That Daring Manner
by Paolo Bertelli “What has ever equaled the vivacity of the invention surrounding the Palazzo Te in Mantua?” Quote from Johann Heinrich Füssli, (One hundred and fifty-first aphorism on art). “The…
Beyond the Ephemeral
Article by Paola Artoni for Kurt Wenner’s Museo d’Arte Moderna Show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzJtAGMOXqw I met Kurt Wenner in 1982. The scenario was that of a torrid mid-August spent in the heart of an ancient…
Kurt Wenner at the Museo d’Arte Moderna
Kurt Wenner, River God Detail Museo d’Arte Moderna, Gazoldo degli Ippoliti. Attached below is a link to a PDF of the catalog for a show I did at the Museo…
Creativity Myths
Creativity Myths Wenner. Parnassus, oil on canvas All ancient cultures perceived the universe as being creative or informed by a creative force. Extremely ancient ideas and subsequent reactions to them inform…
Human Creativity
About Human Creativity Wenner. Drawing of a Hand Drawing The word “creativity” describes the transformation of an ideal or metaphysical pattern into a physical object or action. The assertion that human…
Learning Classical Drawing
My most memorable experience with learning classical drawing began with a crisis. Like most people who draw as adults, I never really stopped drawing as a child. Almost all young children…
Classical Drawing for Pavement Art
An excerpt from the book Asphalt Renaissance, available on Amazon. This part of the book describes my ideas, innovations and philosophy about the role of drawing in pavement art. The parts in…
Classical Design Video
This video shows a selection of the hundreds of designs I have produced using the principles of classical design. This study is no longer part of the educational system, and I…
Creativity in Education
Creativity in Education Wenner Teaches Pavement Art Why is it difficult to promote creativity in education? Wikipedia claims that: Education is the formal process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated…
Drawing Video
This video shows a selection of drawings that I have done for a variety of artistic projects. I refer to my drawing style as “classical,” but the words “classicism,” “classical,” and…