Robin is an artist who has a unique stamp: he works on gold and silver leaf. The style of completely covering the canvas with gold or silver, and in some cases both, is unusual to say the least. Also, being particular to an art movement called Assemblage. Very similar to collage, but instead of 2 dimensional, it also includes 3 dimensional objects
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Not a self-portrait
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Egon Schiele
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
Matisse
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Again
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Watercolour by Albrecht Dürer
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Adam and Eve
Monday, January 21, 2013
Sunday, January 20, 2013
No electricity
Friday, January 18, 2013
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Michelangelo´s study
This a copy of one of the studies of Michelangelo´s work. This was done with a dip pen and watercolour wash.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Albrecht Dürer a digital artist?
The smell of the linseed oil, turpentine and the feel of a paint brush in the hand. Knowing that it will have to be washed, in turpentine, then soap. The hands dirty from the vine charcoal. Remember the feel of the charcoal as you dragged it over the canvas, and how some of the smaller pieces that did not adhere to the canvas, fell to the floor. Does a digital artist know any of these sensations? To be in direct contact with the medium you are drawing/painting with, has a visceral effect on the images you are bringing to the world. Do you think that Albrecht might have been a digital artist? In my opinion, unequivocally: YES. I say that because I think it is just another type of medium and he would have experimented with it as well. Each medium has its own glory.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
Albrecht Dürer
I think I know now why Albrecht Dürer used so many lines to draw his images, instead of shading. He was a print maker as well, and these were the lines that would have been carved for the etchings. If I'm wrong please correct me someone.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse
I have not done a gold leaf painting for some time, so all my current drawing do not really match the title of this blog. But at least I´m doing art on a daily basis
Friday, January 11, 2013
Albrecht Dürer copy
Unfortunately I did not have a complete copy of the original to work from, but from the little I had, here is my copy
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Digital V. Traditional art
There are some that claim an airbrush painting is not art, there are also those that claim that a photograph is not art. These options are based on the concept that a machine or an instrument is responsible for the end result, and bear little or no evidence of the artistic skill of its user. Today, when taking photos is so ubiquitous, do we need artists any longer? Who needs a portrait artist when you can snatch up your phone, take a photo, connect the phone to the printer, or take out its memory card and place that in the printer and print out a copy. (The computer as not used at all in this instance). Where will the professional portrait photographer be in the future? But getting back to my earlier comments, how far are we going to go in stating that the artist must not use a "machine" to create, is not a brush a machine?
Or is there a difference between a machine and a tool? And when is a tool not a machine?
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Traditional V: Digital Art
This copy was done with a dip pen and some watercolour. How might this have looked it were done digitally? And the more important question: would you consider it art, if it was done digitally? When a computer can at the a touch of a button, render a image lighter or darker, or even more impressively: change an image from a photo to a line drawing, don´t we have to start asking ourselves if the digital artist needs any talent/skill at all. OK, the digital artist still needs to know what looks good and what does not, but does he need to practice his drawing skills for instance?
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Digital Art. v. Traditional Art
This copy was done with traditional mediums: Pencil with a watercolour background. It is still my preference over digital art work. But I have to admit, there is some really nifty pieces of art out there done in a digital format. Well done to all those artists.
BUT, I also have to admit that I feel a little peevish, after spending a few hundred on software and hardware, only to find a few years later that the format I´m using is not longer used now. For instance photoshop: when I first stated with this: I used Photoshop4, now it seems I´m forced to upgrade to Photoshop6. This means that money must be spent on new software, and to add to this, my computer can not longer handle the requirements of the new software, so that means an added expense. Then I start to wonder if my drawing tablet will be compatible with the new "gear". I feel far to apprehensive to start looking at these possibilities. At the moment I do not need to buy new brushes and worry if they are compatible with the make of watercolour I have. So that is my main disinterest with digital art at the present time. But I´m intrigued with it anyway.
Monday, January 7, 2013
What is the the role of the Galleries?
Have you ever wondered what the correct role of the gallery should be? Is it to promote the artist, the gallery themselves or culture in general? We probably would like to think that they are there to culturally enrich the general public. Well at least I do. But my personal experience of late, has started to erode my confidence. But, there is also the nagging thought that the current economic climate and the internet/digital format may have a leading role in this. I think that more and more attention is now given to the digital artist, and if the traditional artist does not keep abreast, he or she will be left behind. It seems that the most traditional medium of all: oils, is less and less used. I have noticed that very little store room is given to the product in the stores, and to add to that thought, it is normally very badly stocked. But I have begun to digress from the original theme of today's blog: what is the role of the gallery?
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Same image again
I found that yesterdays drawing very entertaining to do, so I did it again. It is slightly different this time.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Simple drawing by Michelangelo
This copy when drawn was done on a slightly off white paper, but for some reason, when I took the photo and placed it on the computer, it came out slightly yellow. But all things considered it looked OK I suppose, the main interest was the drawing and not the colour of the paper.
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