The Modulor
The Artist In the middle of the twentieth century, at a moment when architecture was rapidly aligning itself with industry, standardization, and the logic of the machine, Le Corbusier proposed something at…
Please Read On ...Fine Art
You Can Draw Anything I Can, Just Don’t!
There are many noble pieces of advice offered to young artists. Study the masters. Practice daily. Learn anatomy. Respect composition. Observe light. Carry a sketchbook. Be humble. Be bold. Be…
Please Read On ...Grand Theft Donut
Legally, Grand Theft Donut is the unlawful taking and carrying away of a donut belonging to another person, with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of that donut, where…
Please Read On ...Point, Line, Sphere, Plane
A field becomes a system. A system becomes a tension. In Point, Line, Sphere, Plane, the composition is built from the most elemental vocabulary of visual language—each component both asserting…
Please Read On ...Signs vs. Symbols
Eric Hatheway The distinction between a symbol and a sign is subtle at first glance, but foundational once seen clearly. Both are carriers of meaning. Both point beyond themselves. But they do…
Please Read On ...Seven Guides For Creating A Visual Language
Number One: Pursue Obsession Without Apology The subjects that return to you uninvited — the ones you feel almost embarrassed by their persistence — are precisely the ones worth pursuing.…
Please Read On ...Why A Personal Visual Language Matters
One might ask why this matters — whether it is not, finally, a self regarding project, a kind of extended navel-gazing with better materials. The answer is that a genuine…
Please Read On ...Creating A Personal Visual Language
Sometime, within the first few weeks of art school, someone will say it. A professor, a visiting critic, a paint-stained upperclassman leaning in a doorway–they say the same thing. And,…
Please Read On ...Double Diamond Five
An ordered field asserts itself immediately—gridded, measured, rational. It establishes a ground of authority, a silent claim that structure precedes expression. Across this disciplined surface, vectors cut with urgency: black…
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