A Life Of Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851)

Derek Dey © November 2000

INTRODUCTION

Turner used the spiral as a compositional device. When his personal and unresolved issues arose, the artist sank into his psychopathology. This torment created the reverse. His spirals turned into vortices, powerfully symbolizing the internal dissolution of his psyche and his personal vision.

Art in Denmark

Derek Dey © Sept '01

INTRODUCTION

For a small country of approximately 5 million people, Denmark's art scene is particularly lively. In addition, a major new gallery has been added to their repertoire. Louisiana, another gallery just north of Copenhagen, is arguably one of the most comfortable modern museums in Europe.

"The Large Glass" Marcel Duchamp

Derek Dey © June '09

INTRODUCTION

Marcel Duchamp emerged from a disillusioned Europe, after the first world war. Because of this and other factors, there is no question about his intention to dismantle the European aesthetic cannon. Yet "The large glass", is one of the most fascinating works in the western tradition. (Contains some mature references)

INTRODUCTION

Pablo Picasso's early years were marked by a raw talent and copious ammounts of sentimentality. Carl Gustav Jung said of this condition: "Sentimentality is a superstructure covering brutality." Pablo Picasso took this constellation of events to extremes by moving to a form of nihilism which emptied his art. This despairing inner voyage tells a very different story from the marketting hype which surrounds and artificially supports Picasso as a pre-eminent artist of the 20th Century.

INTRODUCTION

Aesthetics: A Philosophy of art. Welcome to the slide show which introduces a philosophy of art. The slides journey through questions about universals / the latest advances in psychology which reveal a journey from repression to the creative ego and the true self. The philosophers who entertain aesthetics are discussed and various artists are presented. Turner and Picasso reveal both elements of creativity and dysfunction. A comparison between western and oriental disciplines reveal universal concepts shared by both hemispheres.

INTRODUCTION

Mark Rothko rose to fame in the 1950's after a period of gestation where he dealt with mythological themes. The mature works which followed opened to deceptively simple "portals," which drew the spectator into a field of color. For many, the inherent meaning of myth and archetype still hovered amidst the veils of his hues.

The Japanese Garden

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Derek Dey (in preparation)

Art in the 20th Century

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Derek Dey (in preparation)