A Series of Oil and Watercolor Paintings
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Date
1954-06
Authors
Braun, John C.
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University of Oregon
Abstract
The graduate student, choosing to direct his energies and further his experience in painting and drawing should avail himself wholeheartedly to the percepts and concepts of his instructors and associates. Perhaps the period of undergraduate work can be characterized as an opportunity for gaining an awareness of particulars; such as acquiring an observable knowledge of all the tools and techniques of his practice in a general familiarization with works done in painting and related fields. If so, the graduate student, while continuing to expand his grasp of process and of things done must work for an order of experience whereby outward observable knowledge and knowledge from within through thought exist mutually and unite to form a sympathetic and cyclic pattern. It seems to me the observation can be characterized as impersonal and inner thought as personal. My paintings, and overall character, expressed an in personal attitude -- at least there is a quality of this nature about them that disturbs me. This criticism is constructive for me and has no disparaging connotation for those who have, conscientiously, assisted my development. The impersonal self in my work is alarmingly evident -- the sameness and stylistic character throughout attests to this. Apparently I was trying to excel as a painter in name; to initiate a recognizable self-expression and not to enlarge my experiences whereby the paintings would be a natural consequence.
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33 pages
Keywords
art, expression