THE UNVISIBLE
Suzuki tells us that the foundation of Zen Buddhism is the concept of the unconscious. “Spatially, it is called ‘formless’, against all that can be subsumed under form; temporarily, it is ‘non-abiding’, as it...
Tagged: DRAWING
GIACOMETTI AT THE GUGGENHEIM
Giacometti liked to draw. That was my takeaway from the current show of his work at the Guggenheim. Are his drawings transparent? Not quite. Yet there is a wider sense of time about them. ...
FES TANNERIES
The tanneries in Fes, Morocco are of course world famous. Animal hides are tanned and colored in large vats. All of the dyes are natural. Saffron is yellow. Mint is used for green. Poppies...
BEAUTIFUL FUNCTION
The road from Tinghir to Midelt in Morocco has to be one of the world’s great drives. Take the R703. The mountainous scenery on either side is like no other. There was hardly any...
THE WHOLE SPACE
Can you think about space without thinking about form? That is to ask, can space be defined without enclosure and boundaries? Barnett Newman, an important abstract expressionist artist working in the mid 50’s, gave...
DRAWING NOT DRAWING
There are four requirements for a drawing, an analogue drawing. Pencil. Paper. Hand. Brain. If any of these items are missing, it is not a drawing. If to make your image, you input digitally,...
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