Tutor: Andrés Latorre
Price: £25.00
Platform: Zoom
More information: https://academicprojects.co.uk/courses/paint-brushes-the-artists-tools/
Painters use particular paint brushes to pick up, transport and deliver paint in particular ways onto particular surfaces. Understanding brushes as tools inevitably raises questions about their physical properties and as a result, their capabilities and limits according to the various natural hairs and synthetic monofilaments of which they are composed. This seminar examines the different physical properties of these hairs/bristles and the construction of paint brushes. It is seen how important it is for artists to consider these aspects when choosing a brush to make brushstrokes that respond to their specific needs and requirements.
There will be a 55 minute presentation followed by 15 minutes of discussion.
Andrés Latorre is an independent researcher, disseminator, teacher and artist based in Buenos Aires. He has worked on various aspects of pictorial materials, specializing in the study of brushes. He is also the founder and director of PINCID (Pigment Index for Color Identification). He has presented lectures and seminars in different institutions and universities in the Americas and Europe.
