working in "series" concept and example
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Glenn Hirsch, Instructor www.glennhirsch.comTRANSCRIPT
Working in Series Concept
Glenn Hirsch
A series asks a question
e.g.,
what kind of background?
How do you paint drapery?
How do you paint water?
How does color affect mood?
Emile Nolde
How does color affect
mood?
Pastel or paint - how does the media used affect the image?
How can light affect narrative?
How can light unite different objects into a singe, poetic narrative?
What is the difference between ‘real’ and ‘abstract?’
Robert Marosi
Jacob Fisher
What is the difference between ‘real’ and ‘abstract?’
What happens to a portrait when the artist repeats the process?
John Reamer
A series can grow out of master study
A series can grow out of master study
Working in series makes an artist independent.
What does this series investigate?
Working in series makes an artist independent.
What does this series investigate?
This series investigates the figure, gesture, women, portrait, allegory, improvisation and mixed media.
Peggy Millar
By working in series you can work on more than one thing at a time.
Some seem perfect and you can let them be.
Some are disasters which liberate you to experiment freely.
And some are in between so you can fix them.
Susan Godstone
Student series
Student series
Student series based on George O’Keefe study (top)
Student series (watercolor)
AN EXAMPLE OF A SERIES
“The World Stage: Israel”
Kehinde Wiley New York-based portrait artist, known for his highly naturalistic paintings of contemporary urban African, African-American, Afro-Brazilian, Indian and Ethiopian-Jewish (Beta Israel) men in heroic poses.
AN EXAMPLE OF A STUDENT SERIES
“Muni”
Cynthia Kanios
AN EXAMPLE OF A STUDENT SERIES
Skyscape / Cityscape
Daniel Rabier