According to Coco Chanel and the great Yves Saint Laurent.....when placing beautiful "object de arte"...in your home....one must firstly pick it up and look directly into it with careful study.
When I read this.... I too, was a little transported.
Having spent a very long time as a lecturer and teacher......I am reminded of the many discussions I had with various students concerned about placement. Drawing and Illustration is governed by the fundamental means of expression throughout human history...it is one of the simplest and most efficient means of communicating visual ideas.....often my role as a communicator, is instrumental in assuring them of the way the positioning and articulation of their work.....is considered.
I have no problems in demonstrating particular methods and techniques....used in expressing what can be achieved. Touching their paper and making marks for them....is the best way for them to see and to feel connected to that methodology. Some outstanding results and experimentations in this form of teaching....has led to many rewarding experiences as a teacher.
As an artist myself ....I'm concerned with so many configurations associated with ideas and observations.
The great "Italian Renaissance"has been a most inspiring time for me .....in examining the hundreds of written stories and viewing thousands of paintings and drawings.....this extraordinary time in Art History....for me sits unsurpassed. I'm very fortunate to be working in an area clearly linked to my ancestral heritage.....being Italian has and always will be hugely significant....so when I began working in "INTERIORS"....this seemed so apt and felt like a natural follow through for me.
In the early 1990's I visited the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.......it was there in that magnificent place.....I felt spiritually connected to my heritage ...more than ever....a fascination developed for pearls and very dark red rubies.......the jewels of the Imperial Royal Family....were some of the most alluring and exquisitely designed pieces I have ever had the pleasure of seeing.
Transparency and pristine gleam.... are two extremely glorious aspects of working within "Interiors"....mirrors and handmade artifacts.... surround me all day long......today I spent most of the morning discussing a clients custom made walnut library......."Books and festoons of antique paper flowers were mentioned"...............the world of personal interior spaces....is a joy to my nature....not to mention good for the soul.
Placement and the look of an Era.
La Boudoir Dada Studio Interior.
Thank you to Rodman Wyatt...my partner in Aesthetic Crimes......together we work as one!
Many days dedicated to drawing and placement....with particular emphasis towards...DADA....seeing much of the country and working in Naples and Rome.
Spring and the last remaining chill ....are a good combination for inside/ outside working methods.
"Hubris no longer" ....the title of this painting the carrying of a head......
The Art of Fencing...a noble sport of the existential kind.
Hot air balloon in Sicily.....goggles a must.
Dank Water.
Wielding her sword to rid her of his arrogance.
Prep drawing.
En garde!
Eyes of Dali.
Sicilian Magdalena.
Travel drawing.
