NEUE WACHE
Neue Wache, in Berlin, leaves a lasting impression. It’s current use is as a memorial to all victims of war. In the center is a Käthe Kollwitz sculpture titled Mother with her Dead Son....
Monthly Archive: November 2018
ROTHKO’S LIGHT BAND
I can’t help it now. Whatever artwork I look at, I always think, why didn’t they do that transparently? It would have been so much more interesting. I’ve said this before many times. So,...
QUANTIFIABLE ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORICISM
Buildings in historic districts have to be pretty. As I have mentioned before, I am a small town architect. And our entire village is on the National List of Historic Places. As with any...
(BRUSH) LINES WITHOUT TONES
Some pages ago, we took a look at Lines Without Tones drawings. The lines drawn at that time were from a felt tip pen. And we determined that the basic transparent understanding of forms...
DESIGN BLOCKCHAIN
Provenance. Authenticity. I kept thinking about these concepts as I read the interesting and funny article by Nick Paumgarten in the 22 Oct. issue of The New Yorker, which discusses blockchains. The article focuses...
TRANSPARENT IMPRINT
Draw with Transparent Imprint. This is easy. All you have to do is draw on one page of your sketchbook, and keep the sketch completely wet. Then close your sketchbook and press for 10...
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