Monthly Archives: November 2013
No 174 Pablo Picasso
“Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter?” Pablo Picasso
No 173 Aristotle
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” Aristotle
No 172 Marlene Dumas
“I paint because I want to leave behind the trace of my touch. The content of the painting can’t be separated from the feel of its surface.” Marlene Dumas This evening I was at the PV for the first exhibition … Continue reading
No 171 Robert Genn
“A drawing a day keeps the cobwebs away.” Robert Genn
No 170 Marilyn Patrizio
“Sketchbooks should be the one place without rules.” Marilyn Patrizio
No 169 Paul Madonna
“My notebook is with me always, always, always. It is an extension of my mind.” Paul Madonna, graphic artist
No 167 Eric Gill
“The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist.” Eric Gill This is one of the first times I’ve had to search for an appropriate font (Gill Sans) as well as an … Continue reading
No 166 Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
“The chief consideration for a good painter is to think out the whole of his picture, to have it in his head as a whole.” Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
No 165 Jacques-Louis David
“To give a body and a perfect form to one’s thoughts. This – and only this – is to be an artist.” Jacques-Louis David At his Art History talk today, Tom Smith told us about David and his ‘The Death … Continue reading
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