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By cwampole Posted on November 3, 2013November 7, 2013

What (besides the obvious) do you gain from copying?

…and by you, I mean me. What have I gained from copying? Here is a preliminary list of pedagogical incentives to be derivative. There is copying, and then there is … Continue reading What (besides the obvious) do you gain from copying?

Categories: ResearchTags: appropriation, art history, copying, craft, painting, realism, trompe l'oeil

By cwampole Posted on October 9, 2013December 12, 2018

Our hubris regarding realism

[ This paper was written in November 2012 to highlight the central irony of realistic painting. ] Naively, we artists often expect our familiarity with art to protect us from … Continue reading Our hubris regarding realism

Categories: ResearchTags: art history, realism, trompe l'oeil

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