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Well sir, I am very touched by your comments. If you wish, I have included below, a link to my online photos: www.flickr.com/photos/145424712@N06/ Also, if you are interested to learn how to take photos in this manner, click the link below to view information about no-cost workshops I facilitate: www.meetup.com/greatestphotoworkshoponearth/ Thank you for your kind comments.

Sir, I've thought about it and I would like to offer that if you wish to have a print of one of my photogaphs I would get it made and send it to you. Just pick out a photo and let me know the size you want. I'll charge you only the cost of the enlargement and shipping. I'll sign the print because, hey, you never know - perhaps after I am dead this thing might be worth something. I'll let you know the cost beforehand.

Thank you for your comments. If you wouldn't mind, I would be interested if you elaborated on how early modern art speaks to you emotionally. Thank you, again. Paul

Normally, I do not respond to negative comments because there's often no chance for a productive intellectual discussion. However, in this case I felt somethng good could come from responding to you, sir. When making a written argument it's helpful to check spelling an grammar to give power to your point.

Usually when someone tels me about gramar I take as opopnent dont have an logical answer on my afiramtion,actually you cant have one

Gracias por tu comentario y por mencionar a Sergio Larrain.

Thank you for your comment. If you are interested to explore this further there is a no-cost Meetup where participants discover how to use these ideas and collaborate on creating during this online experience. I've included a link for you, below: www.meetup.com/greatestphotoworkshoponearth/

Thank you very much for your kind comment. I am glad you got something out of the video. There"s a free course on Meetup where you can learn more about these ideas, if you wish: www.meetup.com/greatestphotoworkshoponearth/ If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Thanks again, Paul

Thank you very much for your kind comment. I am glad you got something out of the video. There"s a free course on Meetup.com where you can learn more about these ideas, if you wish: www.meetup.com/greatestphotoworkshoponearth/

I like your comment and I appreciate your adding it here. I agree that abstract painting can exhibit the exact same balance methodology as a representational painting, however, I disagree with the specific example of Andrew Wyeth. I feel that although Mr. Wyeth had exceptional skill in representing reality and depicting wonderful feelings like a curtain delicately moving in a breeze, I don't see that he understood balance. Compositionally, I feel his images suffer from lost opportunities he had in potentially creating relationships between objects. If an image exhibited strong form it seems it was serendipitous such as, Ring Road, 1985. That's a lovely painting. However, Distant Thunder, 1980, for example, the wonderful mood in the moment he captured is compensating for the lack of structure this image exhibits. I can't look at Wyeth's work because of this dichotomy. The moods are great but the structure is often not up to its potential. And hey, each to their own. If you love Wyeth I can certainly see why. He was an excellent painter. It's just there was this whole other dimension that could have been included. Many American painters don't exhibit use of these ideas and it's not their fault. These ideas originated in Europe and have never been clearly documented in English. That's essentially what I am trying to do with my video series.

Whitney, I am sharing the link below because I think you may find value in the information: www.meetup.com/lost-secrets-of-art-and-photography-rediscovered/ Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Paul

Thank you for your comment and for pointing me in the direction of Edgar Payne. Looking at his work and teachings he seemed to be on the right track. However, in my opinion Mr. Payne did not fully understand these concepts.

Thank you for your comment.

Thank you for your kind comment. If you are interested, there is a free MeetUp where you can learn more about these ideas and actually get a chance to practice them. Included below is a link: www.meetup.com/lost-secrets-of-art-and-photography-rediscovered/

I have a suspicion that you are not really seeking an answer, however, my goal is to help people understand these concepts because they've helped me a great deal in getting more out of looking at and creating art. If you are interested to enter a discussion about this subject, please provide a more detailed question. Thank you.

Thank you for your comment. One of the reasons I make these videos is because looking through libraries and the Internet I've found very little on the subject of balance as a way to compose images. I appreciate you taking the time to share this reference with me. I had a look at this person's artwork and it doesn't appear to exhibit use these ideas, however, I would be interested to find at least one good reference to these concepts. Thanks again.

Thank you for your comment. Imagine how homogeneous art would be if artists followed this rule? It does not stand to reason that an artist should place an object or line on an intersection or thirds of an image. Early in my career thirds did provide some short term gain for me in avoidance of consistently placing subjects of interest in the center of the frame. However, shortly thereafter, the idea became, at best, stunting because of the limitations it places on the novel ways an image can be composed. At worst, it destroys what could have been a good image by encouraging an artist to place an object or line arbitrarily on an intersection or thirds division of an image. Further, Thirds provides no reasoning for how to have control over the image as a whole. It does not account for the vast sensitivity of the human eye and the brain's ability to discern subtle changes, penumbra of light and pattern recognition. This limitation is what propelled me to seek a better methodology. Certainly, I appreciate the seductiveness of this idea in its simplicity and, because the human brain seeks order, when a grid is placed over just about any image, we tend the brain tends to formulate relationships and order that don't exist. I understand that for some the rule of thirds is like a religion and cannot be swayed in staunch belief. However, I invite you to look at some of the other videos I've produced for this channel - all of them arguing the exact same thing - that balance is a key to successfully transforming one's three dimensional experience of reality into a two dimensional image. Once I figured out how to balance an image the quality of my work immediately improved. The experience of composing like this is so thrilling that I want to sing about it from the hilltops - which is why I produce these videos and host related workshops. Further, this understanding adds a new layer of pleasure when looking at the work of great artist because one can better appreciate the problem solving they went through to ensure that every element in an image is working in relationship with every other element in the image. That there is an intellectual, mathematical component working in conjunction with the emotional component - a uniquely human capability to combine these two capabilities into one moment. Thanks again, Paul

