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Comparison of techniques between Cezanne's "Six Bathers" and Matisse's "Music"

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    Matisse's 1910 "Music" seems to have been influenced by Cézanne's "Six Bathers". Techniques cannot be explained in words. Just as one might explain music using sheet music, I will explain it logically using an idealized model. Humans are born with the ability to perceive shapes. Additionally, they possess the innate capacity to manipulate these shapes, constructing more complex networks and enabling logical through shapes.  This natural aptitude is referred to as visual grammar, which serves as the foundation for all cognitive activities.  Consequently, visual grammar can be regarded as universal.   Cézanne took up mundane motifs such as still Lifes and bathing scenes, and created paintings at the level of visual grammar.   In my previous blog, "Cezanne aimed to completely design shapes" I made two models. The arc model shows that all lines can be created using only limited circular arcs, which   creates an effect of harmony. ...

Recently, the Copilot icon has appeared on the screen, so I asked who Sharaku was.

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 Recently, the Copilot icon appeared on my screen,  so I inquired about Sharaku.  response was, "His true identity is believed to be the Noh actor Saito Jurobei, but it has not yet been confirmed."  This answer reflects a level of research comparable Wikipedia.  In reality, a thorough internet search would reveal the actual answer. Sharaku [Toraya Toramaru] arc model arc circle-cross mode on grid Sharaku [Isibe Kinkichi] arc model arc circle-cross mode on grid It is clear that Sharaku is interested not in the actors' expressions but in the network created by their kimonos. Looking at the model, we can remember Shklovsky's theory of art: the content of art is technique. The shape we see is network of arcs, and the effect can be felt by the basic structure of circles. Contemporary artists have lost these techniques. Art can be reproduction. Art is not a commodity but rather images to enjoy seeing and studying the structure. The art of our...