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Rabatment: A Couple of Squares Part II

Posted on September 14, 2020November 7, 2020 by Lou Gagnon

Geometry is the foundation of all painting.      – Albrecht Dürer   There is another way to organize any rectangle in addition to the…

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Poussin and the √ϕ: Part II

Posted on September 8, 2020November 7, 2020 by Lou Gagnon

…The order signifies the interval between the parts; the mode relates to the quantity, the form consists of lines and colors. The order…

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Poussin and the √ϕ: Part I

Posted on August 31, 2020November 7, 2020 by Lou Gagnon

Nicolas Poussin finished painting ‘A Dance to the Music of Time’ in 1636. The aspect ratio of the painting is 1:1.261 (when you…

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Da Vinci’s Virgin of the Rocks, Saint Jerome & the ϕ Rectangle: Part II

Posted on February 27, 2020November 7, 2020 by Lou Gagnon

We can continue the analysis of both versions of Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‘Virgin of the Rocks’ by looking at the way the ϕ…

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Da Vinci’s Virgin of the Rocks, Saint Jerome & the ϕ Rectangle: Part I

Posted on August 17, 2019November 7, 2020 by Lou Gagnon

Leonardo Da Vinci is in the news again. He painted two versions of Virgin of the Rocks. The first from 1483-1486 which now…

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√5 Diagram: Ellsworth Kelly Orange Diagonal

Ellsworth Kelly & the √5: Orange Diagonal

Posted on July 24, 2019November 7, 2020 by Lou Gagnon

We’ve spent considerable energy looking at design in painting. All of it from work created decades or centuries ago, until now. This is ‘Orange…

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√2 Diagram: Da Vinci Saint Jerome

Saint Jerome & the √2

Posted on July 17, 2019November 7, 2020 by Lou Gagnon

Once again Leonardo is in the news so we’re going to take advantage of this opportunity. Saint Jerome Praying in the Wilderness is…

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Pablo Picasso- Guernica & √5: Part II

Posted on September 11, 2018November 7, 2020 by Lou Gagnon

Pablo Picasso- Guernica & √5: Part II “The laws of composition are never new, they are always someone else’s.” – Pablo Picasso Now…

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Pablo Picasso & √5: Part I

Posted on August 31, 2018November 7, 2020 by Lou Gagnon

“Good artists copy, great artists steal.” – Pablo Picasso ‘Guernica’ is considered a twentieth century masterpiece. Pablo Picasso is considered an artistic genius….

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Michaelina Wautier: ‘Triumph of Bacchus’ &  √ϕ

Posted on August 20, 2018November 7, 2020 by Lou Gagnon

Michaelina Wautier: ‘Triumph of Bacchus’ &  √ϕ. This is a bit premature because we have not yet diagramed the √ϕ or discussed Rabatment. (Update) We…

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