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Esthetics / art theory
"Subject vs. Theme: Paintings of Oedipus and the Sphinx by Ingres and Moreau." Annotated Art Essay 1.
"Why Do Detailed Analysis of Paintings or Sculpture?" Annotated Art Essay 2.
"Detailed Analysis of Holbein's Sir Thomas More" (Frick Collection), Annotated Art Essay 3. Sets out the basic method for analyzing a painting in detail: first impressions, identification of subject/story, objects shown in the painting, attributes, overview including composition. Special emphasis on the role of selectivity in art. Links to all the images mentioned in the text are provided. NOTE: This essay is no longer available for purchase as of 5/16/07. In revised form, it will appear in a forthcoming issue of The Objective Standard.
"Looking at Drawings," Annotated Art Essay 4. Seeing an artist's drawings it like seeing him thinking. Most of us don't mentally rework the Sistine Chapel ceiling or Raphael's School of Athens, but seeing an artist's sketches reminds us that the finished product wasn't predetermined - it was based on long, hard thinking. This essay is based on the exhibition of Rubens' drawings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through 4/3/05, but includes links to images on the web for those who can't make it to the Museum. Price: $2.00. Click here for excerpt and payment options.
On the purpose of art and the nature of abstract art: "Cave Paintings and Christo's Gates: Art in Individual Minds and Public Places"
Function of memorials and what type of memorial should go at the World Trade Center site: "Monoliths, Wells, Mounds: What Is It We're Trying to Say Here?" "WTC Memorial Should Celebrate America's Producers" is a slightly revised version commenting on the winning WTC memorial entry ("Reflecting Absence").
Sense of life vs. subject: review of The Scarlet Pimpernel on Broadway
Sense of life vs. subject, and the purpose of art: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Real World
Theme vs. subject, and the purpose of art: "Vitamins, Minerals and Harry Potter"
Example of how to determine a painting's theme: Vermeer's Geographer
Example of how to determine a sculpture's theme: MacMonnies' Nathan Hale
Evaluation
Future topics: esthetic, historical, emotional and historical evaluation
History of art
Greek sculpture ca. 800-100 BC: "The Human Form in Greek Sculpture." Available through the Ayn Rand Bookstore. For more details on the content, click here.
Ingres (French 19th-c. painter): "Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres." Available through the Ayn Rand Bookstore. For more details on the content, click here.
Late 19th-c. American artists: "Turn-of-the-Century Artist-Entrepreneurs: Saint Gaudens, MacMonnies, and Parrish." Available through the Ayn Rand Bookstore. For more details on the content, click here.
Late 19th- and 20th-c. American sculpture: Forgotten Delights: The Producers and Outdoor Monuments of Manhattan: A Historical Guide.
About the Annotated Art essays
After 20 years of lecturing on art, I have a bulging file cabinet of lectures, notes and drafts for books. Much of this material isn't available in print or on audiotape. The Annotated Art series will be informally written 800-1000 word essays based on this material. They'll come out once a month or so, most at a price of $1.50 each (see Payments). The aim of the essays will be to show you how to look more carefully at visual arts and thus increase your enjoyment and appreciation of them. If you wish to be notified when new Annotated Art essays appear, email forgottendeli@earthlink.net .
Essays by number
#1: "Subject vs. Theme: Paintings of Oedipus and the Sphinx by Ingres and Moreau." Free.
#2: "Why Do Detailed Analysis of Paintings or Sculpture?" Free.
#3: "Detailed Analysis of Holbein's Sir Thomas More." Available for $2.00 (payment options). Click here for excerpt and payment options.
#4: "Looking at Drawings." Available for $2.00 (payment options). Click here for excerpt and payment options.
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After payment is received, the essay will be sent as an email attachment in Microsoft Word.
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