Doorzien – a Dutch word translated as “to see through.” In dutch art, doorzien referred to a painting that showed a view from one room into another, making the picture especially beautiful.
Nicholas Maes, 1657 (Danish)
Pieter de Hooch, 1660 (Dutch)
Vilhelm Hammershøi, 1900 (Danish)
Carlos San Millan, current (Ecuadorian)
Edward Hopper, 1932 (American)
Hey, would one of you mind opening the door please?
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On day 15, halfway through our 30 day challenge, I introduced inverse perspective, in which objects grow larger as they’re farther away. Beautiful examples of inverse perspective can be found in Chinese, Japanese, and Indian artworks, as well as Byzantine. Here are a few by adventurous artists who responded to the challenge:
I met Keith Pfeiffer when he took my recent Thursday class “Drawing and Painting the Effects of Light.” I love the paintings he made with the ideas presented in class. I spotted this painting on his Instagram page during the class. I asked him what his strategies were. This is a teacherly way of saying …
The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. – Hans Hoffman I wrote a V-Note September 19, 2016 about simplification and massing. You can read it here. Today’s V-Note: Marc Bohne One of the (many) reasons I struggle to paint outside is that I get so danged overwhelmed by everything. There’s …
Doorzien
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Carlos San Millan
Doorzien – a Dutch word translated as “to see through.” In dutch art, doorzien referred to a painting that showed a view from one room into another, making the picture especially beautiful.
Nicholas Maes, 1657 (Danish)
Pieter de Hooch, 1660 (Dutch)
Vilhelm Hammershøi, 1900 (Danish)
Carlos San Millan, current (Ecuadorian)
Edward Hopper, 1932 (American)
Hey, would one of you mind opening the door please?
Thank you for doorzien, Suzanne Walker!
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