Posts Tagged: Faith
Gerhard Richter: The Capacity for Belief
excellent essay by James Romaine on imagejournal.org
Dostoevsky – The Idiot
Han’s Holbien’s painting, Christ’s Body in the Tomb had a major impact on Dostoevsky, and the painting became very inspirational to his writing The Idiot. The painting is discussed twice in the novel, and a reproduction of the painting is
Dostoevsky – The Idiot
Han’s Holbien’s painting, Christ’s Body in the Tomb had a major impact on Dostoevsky, and the painting became very inspirational to his writing The Idiot. The painting is discussed twice in the novel, and a reproduction of the painting is
Passages on the Grid
Passages on the Grid 3 modes of thought FOREWORD This writing is an exercise of reflection on the grid as a form of expression in painting. The distinctions that are created in this writing are distinctions that
Passages on the Grid
Passages on the Grid 3 modes of thought FOREWORD This writing is an exercise of reflection on the grid as a form of expression in painting. The distinctions that are created in this writing are distinctions that
Joan of Arc – Jules Bastien-Lepage
Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848-1884), a French Naturalist painter, drawn to art at a young age, his family lived in a village and grew grapes in a vineyard. Jules went to Paris in 1867 to study art at École des Beaux-arts.
Joan of Arc – Jules Bastien-Lepage
Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848-1884), a French Naturalist painter, drawn to art at a young age, his family lived in a village and grew grapes in a vineyard. Jules went to Paris in 1867 to study art at École des Beaux-arts.
Artist’s Statement on Grid Paintings
Artist’s Statement on “Grid Paintings” These paintings sustain a faith in the transformative capability of art. The artistic pursuit through this work is about embodying principles and values that demand a concentration of will: patience, endurance, consistency. The practice
Artist’s Statement on Grid Paintings
Artist’s Statement on “Grid Paintings” These paintings sustain a faith in the transformative capability of art. The artistic pursuit through this work is about embodying principles and values that demand a concentration of will: patience, endurance, consistency. The practice
Joan of Arc
Joan of arc – captured by order, transcending by fire, knight of faith. The top of the painting is silver, difficult to photograph. Painted with much intensity, and very fast, several consecutive days – there is a lot of raw
Joan of Arc
Joan of arc – captured by order, transcending by fire, knight of faith. The top of the painting is silver, difficult to photograph. Painted with much intensity, and very fast, several consecutive days – there is a lot of raw
Sisyphus
On Sisyphus: In Greek mythology, Sisyphus is a wise and clever King. He once put death in chains, escaped from the underworld, and he is said to have tricked the gods and stole their secrets. Sisyphus is punished by
Sisyphus
On Sisyphus: In Greek mythology, Sisyphus is a wise and clever King. He once put death in chains, escaped from the underworld, and he is said to have tricked the gods and stole their secrets. Sisyphus is punished by
Notes on Painting, 2013
Notes, 2013 I have become deeply engaged in a pursuit in painting. I am pursuing the creation of art. Art seems to me the best example of our ability to come closer to what lies just beyond life: the eternal,
Notes on Painting, 2013
Notes, 2013 I have become deeply engaged in a pursuit in painting. I am pursuing the creation of art. Art seems to me the best example of our ability to come closer to what lies just beyond life: the eternal,
view from a burrow 