You're welcome. Thank you for your comment.

Thank you for your comment.

Thank you for your comment. I think you may have missed the intention I had for this video. I was trying to say that de Kooning's work is highly structured.

Thank you for your message. I am happy to answer your questions, however, I should point out that the purpose of the video was to shed light on the concepts of asymmetrical balance and the brightness/weight illusion - ideas that for the most part have been lost - that I strive to make common knowledge because this understanding adds a wonderful new dimension to my experience and understanding of art - I wish to share with others. I was not trying to say this particular painting is good. I was simply using it as an example to illustrate the use of the concepts mentioned above. Having said that, I am not sure if an articulation of my opinion of what the meaning of art is, is really relevant. All I am trying to do is say, 'look how the author made every part work in relationship to each other - it's not just a random splattering of paint'. I agree with your statements about what art can do for the viewer. I don't have a short definition of the meaning of art because I've seen so many different types of art that do so many different things. I don't know if this is of any help to you but, I can tell you I have little to no interest in most pre-1840 A.D. art because prior to that time the focus seemed to be P.R. for the Church, showing off technical skills, recording or idealizing 'pretty' scenes or subjects. Thank you for your kind feedback on my photographs. I hope this of use to you.

Mr. Paul Fremes explained basic concepts in art that are taught in good institutions in the first semester. I remembered those studies. Yes, de Kooning took over W. Kandinsky's discovery of the great Abstraction in "The First Blue Abstraction" (the first abstraction). Together with P. Mondrian (hard abstraction), they are the forerunners of the Great Abstraction. For more than 100 years, no cardinal was invented in this direction with some exceptions: P. Soulages, G. Richter... and others, who brought: in form and space, technique, color, structure, etc. something new within the Great Abstraction. I do not touch other currents in art such as cubism, pop art, hyperrealism, op art, surrealism, primitivism, etc. which does not interest me at the moment. You (above) if you don't have art studies, do you want solutions ready in 5 minutes? It won't be like that. And if you don't like and don't understand abstract art, that's your problem.

Thank you for your comment. If you are interested, I facilitate a 1 hour online workshop based on these ideas - that other artists have gotten a lot out of. It's less than $20. Here's a link to the description. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask: www.airbnb.ca/experiences/2015855

Thank you for your comment. I could make the painting slightly larger, however, I am limited by the frame height of the video. I did a Google search for you and learned the size of the original painting: 152.4 by 137.2 cm. Executed in 1977. I hope that helps.

Thank you for your comment.

Well said. I just posted an intentionally made lengthy comment above trying to (mostly) say what you did very precisely!

Perhaps not to you. As for me, I am learning and I like complex paintings explained to me.

According to who?

It needs no explanation. Just remove your learnt idea of recreating an image being the highest achievement, instead of learning about composition in space and colour.

@@archiebrackenridge7785 You just gave an explanation.

@@tinycuisine6544 An explanation in art theory not of an individual piece.

Thank you for your kind comment. It changed my life when I figured this out. It happened in one moment and felt like being struck by lightning. I elaborate on this and give participants the opportunity to actually try it during a 1 hour online workshop. If you wish, click the link for details - $15.75 US: www.airbnb.ca/experiences/2015855 . If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Thanks again.

@@paulfremes So a 1 hr work shop for 15.75? I'll probably check that out. I'm painting now and your video concept here I used immediately - to positive impact.

@@murraymarshawn2175 Really? Would you mind sharing with me a photo of the painting your working on and how used the concept? My email address is: pfremes@gmail.com. I'd like to be able to show others an example of how these ideas are used - beyond examples of my work and the work of masters. Thank you.

One man's "overthought crap" another man's "purple fart"!

Thank you for your comment.

Can you explain how?

@@paulfremes I always wanted to make a video explaining on how hip hop / rap music, especially in The Tribe Called Quest Era. How that relates to how art started as being realistic to abstract and cubism. Like music went from classical to sort of abstract sampling parts of classical music and creating an art form, which is misunderstood by some like for abstract art may look simple but it’s actually very complex art.

@@fernandotjameya4859 Thank you. Please let me know when that video is ready.