Studio Seeing

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A Practical Guide to Drawing, Painting, and Perception

By Michael Torlen

Summary

Studio Seeing explores the crucial role perception plays in drawing and painting, blending theory with practical exercises. Michael Torlen shares a method honed over decades, combining personal experience with examples from historical and contemporary art. The book offers clear principles to enhance artists' understanding and skills, with exercises at the end of each chapter to apply concepts directly in the studio.
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Ideal for practising artists, art students, and teachers seeking to deepen their understanding of visual perception in studio practice. Those interested in practical art advice combined with thoughtful theory will find this book particularly valuable.

Description

A study of perception and its role in drawing and painting, featuring practical exercises.

Studio Seeing offers a close examination of perception as it is used by an artist in the studio. Michael Torlen shares here the successful process he has developed over decades of teaching and studio practice in a straightforward way that other artists can apply to their own work.

Using examples from his own experience and supporting them with a rich illustration programme that includes works from historical and contemporary artists, Torlen distills clear, effective principles for painting and drawing that will help artists make great strides in their understanding and ability.

Each chapter is rounded out with exercises designed to help artists immediately understand and apply its concepts.

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Praised by artists and educators alike, Studio Seeing is recognised for its insightful exploration of perception and material in art making. John Torreano calls it a 'wonderful exploration' useful for both learning and teaching, while Magnus Quaife highlights its 'helpful anecdotes' and 'memorable analogies' that clarify painting concepts often hard to explain. It stands out as more than a manual, providing reasoned context behind each exercise.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789387896

Publisher: Intellect

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Intellect Books

Illustration: 107 Halftones, color

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 276

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Arts & Culture Michael Torlen Non-Fiction

About the Author

Michael Torlen is a visual artist, author, and Professor Emeritus of the School of Art+Design, Purchase College, State University of New York, where he taught painting and drawing, and received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. He earned his BFA at Cranbrook Academy of Art and his MFA at The Ohio State University.

Although known for his seascapes of Maine, he also has a body of semi-abstract work about family, cancer, love, and death. Torlen maintains a studio and lives in Westbrook, Maine, with his wife, author and educator, Eleanor
Phillips Brackbill.

For more information:
www.michaeltorlen.com
www.michaeltorlenauthor.com