Picasso and Matisse used similar technique.

 Humans were thinking properly before they explored how to think.

Similarly, humans were already logicians before they tried to become logicians.

   Etienne Condillac

 Genius painters used proper techniques before exploring how to paint.

Here is a drawing by Picasso whose production method can be analyzed.

 

  Picasso Variant of Head of a Young Girl III (2nd supplementary plate) from the illustrated book Non Vouloir, 1942

     arc-circle model

The largest blue-green circle forms the hair on both sides, the bridge of the nose, and runs across the top and bottom edges of the screen.

The second largest red circle forms the left cheek and shoulder.

The orange circles that make up the eyebrows and both jaws, which are the most numerous, are tightly organized into a mesh pattern.

The fourth green circle forming the eyes and mouth intersects in a spiral.

It is easy to see that it is a repeat of the same arc because it is nearby.


Woman's Head, 1948 by Henri Matisse  Hermitage Museum


The largest purple circle forms the left nape of the neck. 　

Pink circles create the outline of the face, neck, and shoulders.

 The second largest green circle that outlines the hair at the top also creates small, discreet details.

 The intersections of the mesh rest on pink wires, making the structure solid.


The model is created without the need for words.

When we look at masterpieces of art on structural level,

We can see how much has been done so far.

A genius painter discovers the same technique.

 Here is a model of the Hokusai manga "Mekura'' that I made earlier.


Hokusai [Hokusai Manga the blind]

     [Hokusai Manga the blind] arc-circle model

Sophisticated art lovers see artwork the same way.

Harmony and balance can be perceived by looking at the whole.

Looking at each part one by one the characteristics of the work can be grasped.

Start by looking at the lines.

Just as we can hear the individual notes of the melody, we can see the parts of the lines.

Line parts can be distinguished by the degree of curvature.

A curve with the same curvature is an arc, so we can be conscious of the circle which is the extension.

The use of circles for structure become obvious device.

The process is thinking logically without words.

This way of doing things is innate, an ability that develops before using words.

 


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