Realism vs construction(a guide to choosing the right art education)

[Wraven]

Yes these are very beautiful works...so sad that academic art fades like this in someplace after reaching this level

[Book Guru]

Wraven, yes... it really makes me sad.

I'm communicating with Darshu via e-mail and he says the situation with traditional are education in Brazil is really not good. Their connections with Europe had been lost, especially when Europe itself had lost its traditions.

What really surprises me is that no one has offered to purchase these drawings yet. I mean, there are must be some art enthusiasts (if not art investors) who could definitely buy them.
Those works that have been posted are really excellent examples of academic school. At least a small portion of them could be sold in order to save and protect the rest. It really hurts me to see them all is such a bad shape...

[Wraven]

Yes, it's obvious right ? it's so clear that the conditions of these works are decaying...it's a shame to be lost

[Wraven]

guys, does any body have some extra info about the national academy of arts http://nha.bg in Bulgaria....any reference to the art produced there...students works...just to get a general idea...man the Slavic languages are just great..I'm already studying Russian...but Bulgarian...

[C McElhinney]

Great Discussion.
I graduated from art collage about 20yrs ago and am a figurative fine artist.
At collage I was taught this method of drawing by Bill Cadenhead the postumous author of this book (they found notes) here are some of the drawings from it.

[C McElhinney]

I seems to be the same method of drawing as Shatalova posted by Lena earlier in this thread

[Itakafu]

So in essence any education is a right education, you just end up with different styles and look.

[madsamuri2240]

thanks for the info!