“An image of the Earth, its landscapes, directly affects people. The beauty of the Earth creates enormous emotion, and through that emotion, you can transmit knowledge and raise consciousness.” Yann Arthus-Bertrand More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin Singulart Magazine: “Landscape Painting–A Brief History” [*] “Landscape painting is a highly popular artistic genre present in …

“My still-life painting has more to do with light and shadow than with the objects themselves.” William C. Wright More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin Daily Art: “Fruits, Flowers, and Death: Still Lifes in Art History” [*] “Still lifes are one of the most recurrent and well-known themes in art history. These subjects are …

“Dining with one’s friends and beloved family is certainly one of life’s primal and most innocent delights, one that is both soul-satisfying and eternal.” Julia Child More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin Wide Walls: “The Fascination with Food in Art History” [*] “As a cornerstone of our very existence, food has always played a …

“One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.” Luciano Pavarotti More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin Different Level: “A Bitesize History of Food Art” [*] “From the lavishing Roman feasts to Instagram photos of today, …

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” Virginia Woolf More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin A Women’s Thing: “Moving Feasts and Still Lifes: Food, Art, and Women in History” [*] “Of all the things I use to measure my days, food holds a very special place. Not …

“Kitchens are hard environments, and they form incredibly strong characters.” Gordon Ramsay More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin Daily Art: “Cook Like an Artist! Kitchen Inspiration from Art History” [*] “For hundreds of years, kitchens in art were the undesirable work place of unsavory maids, tucked away below the luxurious living spaces of the …

“There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.” Pablo Picasso More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin The Tate: “A Brief History of Abstract Art with Turner, Mondrian and More” [*] “If you put the word ‘abstract‘ into a thesaurus some of the similar …

“Abstract art is not the creation of another reality but the true vision of reality.” Piet Mondrian More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin Rise Art: “Abstract Art: Examples Throughout History” [*] “Abstract art, in practice, is the creation of artwork that does not explicitly represent reality but uses a multitude of shapes, colours, forms …

“The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real.” Lucian Freud More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin Art in Context: “Abstract Art – Looking at Famous Abstract Art and its Artists” [*] “An Introduction to Abstract Art: When thinking about Abstract Art, a common question pops …

“The human body is the best picture of the human soul.” Ludwig Wittgenstein More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin The Tate: “Human Figure Coursework Guide” [*] “For thousands of years the human figure has appeared in art. Early cave paintings show figures of hunters simply depicted using a few strokes. In ancient Greece human …