The study of art has traditionally been guided by professionals such as historians, critics, philosophers, connoisseurs and art lovers. Today, it seems entirely normal that such figures, despite often having no direct experience of creating works of art, should shape how art is studied.
This “anomaly” would be unthinkable in fields such as medicine or biology, where practitioners rather than admirers take the lead. It means that a fundamental perspective is missing from the study of art: an understanding of expressive processes and working methods that only firsthand creative experience can provide.
The difference between scholars and practitioners becomes clear in writings about art that arise from direct experience, including the many accounts left by artists who were also writers. Their words reveal an art that is alive and full of emotional, technical and existential meaning, something that no historian or critic can entirely recreate.
For an artist, art history is a journey driven by the vital tension of the need to express oneself. It reveals the timeless, ever-present search for what words cannot express and for the intangible essence of artistic experience.
Our seminars in the observation and study of art have been developed by artists. They are intended for everyone who wishes to discover what sparks artistic creation, not only in technical terms but, above all, in existential terms. We hope these tools will bring participants closer to the spiritual values of artworks rather than focusing solely on their historical and intellectual significance.
A. Artistic techniques seminars
B. Creative development seminars