Ego-free might mean not being dominated by the conscious mind - so maybe you
would try the approach of the Surrealists, doing automatic writing or trying
to get in a dream state of mind. But the person who would be trying to do
this would be the ego, as would the person who judged the exercise to be
successful or not.
I think the ego fights for attention all the time. Even in meditation it
intrudes with distracting thoughts. Perhaps the best that can be done in
Drawing is use processes and limitations that create distance.
What do you mean by the ego?
Anne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Birch" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 11:00 PM
Subject: Ego Free drawing
> Dear All,
>
> Hope I've got thee technology right and you've all got this message!
>
> My name is Rob Birch and I am a student on the drawing as process MA
course
> at Kingston University. My current project ego free drawing, is it
possible
> and if so what would a drawing without ego look like. Does anyone have an
> opinion on this? I would be grateful if any one could come up with any
> artists who their opinion have exhibited such traits in their work. I
have
> drawn up my own definition of what consitutes the ego, but I do not want
to
> bog this request down in intellectual definitions so feel free to
interprete
> the ego as you see fit.
>
> I have found this project problematic in my own practice, as it is
> impossible to 'unlearn' what I already know, but I do believe that as an
> idea it is possible to create an image that is not bound by the ego.
>
> I would be grateful for any imput regarding this issue, and look forward
to
> any replies.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rob Birch
>
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