DRAWING PRACTICES FOR VIZUAL ARTS

BHARATH KANTI (ID:110268510)

DRAWING PRACTICES FOR VISUAL ARTS (VSAR - 2048)

Selected works of exploration of drawing practices and visual arts

DRAWING AS A NOUN

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EVA HESSE UNTITLED 1966

The composition created is a variation and transition between light and dark tones forming 3 dimensional spaces on a 2 dimensional medium.

The gradient is a casual flow of weight over that of the shape and the contours formed clearly defines the anchored surfaces and strata of a single tone infusing with one another forming light and shadow.

Society, T 2020, Eva Hesse: A Retrospective of the Drawings | Exhibitions | The Renaissance Society, in , Renaissancesociety.org, viewed 29 October 2020, <https://renaissancesociety.org/exhibitions/320/eva-hesse-a-retrospective-of-thedrawings/>.

WOODGROVE BANK

PRE-RAPHAELITE DRAWING BY FREDERIC LEIGHTON 1884 The Drawing by Frederic Leighton depicted a fine sense of repose emphasizing the unconscious sleep and a projection of beauty in the most subtle way as possible.

The use of white coloured pencil over that of the brown paper projects the highlights of the character and also contrasts the fabric of the character from the skin. The folds of the fabric is defined by wavy lines and richly composed in order to portray the natural behaviour of the material in conjunction to emphasize the subtle soft skin of the character.

The gesture of arms raised above and the head tilted slightly towards the right portrays the naturality and realism into the composition extracting the beauty of unconscious sleep.

Bihiku Tutt'Art 1884, Study of Cymon and Iphigenia, viewed 28 October 2020, <https://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2017/02/Frederic-Leighton.html>.

UNCONSCIOUS SLEEP

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The composition created with willow charcoal on craft paper. The artwork was inspired by Preraphaelite drawing by Frederic Leighton 1884.The use of black willow charcoal for shadows and white for highlights. The subject draws its inspiration from the artwork reverbing its natural gesture of unconscious sleep.The highlights of the body and the impression on the pillow creates the depth of the character.

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THOUGHTSWITHIN (Studio work) 1.

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The Drawing here is an exploration of a technique called â&#x20AC;&#x153;circulismâ&#x20AC;? . It was initially invented by Maggie Toole in the year 1922. It was discovered to achieve skin texture using a graphite pencil in portraits.

The repitation of the shape denoting highlights and shadows and the tones in-between forms the composition and the density of the circles decides the refinement of the drawing. This also allows the artist to visualise the spill of light and shadow across the surface and the overlaps of the surface in order to achieve the desired depth of a 3dimensional composition on a 3 dimensional paper.

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DRAWING PROCESS

Amanda, L 2007, Circulism Tutorial, in , Stars Portraits, viewed 28 October 2020, <http://www.starsportraits.com/en/tutorial/circulism.html>.

The circles are drawn initially looks like scribbles although when drawn on layers will exhibit a sense of tone and shade.

Closer the circles denser will be the refinement of the shadow and light. Inorder to fade the texture with a uniform monochromatic tone it Should be smudged gradually with gradual decrease in pressure. The circles donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be perfect but can definitely compose the given shape and reverbing the texture beneath.

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IDENTITY (Studio work)

The Drawing was created with graphite pencil on paper. The key feature of the composition was to analyse the significance of the pair of eyes for an attempt to recognize the person or an identity. The shadow or the depth of the two leaves the observer in a state of question and curiosity and reckon an identity factor to the character with the hints subtle gestures the way the fingers are placed and flow of hair over the profile.

The intent was to give an opportunity to the observer to try a permutation and combination of the eyes that they have come across during their course of lives and character’s that they can relate to with the character’s body language. This also illustrates the mere meaning of a famous quote stating “Less is more” by a famous German-American Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

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CHISEL FACE (Studio work) 1 .

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The Process to this composition was to explore a 3dimensional character with polygons stitched with one another and study the areas of light and shadows if the surfaces were planar that were to contrast the naturality of an organic sculpture to replicate a specimen belonging to the world of creation. The lines and extension over the facial features immediately makes the character a chiselled sculpture of a wood or a stone reverbing the silence of many who seemed still during the course of their lives and a state of helplessness to the scenarios and challenges that has built a wall beyond which they refuse to approach opportunities and alternatives for a betterment , growth and self-realization.

