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by Daub 7y ago
Completely agreed. Any realistic model of creativity has to accommodate both nature and nurture. Unfortunately, in the humanities, the idea that anything is natural is an unpopular position. In defence of nurture, 28% of Nobel Prize winning
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by Daub 7y ago
As an art teacher, I have certainly seen the best artists evolve naturally from those who also work the hardest. As Weisberg mentions in 'Creativity: Beyond the Myth of Genius', when the Beatles moved to Hamburg, they were a run o
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by Daub 7y ago
While I acept the significance of complementary colors, the significance of triadic, split complementary, analogous and split complementary is open to debate. One issue is that almost all discussion of co called Colour harmony is around hue
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by Daub 7y ago
There is longform.org If you find any others, share the wealth.
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by Daub 7y ago
A beautifully written article, showing a very humane man with just a hint of something darker. My great take away from reading sacks was to learn that wrongness in complex systems (e.g. the mind or the body) is easier to define than rightne
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by Daub 7y ago
> That being said, it's incredibly sad that women were so devalued and minimized in that time. This might be traced back to the 'first' art critic, John Ruskin campaigned vigorously for a better education for women and gir
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by Daub 7y ago
Yes... thats pretty much exactly what I am saying. I would say that one thing she lacked is a consistent sense of self. Her work was stylistically diverse. Though some artists (e.g. David Bowie, Gerhard Richter) can get away with this, for
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by Daub 7y ago
I use Berthe Morisot in my teaching, to address the difference between a great painter (which she undoubtedly was) and a great artist. It’s a hard topic to address... but even as an undergrad, I always found her work a bit hollow. She was a
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by Daub 7y ago
Corel draw is still used a lot in India and through SE Asia. As it offers an integrated vector/bitmap/desktop publishing package, it is seen as value for money.
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by Daub 7y ago
The complete genius of the Walkman was that it featured two headphone jacks. Such a simple design decision, with such large ramifications. In total, the Walkman is a classic example of a disruptive industry: creating new industries and kill
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by Daub 8y ago
I would have preferred to have seen this described as a contrast match, followed by a brushmark style match. The jury is out as to whether harmony is even a thing. No two definitions of this phenomenon agree, and some are actively at odds.
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by Daub 8y ago
One point the article missed is the relationship between Canvas, primer, medium and oil paint. All three are traditionally derived from the same plant: flax. For this reason, there is great chemical compatibility between them, which account