What can one detail tell us about a scene? If you’re Lynne Ramsay: absolutely everything. In this episode from “Every Frame a Painting” Tony Zhou considers the poetic possibilities of cinema. He presents ideas for film that you can also be applied to paintings. (7 minutes)
In most dynamic compositions, the artist uses contrast and diagonal or serpentine pathways to lead the viewer in and around the painting. Morandi did the opposite with his still lifes. He grouped similar dust covered objects together to become one object instead of several interacting objects. He minimized differences to create a sense of quiet …
Day 10 of this 30 Day Challenge was to create something in the style of Morandi’s still lives. This particular prompt produced a prolific collection of quiet responses. Here are some.
People are posting their creative challenges online! You can find them by using the hashtag #salchallenge. You can also find some videos of people pretending to shake salt into their mouths. That’s a different kind of challenge. We don’t judge. I found some interesting drawings posted by marisa_vitiello. Love this wondering line-shape motif! Nice little composition, …
[image_with_animation image_url=”7789″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Whiting Tennis Get a few pieces of paper, and either crayons, or a pen. Take a deep breath, relax. Put crayon or pen to paper and watch what happens. Follow it like you are following a bug. As soon as your brain starts thinking of what you are drawing, switch crayons. …
The Poetry of Details
What can one detail tell us about a scene? If you’re Lynne Ramsay: absolutely everything. In this episode from “Every Frame a Painting” Tony Zhou considers the poetic possibilities of cinema. He presents ideas for film that you can also be applied to paintings. (7 minutes)
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People are posting their creative challenges online! You can find them by using the hashtag #salchallenge. You can also find some videos of people pretending to shake salt into their mouths. That’s a different kind of challenge. We don’t judge. I found some interesting drawings posted by marisa_vitiello. Love this wondering line-shape motif! Nice little composition, …
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[image_with_animation image_url=”7789″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Whiting Tennis Get a few pieces of paper, and either crayons, or a pen. Take a deep breath, relax. Put crayon or pen to paper and watch what happens. Follow it like you are following a bug. As soon as your brain starts thinking of what you are drawing, switch crayons. …