Tag: tactility

Creation of series as a force of expression

Creation of series as a force of expression

In a previous post, I shared a phenomenon I noticed decades ago. I would like to elaborate on it some more. I have noticed a phenomenon long ago as a young art therapist. It serves me since the late 80ies, also as an artist. In 

Container and contained – sand tray and water

Container and contained – sand tray and water

To disappear into deep water or to disappear toward a far horizon, to become part of the depth of infinity, such is the destiny of man that finds its image in the destiny of water. Gaston Bachelard     Two sand trays I made in 

Charcoal

Charcoal

Charcoal encompasses the memory of its previous life, the tree it was. Now in the studio, it has a new, second life as someone will use it. This was my grandmother’s thread box. Now it is a compartment for natural and factory made charcoal sticks. 

Henry Moore’s blueprint

Henry Moore’s blueprint

The term ’blueprint’ embraces the essence of any creator’s actions, visualizations, thoughts and feelings conveyed physically in the making of art. My observation is that every human being holds within them a combined heritage of characteristics, likes and dislikes, that make them who they are. 

A guest: Nomi Tannhauser working with placticine

A guest: Nomi Tannhauser working with placticine

It is quite seldom that we come across an artist text about the medium he uses beyond the technical aspects. Curators write about it even less. I am in search of such texts. The actions and mediums are my foundation inner talk as an artist, therapist and 

About Charcoal

About Charcoal

Each medium of the 17 materials analyzed in The Spirit of Matter begins with keywords. “Charcoal Keywords: flexibility, impulsiveness, movement, power, separation, sensuality, tactility” Here are two examples: Fourth graders were suggested by their art teacher, to use charcoal to draw very quickly a few