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MORRIS COHEN ON ART AND ARCHITECTURE.

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Philip

MORRIS COHEN ON ART AND ARCHITECTURE. I noted in this post that “When I was asked how I know that I love a work of art, my answer was that it lets me see the world differently.” Morris Cohen made … Continue reading →

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CAVE PAINTERS PAINTING WHAT THEY SAW.

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Philip

CAVE PAINTERS PAINTING WHAT THEY SAW. This article in Popular Archaeology describes a new DNA study of cave paintings. It begins: “Long thought by many as possible abstract or symbolic expressions as opposed to representations of real animals, the famous … Continue reading →

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WERE CAVE PAINTINGS ABSTRACT ART?

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Philip

WERE CAVE PAINTINGS ABSTRACT ART? Years ago we spent an afternoon at Lascaux II, the reconstruction of the the Lascaux cave paintings that tourists are allowed to visit. The guide who gave a lecture on the paintings attached great importance … Continue reading →

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LEARNING FROM COMIC STRIPS—CALVIN AND HOBBES.

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Philip

LEARNING FROM COMIC STRIPS—CALVIN AND HOBBES. I posted here about a boy trying to learn to read by watching other children stretched out on the floor reading the “funny papers”. I thought of this when I read this post by … Continue reading →

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“WE SEE SPACE.”

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Philip

“WE SEE SPACE.” Here is a description of an earlier exhibition of David Hockney’s studies of the landscape in East Yorkshire. I like Hockney’s statement that: “The optical projective of nature is a view of the world from one point. … Continue reading →

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DRAFTMANSHIP WITH THE iPAD.

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Philip

DRAFTMANSHIP WITH THE iPAD. Of the 52 art works in Hockney’s latest exhibit, 51 are prints which Hockney did originally with an iPAD. He likes the iPAD because he can work quickly, and he thinks speed is important to a … Continue reading →

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DAVID HOCKNEY WATCHES SPRING.

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Philip

DAVID HOCKNEY WATCHES SPRING. Jackie Wullschlager had an interview with David Hockney in the Financial Times (January 14-15). He has a new exhibit at the Tate Gallery entitled: “The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire, in 2011″. Before he … Continue reading →

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RANKING 115 SIMILAR PAINTINGS.

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Philip

RANKING 115 SIMILAR PAINTINGS. Damien Hirst is exhibiting 115 of his “Spot Paintings” in Gagosian galleries in New York City. Worldwide, he is exhibiting 331 of the paintings; there are over 1500 of them. The rules for the spot paintings … Continue reading →

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A PHYSICIST HAS EXPLAINED AN OBSERVATION BY LEONARDO.

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Philip

A PHYSICIST HAS EXPLAINED AN OBSERVATION BY LEONARDO. Instapundit called attention to a recent paper by a physicist, Christophe Eloy, which provides a mathematical explanation for an observation made by Leonardo da Vinci which has never been satisfactorily explained. This … Continue reading →

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“I MAKE IMAGES.”

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Philip

“I MAKE IMAGES.” Jackie Wullschlager had another quote from David Hockney which gives his view of what he does. It apparently comes from a different book: DAVID HOCKNEY MY YORKSHIRE by Marco Livingstone. Hockney says: “I make images. I’ve made … Continue reading →

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