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artifact:veronica-s-blue-chair-paintingVeronica's Blue Chair Painting
A simple gouache sketch on torn paper of a pale sky-blue chair against an ocher-yellow background; nearly heart-stopping quality that the student was initially ashamed to show.
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- VeronicaauthoredGraduate student in Alexander's class who painted the blue chair and was initially reluctant to show it.
Concepts (2)
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- Heart-Stopping Qualityassociated_withA quality of profound, direct emotional impact in art and places—something that seizes up all of childhood and essence in one configuration.
- Vulnerability in Art-Makingassociated_withThe quality of being too exposed, too close to the bone, that characterizes the best student work and explains why makers often hide their finest creations.
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- Students often hide their most remarkable work because it is too vulnerable, too close to the bone.supportsFrom Alexander's teaching experience: the work students are most reluctant to show is often the best, because it is too personal and artless.