Dear Maulfry
Please find my paper to the Public Art Observatory, University of
Barcelona, October 2001, published in an e-book September 2002
(www.publications.ub.es/). Attached is the text for that.
Sadly, I can't get to London until the following weekend.
All the best
David
David Haley BA(Hons) MA Research Fellow
SEA: Social & Environmental Arts Research Centre (MIRIAD)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Postgraduate Research Centre
Cavendish North Building, Cavendish Street,
Manchester M15 6 BY
Tel: +44 (0)161 247 1093
Fax: +44 (0)161 2476870
On 12 Aug 2004, at 15:12, Maulfry Worthington wrote:
> David - I'm interested by what you refer to as phennomenological
> drawing -
> or 'ecopoiesis' - would love to know more - do you have anything I
> might
> read on this? Thanks you!
>
> On a different note, I wonder how many people found their way to the
> Royal
> Academy in London for the RSA Summer Exhibition? There was one
> particular
> gallery that showcased some really interesting drawings - all by
> non-artists
> (e.g, well-known choreographers, chemsits, physisists and surgeons) -
> most
> interesting! The exhibition ends on the 16th August - theis Saturday.
> Best wishes
> Maulfry
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Haley" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 1:29 PM
> Subject: Re: Another urgent request for information for The
> Independent!
>
>
>> Dear Sue Grayson Ford
>>
>> I am very pleased that the topic of drawing for health has broken out
>> of the bounds of therapy, this is as you suggest a large topic and any
>> meaningful needs to at least recognise this. Through my work as an
>> ecological artist, researcher and postgraduate course leader I am
>> exploring different drawing activities - not all are healthy.
>> However, between the observations and inventions of Leonardo da Vinci,
>> the sublimity of Paul Klee, the Happenings of Alan Kaprow, the
>> performances of Joseph Beuys and the philosophy Michaelle D'Certeau,
>> David Hockney talked about 'the way we depict space determines what we
>> do with it'. The ability to be conversant in a visual language that
>> allows us to be connected to our environment is crucial for us to find
>> our place in the world - a sort of 'eco-individuation'. However,
>> visual languages, like written and verbal languages may carry power
>> and
>> have cultural constraints - we can see the right to own the world in
>> Descartes' grid system and the right to control it in Renaissance
>> rectilinear perspective. And so, I pursue a form of 'phenomenological
>> drawing', that is understanding the way things draw themselves. I
>> call
>> it 'ecopoiesis' and will developing a series of postgraduate workshops
>> in this in the coming year - the way we depict or world determines
>> what
>> we do with it.
>>
>> I hope this is a useful addition to your inquiry. Please let me know
>> if you would like more information.
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>> David
>>
>> David Haley BA(Hons) MA Research Fellow
>>
>> SEA: Social & Environmental Arts Research Centre (MIRIAD)
>> Leader of MA Art As Environment
>> Manchester Metropolitan University
>> Postgraduate Research Centre
>> Cavendish North Building, Cavendish Street,
>> Manchester M15 6 BY
>>
>> Tel: +44 (0)161 247 1093
>> Fax: +44 (0)161 2476870
>>
>> On 12 Aug 2004, at 12:11, Drawing Power (info) wrote:
>>
>>> This is sent on behalf of Sue Grayson Ford, Director of the Campaign
>>> for
>>> Drawing.
>>> I have already asked for contributions to brief the Independent
>>> journalist,
>>> Julia Stuart, who is preparing an article on drawing and health. My
>>> thanks
>>> to those who responded. You should be contacted soon. However the
>>> article
>>> has broadened out from exploring drawing in therapy to considering
>>> much
>>> broader topics(see questions below). If you wish to contribute to
>>> this
>>> article, please contact me quickly.
>>> Best wishes
>>> Sue Grayson Ford
>>> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>>> Tel/Fax: 020 8351 1719
>>> Campaign website: www.drawingpower.org.uk
>>> <http://www.drawingpower.org.uk>
>>>
>>>
>>> DRAWING IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH
>>>
>>>
>>> Over the last decade, a growing body of research indicates the link
>>> between
>>> social well-being and arts activity - and drawing rates high.
>>>
>>>
>>> Like all absorbing and enjoyable tasks, drawing affects physiological
>>> functions, lowering heart, blood pressure and respiratory rates
>>> it creates hand/eye co-ordination, stimulating neurological pathways
>>> (a kind
>>> of gym for the mind);
>>> not least by involving an act of creativity, it increases self-esteem
>>> and a
>>> sense of connection with the world.
>>> Is this so? Is there anyone on The Drawing Research Network who can
>>> support
>>> this?
>>
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