Comments on: Still-life of the mind http://karlzipser.com/2006/10/still-life-of-the-mind.html on art and perception Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Angela Ferreira http://karlzipser.com/2006/10/still-life-of-the-mind.html/comment-page-1#comment-4 Angela Ferreira Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:49:00 +0000 http://karlzipser.com/?p=102#comment-4 Hey this is so interesting! The world of my own head would definitely be impossible to recreate. This still life still has a lot of real making it believably possible... I think maybe the experience of an artist can be told by the imaginary drawings. By the way, I have a question for you, what do you think about painting the sides of the canvas. I just posted a topic on this thread and I would love to hear your opinion… Hey this is so interesting! The world of my own head would definitely be impossible to recreate.
This still life still has a lot of real making it believably possible… I think maybe the experience of an artist can be told by the imaginary drawings.

By the way, I have a question for you, what do you think about painting the sides of the canvas. I just posted a topic on this thread and I would love to hear your opinion…

]]> By: Karl Zipser http://karlzipser.com/2006/10/still-life-of-the-mind.html/comment-page-1#comment-3 Karl Zipser Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:48:00 +0000 http://karlzipser.com/?p=102#comment-3 I agree that working from memory will always have an idealized quality. In a sense, this is the interest. However, Hanneke van Oosterhout wants to see how she can combine the two modes of working -- designing from memory, for example, and then executing the painting from life. How well this will work is an open question. I find it an exciting approach to try. I agree that working from memory will always have an idealized quality. In a sense, this is the interest. However, Hanneke van Oosterhout wants to see how she can combine the two modes of working — designing from memory, for example, and then executing the painting from life. How well this will work is an open question. I find it an exciting approach to try.

]]> By: Jon Conkey http://karlzipser.com/2006/10/still-life-of-the-mind.html/comment-page-1#comment-2 Jon Conkey Wed, 04 Oct 2006 09:07:00 +0000 http://karlzipser.com/?p=102#comment-2 Hi Karl, Nice article! I sometimes work from memory to see what I really know about a subject, then, I like to critic it next to the real deal (sometimes embarrassing to bear). Still, I have learned a lot from this practice. One artist in particular, Francois Boucher, worked tirelessly with models for many years (over 10,000 conte' drawings catalogued). He eventually got away from working live, his work began to suffer from the lack of subtle details that only "life in the light" can present to the viewer. I still have great respect for "freehand" artists that work from imagination, but their works will always have an idealized look. JLC Hi Karl, Nice article! I sometimes work from memory to see what I really know about a subject, then, I like to critic it next to the real deal (sometimes embarrassing to bear). Still, I have learned a lot from this practice. One artist in particular, Francois Boucher, worked tirelessly with models for many years (over 10,000 conte’ drawings catalogued). He eventually got away from working live, his work began to suffer from the lack of subtle details that only “life in the light” can present to the viewer. I still have great respect for “freehand” artists that work from imagination, but their works will always have an idealized look. JLC

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