André Breton (French: [ɑ̃dʁe bʁətɔ̃]; 19 February 1896 – 28 September 1966) was a French writer, poet, and anti-fascist. He is known best as the founder of Surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto (Manifeste du surréalisme) of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as “pure psychic automatism”.
André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.
Sirens 1947 André Masson 1896-1987 Bequeathed by Elly Kahnweiler 1991 to form part of the gift of Gustav and Elly Kahnweiler, accessioned 1994 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/T06821
Raphael Soyer (December 25, 1899 – November 4, 1987) was a Russian-born American painter, draftsman, and printmaker. He is identified as a Social Realist because of his interest in men and women viewed in contemporary settings which included the streets, subways, salons and artists’ studios of New York City. He also wrote several books on his life and art. He was adamant in his …
[image_with_animation image_url=”7459″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Andrea Myers Find an old catalogue, magazine, maps, or a stack of used paper. Working with an x-acto blade, or tearing by hand, remove paper to create windows to previous layers. If using a blade, slip a cutting mat or piece of matboard between the pages. Take a picture …
Today’s WORD Challenge: Coptic. Media is artist’s choice. Coptic art includes any of the murals, textiles, illuminated manuscripts, relief sculpture, and metalwork associated with the Greek and Egyptian speaking Christian peoples of Egypt from about the 3rd to the 12th century AD. Coptic icons depict beautiful religious narratives, and do not reach to portray realism, depth, naturalistic …
I’ve posted 740 V. Notes since the League started in 2016. Can you believe it? Two or three of them were even good! At this year’s end, I’d like to hear from you, creative readers: What are some V. Note posts that you especially enjoyed? How to search for past topics Did you know you …
Automatic Drawing: The Andres
Andre Breton – Writer
André Breton (French: [ɑ̃dʁe bʁətɔ̃]; 19 February 1896 – 28 September 1966) was a French writer, poet, and anti-fascist. He is known best as the founder of Surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto (Manifeste du surréalisme) of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as “pure psychic automatism”.
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Andre Masson – Artist
André-Aimé-René Masson (4 January 1896 – 28 October 1987) was a French artist.
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[image_with_animation image_url=”7459″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Andrea Myers Find an old catalogue, magazine, maps, or a stack of used paper. Working with an x-acto blade, or tearing by hand, remove paper to create windows to previous layers. If using a blade, slip a cutting mat or piece of matboard between the pages. Take a picture …
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Today’s WORD Challenge: Coptic. Media is artist’s choice. Coptic art includes any of the murals, textiles, illuminated manuscripts, relief sculpture, and metalwork associated with the Greek and Egyptian speaking Christian peoples of Egypt from about the 3rd to the 12th century AD. Coptic icons depict beautiful religious narratives, and do not reach to portray realism, depth, naturalistic …
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I’ve posted 740 V. Notes since the League started in 2016. Can you believe it? Two or three of them were even good! At this year’s end, I’d like to hear from you, creative readers: What are some V. Note posts that you especially enjoyed? How to search for past topics Did you know you …