Graduates of the Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD) presented their final culminating artworks during a July 1 exhibition. LCAD is one of the few art schools in the country that transmits the type of classical painting that great artists of yesteryear knew: the fundamental skills of traditional realism art. Other art schools often heavily focus on contemporary and abstract art. “A lot of places really discourage a time-honored, traditional approach … it’s hard to get that kind of training and those sorts of skills,” Peter Zokosky, chair of master of fine arts (MFA) drawing and painting, told The Epoch Times. The gallery features the work of 11 students graduating from the school’s MFA program, after working for two years to develop their thesis and art. Zokosky said his students learned the essence of representation art, or “art that represents something that exists in the real world.” Representation has its origins in classical antiquity and was popularized during the Renaissance era. However, the art form lost popularity in …
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