-Elkin argues that painting is a distinctive medium. In what way does he believe it to be distinctive and would you agree with his defintion?
It is distinctive in the sense that it is like 'alchemy', where 'its materials are worked without knowledge of their properties, by blind experiment, by the feel of the paint'. I pretty much agree with this, since painting requires the process of learning constantly and very much holds an experimental element about it.
-What does Elkin mean when he talks about painting as a form of alchemy?
Like mentioned before, the notion that painting is as experimental as alchemy.
In what ways is the act of painting a physical relationship between the artist and the materials?
-The application of brush to canvas requires force from the body. This includes the making of the brush strokes, each mark of paint. The paint itself is a record of the artist's energy.
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