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UGO RONDINONE 2003 The composition created is an evidence of skills in drawing fine details of a collaboration of organic elements to form a surrounding or an environment in its most natural form .

The details are almost impossible to be captivated at a single glance and is equivalent to the realistic visualization of the real world UGO has tried to capture.

The fluidity in the medium used is an carefully controlled to channelize the organic composition of the natural elements such as leaves , trees and branches. The ability UGO housed in the control of his wrist and arm to refine and redraw the surroundings in its most existential form is a mesmerising piece of work worth witnessed.

DESCRIPTION: NEUNZEHNTERJULINEUNZEHNHUNDERTNEUNUNDNEUNZIG, 1999 INK ON PAPER, WOODEN FRAME, SILKSCREEN ON PLEXIGLASS PLAQUE The Museum of Modern Art 2020, VIERTERMAIZWEITAUSENDUNDDREI (2003), viewed 27 October 2020, <https://www.moma.org/collection/works/97190>.

Highlights and shadows are prominently distinguished by repetitive and overlaying the patterns at dense areas . The textures created within the composition replicates a the output of a printed medium. Nevertheless the fact of it being produced by a human hand projects the intricacy of shapes and effort of the artist.

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ART & SCIENCE

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JENNIFER PASTOR I was interested with two of her lesser-known works - Study for Spring (Pastor 1996) and Study for Fall (1995). The principal includes a chart like drawing of a moth. The subsequent one is an impeccable delivering of corn stems where the plant shows up practically straightforward. The sensitive style of Pastor requests to my stylish for ladylike and delicate drawings. Her lines are drawn with cautious specialized exactness. The uniform, inflexible signs of what is likely a draft pencil are stood out from the smoothness and masterfulness of ink strokes. Her explanations on the drawings contain some strange numerical estimations and logical data. This gives the feeling that the picture is a type of a specialized or reading material delineation. On a subsequent look, it turns out to be certain that the comments don't give any authentic data about the articles in the drawing which makes the piece fairly amusing.

Artist Spotlight: Jennifer Pastor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sabina Radeva 2020, viewed 29 October 2020, <https://www.sabinaradeva.com/drawing-1-blog/2017/10/15/artist-spotlight-jennifer-pastor>.

SCIENTIFIC DRAWINGS (Studio work)

The composition was sketched as an act of observance to study the abdominal bone structure of our human body.

Encaptivating the details of the spine was a challenging task.

The Shadows and the highlights over The shadows and highlights over the Undulations caused the 3dimensional structure.

The flow of light over the surface was perceived as a study of the hip bone composing the ilium , ischium and pubis.

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The joinery details of the sockets and spine is an interesting part of the body to study relating it to the field of mechanics such as a Ball bearing and a socket wrench and understanding the functionality of it in course of physical movement . Drawing the pelvis And spine also helped me to understand a sense of anthropometry in the field of scales and proportion.

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DRAWING IN THE WILD (Studio work)

The intent of the activity was to Captivate the fine details formed ion the contours of the skin as an act of study of animal Fabric. The rough texture was achieved by drawing light contours over that of the plane surface clearly justifying the different forms of undulations formed over the armour of a stuffed rhino. The shapes of the wrinkles justified its facial bone structure and the folds over the eye and at the nose horn clearly added a measure of weight and sturdiness to the element of the character.

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DRAWING IN THE WILD (Studio work)

The study of the sketch reveals the structure of gazelle’s horns and its skin enclosing the bone structure. The horns grow around 12 to 14 inches in length proportionate to the length of their skull from ear to nose. They are named after the bulge they have by their throats. The term Gazelle comes from the language of Arabic defines a term of ‘Love Poems’. The rings in their horns create a sense of rhythm and an infinite flow of geometry along their length from the heads to pointy horns.

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MENTAL MAPS AND METAPHYSICS

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FRANZ ACKERMANN The artwork of Franz Ackermann was an abstraction of his experiences and life scenarios as landscapes of his thoughts and travel of time. It is often cartoonish and fictional to the observer however conveying what he exactly looks forward to. His artworks are extravagant with mix of bright colours and composed with flow of lines. The self portrait shown in the right was called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;FACELAND, WHITE CROSSING Iâ&#x20AC;? is a reconstruction of Albert Einstein at his with an own identity.

