Karl Zipser
essays about art and perception
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April 2006


imaginary portrait
oil and tempera on panel
2000
On Neuroscience: Meet the Homunculus
An imaginary concept blocks all paths to understanding how the brain works.
 
Sculpture in the Sistine Chapel? What for?
The traditional interpretation of Michelangelo's drawings is really only a guess.

(long version)
 
Michelangelo's Drawings: The Controversy
How to decide if a drawing is a real Michelangelo?

(long version)
 
Art Patron versus Gallery Consumer
Anyone with money can buy a ready-made artwork.
Art patronage is something of a lost art.
 
Blues of the Past
Contemporary artist Karl Zipser brings new life to old pigments
 
On Making Paper
Karl Zipser's continuing quest for the ideal drawing materials

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