Giorgio Morandi’s Dust – New Documentary
October 3, 2012 by painting
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A new documentary titled La polvere di Morandi will soon become available. Below are two trailers for “Giorgio Morandi’s Dust”, directed by Mario Chemello and produced by Imago Orbis (Bologna – Italy) in association with the Museum of Modern Art of Bologna. Music for the trailer composed by Paolo Ferrario. A glimpse on the life [...]
Joseph Albers
January 4, 2012 by painting
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“…like Picasso has said it, “We don’t get what we want.” And therefore we continue, and therefore my saying is, “A painter paints because he has no time not to paint.” – Joseph Albers Albers, Josef, b. 1888 d. 1976, was one of the most influential artist-educators of the 20th century, was a member of [...]
Film footage of Claude Monet painting
November 20, 2011 by painting
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“Colour is my day-long obsession, joy and torment” – Claude Monet Here is some brief YouTube film footage of Monet painting. AD Films and Nick Wallace Smith made this film available of Monet painting his Giverny water lilies in plein-air. Regretfully you aren’t able to see much of the actual painting but I’m inspired by [...]
Wayne Thiebaud on Morandi, light, color, shadows
October 30, 2011 by painting
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This is a new section called “The ViewFinder” that I will frequently update with new opinion pieces, rants, videos, great links, pretty much anything on a wide range of topics of interest. I plan to use this section so that I can post other material besides the main top article and not bump it off [...]
