#experimentaldrawings

[et-viceversa]

Yesterday, abacO was here.

EXPERIMENTAL DRAWING WORKSHOP

with Véronique Devoldère

« There is no way to make a drawing, there is only drawing” Richard Serra Writings /Interviews University of Chicago Press, Aug 15, 1994.

The workshops will focus on the process of drawing, drawing as subject matter, rather than drawing from observation.

The proposed context allows students to feel confident even without specific drawing skills, the aim being to use and explore our natural skills of making marks.

This process begun by Robert Morris in 1973, was based on predefined conditions to create a specific frame and instructions for the drawings. The most important part is that all the drawings are done while blindfolded.

This process allows a very spontaneous and generous approach to the actual white sheet. Depending on the preset « instructions » students cannot see their drawings and loose all inhibitions, as well as preconceived ideas of how a drawing should look like. Spontaneity is the most important action in this process. The second part of this exercise will be to use the drawings realized while blindfolded and to re-appropriate them to make new drawings.

If you are interested in joining this kind of workshops, follow our friends of Offschool.