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Basic Step by Step Guide to Stretching a Canvas

其他書名	The Paper is a Painting
出版	2023
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Rmrh0AEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋The instructions of a 'Basic Step-By-Step; How to Stretch a Canvas” guide is an ideal starting point for my dissertation. By breaking down the process that is the first step in an artwork's development, from loose linen to taut canvas, we can examine the interconnected layering of painting processes, capturing the ebb and flow of materials, experimentations, and refinements. The concept of using a methodological handbook as the structure of my dissertation came from Ralph Mayer's 'The Artist's Handbook of Material and Techniques', first published in 1940 and widely regarded as the painter's bible. The book is a comprehensive guide that provides practitioners with a complete understanding of using industry-standard materials and methodologies necessary to create archivally sound paintings.1Mayer's writing comes from extensive experimentation and refinement over years within the studio. Drawing on his experience as a lecturer and painter, his book imparts insights from years of working with diverse materials, such as paints, varnishes, and pigments. By combining his theoretical knowledge with his practical experience, Mayer's book transcends the painter's manual, becoming an artwork in its own right - while offering practical advice grounded in the reality of painting practice. Every creative discipline adheres to a comparable framework, whether an opera, a film, or a fresco. The commitment to craft across various mediums and subject matters while aiming for a cohesive endpoint - an amalgamation from numerous fragments. This process is an intuitive orchestration, the curation of a symphony, where diverse elements of the composition are interconnected. --Tara McIntosh.