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How truthfully to represent the uncertainly defined form, as u whizzed past it on ur train &both u&the form u were trying to capture moved thru the shifting planes of time, space &light?
Eventually they arrived at a painterly vocabulary of short light-fragmenting brushstrokes to break up the concept of 3D as a smooth, solid continuity
— Jan 03, 2026 05:10PM
Eventually they arrived at a painterly vocabulary of short light-fragmenting brushstrokes to break up the concept of 3D as a smooth, solid continuity
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To paint outdoors in the early stages of addressing the problem of how to capture the truth of the ever-changing object. How to lay down the eternal ephemerality of the moment on to a solid, static piece of paper or canvas?
— Jan 03, 2026 05:10PM
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Aline began a collection that would have enormous influence on Gauguin's art, esp the Moche pieces, dating fr 100-800. Many Moche vessels recall ancient Greek pottery in that they r storytelling pieces, painted w/the doings of gods &men, recording heroic battles &the grisly doom of the defeated. The vessels r thicker &clumsier than the Greek, but painted w/great vivacity, &in the same colors: cream &black terracotta
— Dec 28, 2025 06:00PM
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Gauguin’s art smashed the established western canon, ignoring rules handed down over the centuries, trading Renaissance picture-box perspective for multipoint one, distorting scale &privileging decorative line over believable solidity, employing color emotionally rather than realistically, &pioneer the assimilation of indigenous Polynesians into western art
— Dec 26, 2025 05:24PM
