Dear Eduardo
I completely agree with David...as an electronic artist who finds
inspiration on ancient myth and on my relationship with immediate
environment and also as an Arts Development Officer for Sutherland (one
of the most amazing environments in Britain) working with Visual Artists
and Storytellers who find inspiration from the wonderful landscape here
I am very thankful to you for your contribution to this discussion.
Tonight I have a meeting with local Artists & Archaeologists to discuss
designing an "Art & Archaeology" Course/Project and you have inspired
me.
All the best,
Roxana
Roxana Meechan
Arts Development Officer - Sutherland
The Highland Council
Education, Culture & Sport
Highland Council Offices
Main Street
Golspie
Sutherland
KW10 6RB
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Sent: 24 January 2005 13:41
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Subject: Re: Drawing in ( as a ) response to the environment
Dear Eduardo
This has to be one of the most interesting and apt contributions to
this inquiry so far. As an artist passionate about ecology, water and
drawing, I thank greatly for these insights.
David
David Haley BA(Hons) MA Research Fellow
MA Art As Environment Programme Leader
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 24 Jan 2005, at 10:02, Eduardo Corte Real wrote:
> Dear Mary Claire:
>
> One of the founding myths of drawing, at least for the highly
controled
> drawing is the Origin of Geometry told by Herodotus.
> The Egipcian priests where able to calculate the area and the limits
> of the
> lands and reconstruct the boundaries of property after the Nile's
> floods.
> This deals with representation and the use of abstract models to face
> environment.
> The other interesting Myth is the origin of Painting by Plinio: The
> girl
> that copies the shadow of her lover before he goes overseas.
> Water seems to be present in both as place of possible oblivion.
> Drawing
> (conceptual and mimetical)is the device that overcames the possible
> erasure
> that water symbolises. Facing the environment seem to be, therefore,
> deeply
> rooted on the origins of drawing.
>
> Best whishes for your work,
>
> Eduardo
>
> Eduardo Corte-Real
> PhD Arch
> Ass. Prof.
> Researcher at UNIDCOM/IADE
> ESD/IADE
> Av. D. Carlos I, 4
> 1200-649 Lisboa
> Portugal
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