LINES WITHOUT TONES
What about lines without tones? To date, I think every drawing in these pages is comprised of lines with tones. So can there be a useful and knowledgeable transparent drawing without tones? I did...
Monthly Archive: May 2018
THE ELEMENTS
Quick, name the seven elements of art. Most definitions of art list what they call the seven elements, which are form, line, shape, texture, value, space, and color. These definitions will go on to...
EVERYDAY MODERNISM
On a forced march thru Tokyo, I was stunned to have this building suddenly appear across a parking lot. When you see something like this, it almost takes your breath away. I call this...
CHRISTIANITY AND THE LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
Without Christianity, would the linear perspective have been invented / discovered? The interior of the great basilicas were, when you either drew or painted them, automatically in perspective. Did the confluence of Christianity and...
MINAMIDERA
Two heroes that we have referenced in these pages are the artist James Turrell and the architect Tadao Ando. So I am happy to report that I was able to experience a confluence of...
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