DRAWING
The natural effect of our human energy can be a drawing. Whether for structural diagramming, self-expression, or to visually explore the world around us, creating through drawing is a step toward understanding and perceiving what is outside ourselves.
Drawing
A drawing is the result of using an implement on a surface which leaves a mark and a record of action or movement.
Historically people used drawing as a second language. A way to tell stories and share thoughts.
In the history of western art drawing was used as a preliminary step before making a painting or something more permanent.
Drawing as a beginning…
Artists would use a drawing as a sketch to gather their ideas and to layout a composition. Drawing is often taught as a way of connecting the hand and the eye. As our eyes saccad we skip a lot of visual information. Learning to draw is learning to see and pay attention to the details of our world.
Francis Alÿs. The Green Line. ce. 2004–2005. Video. Belgian. http://francisalys.com/the-green-line/
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. Study for the Ugolino Group. 19th century. Graphite. French. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.