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My studio here at SCAD has a wall that is about 22 feet long. It is great inside the studio and I have plenty of room to work. The wall on the outside of the studio is blank, painted with the ubiquitous gloss white paint that I guess art schools everywhere use. I am confronted… (read more)
I have been thinking a lot and drawing a lot this past few days. The thing that has occupied me for a while has been this idea of ecstasy. Bernini addresses it in his sculpture of St. Theresa, but I have been wondering about it in my own work. At this stage of my life, I… (read more)
For those of you interested, here are the texts I am using for my Visiting Artist Seminar Classes. Many of them can be found in the MassArt Library, and also the articles are available on the JSTOR database. REQUIRED TEXTSJames Elkins WHAT PAINTING ISMira Schor WET: On Painting, Feminism and Art CultureDavid Batchelor CHROMOPHOBIA REQUIRED… (read more)
I’ve met a lot of people this week. I really think I may have met too many people. I am really exhausted. The first week of classes is over and it was really great. I have 2 fine cohorts of students and they are really excited about getting to work. The rosters and working with… (read more)
Thomas Jefferson is quoted as saying “One should avoid talking overmuch about the weather.” I tend to agree. I have to say though that my arrival in Savannah was the coldest day of the year here. It was cute to see all the people bundled up in their parkas and scarves on a 39 degree… (read more)