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Weekly artist exploration/journaling series: Week 4 Part 3 of 3 GROSZ-TESQUE and STEADMANESQUE #GeorgeGrosz #arttherapy

Week 4 Part 3 of 3 GEORGE GROSZ Take 8 minutes and watch: Compare George Grosz to Ralph Steadman: It was my first encounter with the works of the German artist George Grosz, when I was in my twenties, which showed me that drawing need not just be a space-filler in a newspaper: in the…

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Weekly artist exploration/journaling series: Week 4 Part 2 DISTORTED REALITY #GeorgeGrosz #arttherapy

Week 4 Part 2 GEORGE GROSZ Looking at your research notes from last entry, pull out some words. Write them down. Block them out a la Grosz. De-form some human figures throughout.  Do it in thin felt pen.  Try not to hesitate.  Distort.  Be ugly. The painter once believed in something, but now he paints…

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Weekly artist exploration/journaling series: Week 4 Part 1 NOTES #GeorgeGrosz #arttherapy #DADA #newobjectivity

Week 4 Part 1 GEORGE GROSZ We just finished Lisa Larson.  She was all about the beauty of the simple form. Now we move onto an artist who is all about DE-FORMING. What draws me to to George Grosz is the brutal commentary through visuals.  Something about it resonates with me.  I was especially influenced…

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Born in Sweden, Katarina is deeply grateful to live, work and play on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

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  • ABOUT
  • BOOK: “DRAWN TOGETHER”
  • GRAPHIC NOVEL PROJECT: “JOSEPH”
  • Mission Statement Visuals
  • DRAWN TO PETS
  • HERON PROJECT
  • VIDEOS
  • GALLERY
  • Collaborative Project
  • Graphic Novel (2025) Workbook
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