Tag Archives: Picasso

Around the world in eighty arty farty cafes

Inspired by my musings about whether cafes can provide inspiration, I decided to list some of the most arty farty cafes around the world, some of which have been nominated for by friends, others being just famous for being arty … Continue reading

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Homework – read an article and comment on it, with pictures and stuff

For this week our homework was to chose an article (we were given three articles to chose from, one each, without knowing which article we were going to get), read it, and report back with pictures and comments. The article … Continue reading

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Ism number six – Cubism

Definition – Cubism Cubism can be said to be one of the most influential visual art styles of the early 20th century. It was created by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in Paris between 1907 and 1914. The French art … Continue reading

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Does eccentricity and creativity come hand in hand?

Researching artists who collect, artists who question collecting, and artists who obsessively collect made me wonder: are all artists a little bit, or a lot, eccentric? All of the artists I and my fellow art students researched were eccentric on … Continue reading

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My favourite drawers – those people whose drawings I like a lot.

Frank Auerbach I am drawn to this image for the emotion he is able to create here, sometimes with simple-seeming strokes but often with heavy, clumsy strokes. Vincent Van Gogh I like this picture for the emotion it contains and … Continue reading

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To draw or not to draw, and what is it all about anyway?

What is drawing? Good question. recording an image. using imagination to represent an image or concept. providing visual information – a stamp of the self or personality. What constitutes drawing? Another good question. creating an image using a variety of … Continue reading

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