistilli Roman but two weeks later, I was completely reconciled to it. Now I wonder why I ever thought I was a Gill Sans.” Go to the ‘What

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Ingres Holbein Schiele Line and its masterful use to explain, evoke, and create pictorial ideas is well demonstrated by these three very different artists. In early to mid 1800s France, Jean August Dominique Ingres was considered the most prominent artist of his day. His powerful visual ideas continue to influence artists. Similar to music counterpoint, he brilliantly used line to turn form, establish rhythms, focal points, weight, light, volume, and flatness. Many of his drawings explore the identity of a specific person or group within the context of society and social position. At the same time, the example reveals the delicate interaction of love and family. In the England of King Henry the VIII, Holbein held the powerful and very political position of Court painter. His remarkable portraits still strongly resonate with the human condition. Complex content generated with only line, he used his considerable technical prowess to communicate thoughts and feelings clearly with this

Edmond de Goncourt, Pen/Ink, c. 1873-1896, 15" x 10," Ernst Friedrich von Liphart "A painting in a museum hears more ridiculous opinions than anything else in the world." Edmond de Goncourt French art critic & novelist (1822 - 1896) Edmond de Goncourt (May 26, 1822 – July 16, 1896) was a French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt. He was born Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt in Nancy, France. He bequeathed his entire estate for the foundation and maintenance of the Académie Goncourt. In honor of his brother and collaborator, Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt, (December 17, 1830 – June 20, 1870). Each December since 1903, the Académie awards the Prix Goncourt . It is the most prestigious prize in French language literature, given to "the best imaginary prose work of the year". Marcel Proust, Simone de Beauvoir, Michel Tournier, Marguerite Duras and Romain Gary (who exceptionally won it twice) ar

Kenneth Noland (American, 1924-2010). Spread, 1958. Oil on canvas. 117 x 117 in. (297.2 x 297.2 cm). Gift of William S. Rubin, 1964.20. Grey Art Gallery, New York University Art Collection.© Kenneth Noland / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY The brilliant colors of painter Kenneth Noland’s concentric shapes and stripes dimmed Tuesday (1/5/10) when the founding Color Field artist died in Maine. Noland, who was 85, lost his battle with cancer after an expansive career that began in the immediate aftermath of Abstract Expressionism. He used that as the foundation for his postwar style known as Color Field, in which he stained canvas with vibrant washes of color into circles, chevrons, stripes, and diamonds. “He was one of the great colorists of the 20th century,” art critic Karen Wilkin said. “He picked up where Matisse left off and moved painting into a new visual language.” Noland first picked up a paintbrush after a visit to the National Gallery in Washington at 14, which left him parti

Portrait of Sir John Godsalve. Black and coloured chalks, watercolour and bodycolour, brush, pen and ink on pink-primed paper, 14.5"× 11.6", Royal Collection, Windsor Castle, 1532-33. ...Nobody, one may morosely predict, will ever draw the human face as well as this again. The tradition is cut, the bow unstrung. But the drawings remain—abraded, retouched, sometimes (as in a study of the bony, intense face of Bishop John Fisher) vandalized by later hands, yet through it all, radiating an almost incredible freshness of scrutiny. What strikes one first about them is their self-evident truth. Nobody else got the knobbly, mild face of English patrician power so aptly, or saw so clearly the reserves of cunning and toughness veiled by the pink mask. The idea that Holbein was criticizing his subjects is, of course, absurd; and yet his rapport with them was so acute that he could render their unease at the unfamiliar sensation of being limned. Young Sir John Godsalve, one of whose off

The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, Caravaggio (1601-1602), oil on canvas. Sanssouci of Potsdam, Germany. "Caravaggio's remains are retrieved by scientists." The remains of Renaissance artist Caravaggio have been retrieved by Italian scientists hoping to find out more about his death.They had been housed in a special container called an ossuary in the town of Porto Ercole in Italy. The bones have now been taken to the University of Bologna where they will compared with those of his descendents.They will then go on show until January 24 in Rome's Borghese gallery before being placed in another burial site. The project is being led by anthropology professor Georgio Grupponi, who also worked on the reconstruction of the face of the Middle Ages poet Dante Alighieri that was unveiled in 2007. The cause of Caravaggio's death has been something of a mystery - various theories have been advanced over the years.Among the most common are that he was assassinated for religious

Kurt Westergaard, Photo by Ernst van Nord January 3, 2010 Just when Denmark thought the worst was over, Islamic fury has come back to haunt it with an assassination attempt on the artist whose cartoon of the prophet Muhammad as a suicide bomber had an explosive impact four years ago on the Muslim world. An axe-wielding Somali extremist broke into the home of Kurt Westergaard on Friday night as the 75-year-old cartoonist was looking after Stephanie, his five-year-old granddaughter... -TimesOnline, Matthew Campbell Link Full Text, TimesOnline

The Blinding of Samson, 93"x119", oil on linen, Rembrandt, 1636, Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt, Germany The path to becoming a good painter must include the lifelong study of great painters. Rembrandt and Cezanne have to be carefully considered by the serious student because of the strength of their pictorial ideas and expressions. Rembrandt is widely considered one of the most important visual artists in history. Why? What does his work tell us? There is never a equivalent substitute for contemplating any art work first-hand. With that said, there are several informative web sites which include fair-to-good web reproductions of his work. Link Rembrandtpainting.net Link A Web Catalog of Rembrandt Paintings Link Detroit Institute of Arts, Mostly Etchings, Excellent Zoom Feature