The trail of blue entering into the head shows the absorption of new knowledge across what's perceived in prior. The introduction of poppy colours contrasting the monochromatic background infuses a sense of creativity over mundane.

Franz Ackermann 2020, viewed 29 October 2020, <https://artbasil.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/franz-ackermann/>.

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JOURNEY FROM HOMELAND The collage created was a big picture emphasizing the details of my life as a journey within the four corners of the frame . The artwork is influenced by Franz Ackermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artworks. The collage shows the early days of my childhood to where I dream of myself to be in the future. The thoughts that compose in my head is significantly shown within the shape . The elements drawn within were to explore corelation between shapes and secondary compositions relating to one another.

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DECONSTRUCTING The early days where I was inspired by my fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s profession in the field of construction influenced me picking up a few lego blocks as my pacifier.

The Taj Mahal indicating as an architectural marvel representing my country And the flight symbolizing my departure of my home country across the bridges over the seas.

The bridges and the Sydney Opera House which is so iconic repressing an architectural marvel of Australia which is also A home for kangaroos . The vineyard represents Adelaideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wine tasting culture and my work as a grape picker.

The last portion of the collage shows my academic achievement withholding the degree and looking up at the skyline of Australia that enclose the buildings I designed as an architect.

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DRAWING HAPPINESS

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PAUL NOBLE 1998-9 The drawing to the left is Paul Noble’s work . It is stated that is a monumental project portraying a city of timelines where structures intertwine and unfolds the stories of the past present and the future.

The buildings here are made by special type of 3d alphabets that has a hidden message within however depicted the styles of modern architecture under the realm of town planning. These were called the “scrabble tiles” . He names the elements of the drawing such as Nobspital for hospital, Nobsend for cemetery and Nobson Central for the mall emphasizes the peronal bond and keen interest between himself and his works. The juxtaposition of architectural elements is mind boggling and as the study of the this art work in particular has influenced me in order to think in unexplored ways of the world of architecture and aesthetics. His sense of proportion and detail is absolutely commendable to conceptualize a piece of art work at that scale.

Noble, P 1998, Nobson Central, Chisenhale Gallery, East London.

Jones, A 2012, Dystopian dreams, viewed 28 October 2020, <https://imageobjecttext.com/2012/03/20/dystopian-dreams/>.

HAPPY PLACE The drawing here shows my happy place .

The contrast of the blind draws the observerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention to the opening and demands an undivided attention towards just the small gap in the wall showcasing the outdoors. The artwork draws Paul Nobleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sense of spaces and perspectives in the composition co-relating to one another

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POP CULTURE

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KARA WALKER 2012

The drawing here depicts the nuances of the 20th century race riots. The sketch is completed on a three huge canvases. The artist here shows a medium of water body above the scenario and the riot beneath to depict the chaotic situation and a sense of suffocation caused among the characters.

It depicts a ship wreck and the immersion of imported goods that became a part of mother nature. The emotions and facial expressions depict the suffering and loss of valuable elements.

The use of graphite and pastel denotes dark era making the whole composition an experience of the irreplaceable haunting times of the sailors and the passengers of the ship. The water texture done above brings a great impact to contrast the tones beneath and highlight a medium above. The hands emerging out of that medium portrays a ray of humanity and hope to the people suffering beneath. The smudging of the medium denotes the blurriness of the water and an abstraction of uncleared state of chaotic situation. The details of numerous parts of the cargo depicts the impact of the tragedy.

Walker, K 2012, The Palmetto Libretto, The Broad, Los Angeles.

Walker, K 2012, American Comic Opera with 20th Century Race Riots, viewed 28 October 2020, <http://www.karawalkerstudio.com/55832413e4b02143d66e777d>.

SMOKE IT OUT (Studio work)

The drawing here represents the pop culture of smoking and the feeling of being in the high state of mind.

The closed eyes and loosely held cigarette emphasizes the state of bliss and enjoyment. The drawing si done using graphite pencil ranging from HB to 8B and charcoal pencils for the darkest shade. The artwork is influenced by Kara Walkers The American Opera Show . The choice of the subject was to study the organic forms of the smoke formed and relative opacities and transparencies composing the smoke . It was a challenging task to achieve the degrees of opacity and form the organic structures as shown. The details on the lip was drawn by charcoal black pencil.

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BHARATH KANTI (ID:110268510)