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Pardon my neglect of the blog. In defence, or lack there-of, I will quote a line formerly used to guide students: "There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who do, those who don't, and those who make excuses." So I won't begin to make excuses for my neglect.
Neglect aside, I am continually reading, watching videos, going to shows, museums, looking at, and thinking about art. It makes sense...I'm an artist. However, I think sharing what I do and what I think might be important to somebody else too, for whatever reason. So now your expecting some long wisdom filled essay... No, I'm just sharing a passing thought that closes the distance between where we were as students and where we are now.
I was reading a book called Magicians & Charlatans, by Jed Perl (a critic I recommend reading) who wrote about a Chardin exhibit (French painter, 1700's) at the NY Metropolitan Museum back in 2000 (I never claimed to be an up to date reader). Perl's in depth descriptive praise of the artists work, especially the formal (visual compositional) aspects made me reflect upon works by former students, who may or may not have had prior knowledge of the artist's existence or work. By looking at the student work you can compare Chardin's visual vector created by the (sometimes) carefully placed knife or brush and the student choices . I'll let the work speak for itself.
Note: Please remember that beyond Art II students usually arranged their own still lives. Becoming independent is an empowering lesson. It is also important to remember that these drawings and paintings represent between 2 and 6 hours of work. Although it seems as though it took days to accomplish the finished works, students were only in the art room for a short time each day.
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