Thursday, October 30, 2014

John Murray classes week of November 3, 2014


Gesture and the stroke/mark



For centuries the artist has considered and explored the paint stroke as a means of expression, an aspect of  his/her language.
Cezanne worked in small almost triangular strokes.
Frank Auerbach pushed his paint in thick swirls of pigment and modeled his subjects in fervent plasticity.
Pollack threw away the brush and flung and dripped/spattered his paint to achieve a transcendent, symphonic picture space.
Think about your means of making a stroke and explore new methods and tools
The brush is a given that the artist does not have to accept.

My Tuesday figure class will have 2 models next week, a male and female: Kim and Ginger. I hope this situation will inspire some off-beat approaches to the model(s) in the classical studio space.
See you next week, john.


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