Max Ernst used texture rubbings to overcome his fear of the white canvas, and ignite his imagination.
“Painting is not for me either decorative amusement, or the plastic invention of felt reality; it must be every time: invention, discovery, revelation.”
Max Ernst, 1891-1976
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frot·tage frôˈtäZH/ noun: the technique or process of taking a rubbing from an uneven surface to form the basis of a work of art.
There is a modern slang definition for frottage, but this is not the place for such things.
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Today I give you artworks that feature the Thanksgiving-ish color orange. My intention was to post a few, but once I started to collect a few, I saw orange in artworks everywhere! As this post grew, my shifting goals for organization and style became increasingly more difficult to manage, so pictures and …
Max Ernst; frottage to free the freeze
Max Ernst used texture rubbings to overcome his fear of the white canvas, and ignite his imagination.
frot·tage frôˈtäZH/ noun: the technique or process of taking a rubbing from an uneven surface to form the basis of a work of art.
There is a modern slang definition for frottage, but this is not the place for such things.
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