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Corneille de Lyon, a famous Renaissance portrait painter, is known for his many small-scale painted portraits. Analysis of six of his female portraits shows that each of them has an internal geometry. Corneille de Lyon’s geometric approach is close to that followed by Jean and François Clouet.
Black has always been enigmatic and paradoxical. Absence of light, and therefore non-color for physicists, it is indeed color for chemists and artists. Matter or energy (still in the form of lack) for astrophysicists, it has never ceased to inspire philosophers and poets. This article begins by examining the evolution of scientific and artistic disputes over the nature of black. It then looks at the forms of its presence on Earth (mineral, vegetable and animal), and describes its pursuit in the cosmos (black holes, dark matter, dark energy). Returning to Earth, it looks at the processes involved in producing the color black, up to and including Vantablack and outrenoir. Finally, it traces the artistic uses and functions of black in relation to light and other colors and concludes with the infinite quest for black in its poetic and metaphysical resonances.
This article explores phenomenological and enactive approaches in the fields of artistic creation and pedagogy. The author begins by sharing their personal and professional journey, emphasizing the importance of resisting "disciplinary capture" as well as the interdisciplinarity in their work. They describe their discovery of Francisco Varela’s enaction theory and how this theory has influenced their artistic and pedagogical practice. The author provides several examples of enactive practices in both artistic and pedagogical domains. For instance, they mention the use of mind mapping as an enactive practice "without knowing it", and a pedagogical experiment at the University of Evry where students were given great autonomy to create a collective performance. They also discuss their photography practice in the giant sequoia forest Muir Woods Monument Park, where they experimented with camera movement to capture the energy of the place. Finally, the author discusses intentionally enactive projects, such as their participation in a Cerisy colloquium on chance and creation, and The Haiku Project, where they explore the concept of haiku in various artistic practices.
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