Description
The book, according to Pasach, is intended for those who wish to explore, and its aim to find purpose in art is sincere.
Contemporary art (1989) will be measured by the standard set by Impressionism in its most significant sense – that of emotion. Enthusiastic awe is the measure by which art should be judged in relation to what it is meant to do for us.
The book is essentially a collection of exercises and suggestions for observation from Pasach, who proposes that one read, exhale three breaths, close their eyes, and whatever arises in the mind—create it (he recommends watercolor)—and arrive at some kind of image. Each exercise outlines a circle around a single issue of conceptualization for artists. The paintings are your personal response to these problems. Together, they form a catalog of your visual language. However, if the reader finds a better way to use these exercises than what is suggested, Pasach assumes they will follow their own approach.
