“Since the establishment of art academies,ย drawing has played a central role in art education. Up until theย Romantic era, it was the only practical skill taught in art schools.ย Today, the practice has expanded beyond its former set of narrowย criteria, but the fact remains, no matter what type of artist you mayย be, you’ll likely be drawing in one form orย another.
Whileย drawing cannot and should not be defined, the genre can be used as aย set of guidelines against which we push in order to discover newย material and conceptual possibilities. Can we interpret writingย differently when we view it as a drawing and not as a text? Do weย start to move differently when we consider drawing as the trace of anย action?ย If lines form a visual language, what do they, or can theyย say? How can you translate a drawing into sound or movement?ย Questions like these will guide the course.
Withย a series of lectures and exercises spread over the course of fourย weeks, we will explore the limits and possibilities of drawing. Theย lectures will cover the different ways we might understand drawing,ย starting from sketches and illustrations, to diagrams, notation,ย performance, choreography, and information systems. Perspectivesย outside of theย European tradition will be explored and areย encouraged.
Afterย each lecture, a series of exercises will be offered, from whichย participants can choose or to which they can respond, in order toย develop their own plan. The goal is to explore the genre and expandย existing interests and skill-sets, regardless of where one might beย in their art practice. The assignments will be completed over theย course of oneย week, uploaded before the next seminar, shown andย discussed after the lecture. Thereafter, a new set of exercises willย be distributed and/or developed.” (Text by courtesy of Dagmara Genda)
Min. seats: 5 |ย Max. seats: 30 | Language: English