April 11–17, 2013 Arts Culture B1

Reynolds learned that great artists were made, not born.

“Reraise, Deuce!” a self portrait by Timothy Reynolds. Charcoal and pastel, 10 by 11 inches. COURTESY OF ANI ART ACADEMIES The Nuts and Bolts of Representational Art Ani Art Academies offer free, but rigorous, art instruction

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COURTESY OF ANI ART ACADEMIES ANI ART CONTINUED FROM B1 Unlike most art schools that encourage play in various media, In 1998, Waichulis founded the Ani Art Academies force the stu- atelier that sparked the creation dent to become proficient by of Ani Art Academies. limiting their materials to char- coal and pastel, and then oils. The Saga Begins “There are a great many char- Waichulis began training acteristics of the charcoal and aspiring representational art- pastel (the manner is which is ists using his own curriculum, it applied, combined, layered, which treats mastering drafts- manipulated, refined, etc...) that manship, anatomy, and percep- is closely akin to our wet-media tion with as much methodology material of choice—oil paint,” and seriousness as music acade- Waichulis wrote in a follow-up mies treat the learning of scales email. and chords. This method allows The studio curriculum is budding artists to quickly gain divided into seven sections: and solidify the basic tools they introduction to drawing, gov- need to create life-like images. erning the material, anatomy of “It’s a very step-by-step kind of form, natural forms, introduc- process that has concrete goals tion to painting, painting tech- and easily quantifiable variables niques, and endgame. that can be easily measured,” he “The ‘endgame’ covers every- said. To demonstrate, he scrib- thing from painting surface fin- bled a gradation on a sticky ishes, to varnishes, framing, and note—a student can either get representation dynamics (gal- the requisite number of values in leries, agents, etc...),” Waichulis that specified space or he cannot. “High Steaks” by Emily Garlick. Charcoal and pastel, 8 by 10 inches. explained. “We like to make sure The efficacy of Waichulis’ way that the artists not only have the of teaching caught the eye of ability to create the highest qual- Timothy Jahn, an art instructor countries, and always assumed scenic natural environs. sonal style or artistic mission. thetics; it’s to see how people can ity works with the best possible teaching in New Jersey. At the they’d be primary schools. But To give the talents access to “A lot of people say, ‘Your stu- embrace their culture using the presentation, but that they also time, one of Jahn’s pupils was when he learned about Waichu- a market, Reynolds builds lux- dents’ early work all look the fundamentals of how to express have the ability to navigate the Tim Reynolds, a trader who lis through his instructor, he ury villas close by for tourists. same—it all looks like a camera [themselves] using paint on can- industry that these works will made his fortune on Wall Street. found his calling. Student work is displayed inside, did it.’ I tell people, well, we have vas.” eventually be submitted to.” A lover of art all his life, Reyn- With permission from Waichu- giving visitors the opportunity to do that first,” said Waichulis. The first major exhibition of olds, now 47, had just begun to lis to use his curriculum, Reyn- to buy. All proceeds go directly “We have to be able to mimic Methodology student and instructor work learn to draw. olds began building Ani in 2010. to the artist. Reynolds bankrolls what is around us so we can Waichulis describes his method from the Ani Art Academy “Nobody said I had any skill He chose the name “Ani” as a all of this via the Tim Reynolds communicate effectively. And of teaching as “logical and Waichulis is being held at Rehs whatsoever for drawing,” he play on the Swahili word “And- Foundation and Ani Village when they reach a certain point unorthodox”—logical in that Contemporary Galleries at 5 East said. “I was just like everybody jani,” meaning the “road” or the International. He is ready to of skill development, they begin it removes the guesswork from 57th St. in Manhattan until May else, marveling at those kids in “path ahead.” open the doors to Ani Sri Lanka their first creative project and determining what is success- 3. The theme of the exhibition fifth grade who could just pick The original school, Waichulis and Ani Thailand next year. compose something of them- ful drawing and what isn’t, and is “The Big Gamble,” alluding up a pencil and draw something. Studio, became incorporated as If it all seems a misstep away selves... We have no say in this, unorthodox in that “it is not to the gamble that representa- I could never do that.” Ani Art Academy Waichulis and from promoting a certain style and this polices us to stay out based on any primary aesthetic, tional artists take in the contem- Since then, Reynolds learned is located in the forests of north- or type of artist, Reynolds and of their aesthetic development.” nor is it based on an an amor- porary art market. Each student that great artists were made, eastern Pennsylvania. Waichulis want everyone to From Reynolds’ perspective, phous set of values,” Waichulis took the theme in a different not born, and became intrigued So far, Reynolds has founded rest assured that the curricu- the point is to develop “lots of said. “I wanted to develop a cur- direction. with arts education. Since his an Ani Academy in Anguilla and lum only takes students as far new artists with very diverse riculum that teaches fundamen- early 20s he had wanted to the Dominican Republic. Both as acquiring hard skills, and is backgrounds, united only by tals that any artist can develop For more information, visit www. build schools in developing schools are situated in peaceful hands-free when it comes to per- know-how and not by aes- throughout their career.” aniartacademies.org Vienna’s Reopens Advertise in one of the city’s BY SUSAN HALLETT what was once the - were assembled during the Mid- highest quality arts sections colored paint used on the col- dle Ages, the , and umns and decorative capitals the . The task of this col- Kunsthistorisches Museum in in the viewing rooms. 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