Hello,
I am intrigued by your reference to a conversation between the viewer and the artist. I wonder how you would develop that image in the relationship between the elements and the principles of visual art.
I have heard someone say that the elements and principles are like the grammer of of visual arts, but I don't understand that reference, whereas your reflections say something deeper, more about an emotional conversation or connection.
The principles seem to be more universal and the elements more specific to visual arts. The principles seem to be about what it means to be human, which is to be relational, to need "conversation."
Is there a basic human need for some "balance" between challenge and comfort, between "harmony" and "variety?" When someone enters into a conversation with your paintings, which are very beautiful to me, are they partly in sync with your particular way of "balancing" the elements?
I have worked on a matrix of the elements and how they are modified by each principle. (I don't mean to assume that everyone agrees on THE elements and THE principles but there is usually some common understanding.)
Also do you notice that people who specialize in some format seem to gradually develop a taste, an ear, an eye for more rare forms of that within which they specialize? "Specialists" often tolerate, appreciate, enjoy more challenge in music, dance, even theology than people who are not exposed to as much "variety."
This is more than enough talk. What is most interesting is your ability to SEE. I wish I could take that workshop of yours. IF you make a DVD, please send me the ordering information.
Thanks for sharing.
I am intrigued by your reference to a conversation between the viewer and the artist. I wonder how you would develop that image in the relationship between the elements and the principles of visual art.
I have heard someone say that the elements and principles are like the grammer of of visual arts, but I don't understand that reference, whereas your reflections say something deeper, more about an emotional conversation or connection.
The principles seem to be more universal and the elements more specific to visual arts. The principles seem to be about what it means to be human, which is to be relational, to need "conversation."
Is there a basic human need for some "balance" between challenge and comfort, between "harmony" and "variety?" When someone enters into a conversation with your paintings, which are very beautiful to me, are they partly in sync with your particular way of "balancing" the elements?
I have worked on a matrix of the elements and how they are modified by each principle. (I don't mean to assume that everyone agrees on THE elements and THE principles but there is usually some common understanding.)
Also do you notice that people who specialize in some format seem to gradually develop a taste, an ear, an eye for more rare forms of that within which they specialize? "Specialists" often tolerate, appreciate, enjoy more challenge in music, dance, even theology than people who are not exposed to as much "variety."
This is more than enough talk. What is most interesting is your ability to SEE. I wish I could take that workshop of yours. IF you make a DVD, please send me the ordering information.
Thanks for sharing.
Cathy