01-21-2005, 05:29 PM
Artists have copied the work of past (and even present) masters for centuries. Indeed, in traditional painting schools, copying is a neccesity before one becomes a master. Where would Manet have been in the context of past masters without the inspiration of an Ingres, Velasquez, or Courbet painting to first copy?
I personaly commend you for taking on an artist as challenging as Modigliani. His art was an art based entirely on line, often drawn so hard that he would peirce the substrate with his drawing tools. His sculpture was a third dimensional embodiment of his drawing, and equally hard to understand. The only way to explain his art was to understand that he searched for perfection with each passing stroke, and the ones that missed brought tremendous energy to his compositions.
I personaly commend you for taking on an artist as challenging as Modigliani. His art was an art based entirely on line, often drawn so hard that he would peirce the substrate with his drawing tools. His sculpture was a third dimensional embodiment of his drawing, and equally hard to understand. The only way to explain his art was to understand that he searched for perfection with each passing stroke, and the ones that missed brought tremendous energy to his compositions.