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I love Cezanne because he exposed the truth of drawing
Most people look sideways at his "drawing skills" - his funny ellipse of a cup or elongated arms etc
Whether deliberate or not....none of that interests me
But what he did was massive.....
Most people look sideways at his "drawing skills" - his funny ellipse of a cup or elongated arms etc
Whether deliberate or not....none of that interests me
But what he did was massive.....
Because of Cezanne's lack of so called "natural drawing ability" he had to work it all out the hard way
He had little to fall back on
Sometimes natural ability or fluency can cause a lot of damage
Art history is littered with skilled artists that did not know what to do
He had little to fall back on
Sometimes natural ability or fluency can cause a lot of damage
Art history is littered with skilled artists that did not know what to do
Cezanne climbed the mountain and discovered the truth
That if you want to create the illusion of depth on a flat surface then you must first pay respect to that flat surface
This is THE fundamental lesson that unites all successful artworks from cave painting to present day
That if you want to create the illusion of depth on a flat surface then you must first pay respect to that flat surface
This is THE fundamental lesson that unites all successful artworks from cave painting to present day
Unlike artists before him who knew this but took it for granted
Cezanne took it seriously
The purity of his approach created a new pictorial world
Where one stroke of paint has two functions simultaneously
To reaffirm the flatness
And to create the illusion of depth
Cezanne took it seriously
The purity of his approach created a new pictorial world
Where one stroke of paint has two functions simultaneously
To reaffirm the flatness
And to create the illusion of depth
The dual function of a single stroke is almost like quantum physics!!
It exists in two places at once
If you don't pay respect to the flatness then your image will only ever be imposed upon it
Not the same thing
Photorealists are shit at drawing for this very reason
It exists in two places at once
If you don't pay respect to the flatness then your image will only ever be imposed upon it
Not the same thing
Photorealists are shit at drawing for this very reason
Here endeth the lecture!
But Cezanne is news that stays news
And one that most painters today chose to ignore
But Cezanne is news that stays news
And one that most painters today chose to ignore
Tomorrow I will talk about the other great love of my life.....
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
