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FAVORITES FROM THE ART INSTITUTE: MONET AND CAILLEBOTTE.

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Philip

FAVORITES FROM THE ART INSTITUTE: MONET AND CAILLEBOTTE. When I read the news about the inclusion of the Art Institute in the Google Art Project I sent Annalisa and Nick links to two favorite paintings which were part of my … Continue reading →

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THE PONYTAIL SHAPE EQUATION.

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Philip

THE PONYTAIL SHAPE EQUATION. Two months ago I posted about how a physicist had provided a mathematical explanation for an observation made by Leonardo da Vinci. Now, mathematicians have an explanation for another observation by Leonardo. Leonardo observed in his … Continue reading →

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PHOTOGRAPHING TRUCK DRIVERS’ ELBOWS.

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Philip

PHOTOGRAPHING TRUCK DRIVERS’ ELBOWS. An article in the New York Times (March 1, 2012) by Randy Kennedy calls attention to an exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York of photographs and videos by Neil Goldberg. Kennedy quotes … Continue reading →

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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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