Ep. 8 Tanya Ragir Hard Wisdom Review Newberry Aesthetic Evolution "One of the best shows I have seen!"
Ep. 8 Tanya Ragir’s Hard Wisdom Newberry Aesthetic Evolution 11/18/2019
Tanya Ragir’s Hard Wisdom
There is a magnificent show in the heart of Los Angeles on La Cienega through December 26th that will be one of the most humanist, empathetic, and beautiful exhibitions you will have experienced within the last decade. Tanya Ragir fearlessly dives into our hopes and dreams, regrets, loss, love, and even chaos. Her pieces are the answers to questions about how to handle pain, how to cope, and how to find meaning.
The Surface Vs. 3D Paradox Solved
There was a crazy split in art history between the modernist perspective of being true to the surface of the canvas vs. the classical window looking at out the world. Paradoxically, both are true but they missed what connects them: light and color vibrations dance on our cornea's surface.
Workshop Series: Pastel, Let the Color of the Paper Work for You
Newberry Art Tutorials Colored and dark papers can save you precious time and give you amazing effects. When I paint/draw/teach plein air I try to nail the impression in under an hour, it is a race against the planet moving. As the sun slowly moves across the landscape you will see new cast shadows, new …
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Nude Reclining
I drew this the other evening from a live model. It is play on Duchamp's Nude Descending
Five Pastel Still Lifes
There is difficult oxymoron in painting and pastel which is that color kills light and light kills color, but I think with these I achieved the perfect balance bringing out the best of both.
Ep. 6 KANT QUALIFIES THE SUBLIME
In one of the most important aesthetic books, Kant separates the sublime from the senses and art. This is the first in Newberry's series on Kant, which will cover far-reaching implications.
Ep. 5 A 40-Year Retrospective? Newberry Aesthetic Evolution 10/28/2019
In this episode, I reflect that it has been 40 years of painting life-size figures and now it is time for a major retrospection of my work in a major museum of contemporary art.
Ep. 4, Influences Vermeer to Michelangelo
Newberry discusses the influences of Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Michelangelo in his current work in progress.
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