I suppose that for me the condition of seeing is
informed by my other senses, touch and hearing for
example, they seem inseparable.
If it's immaterial what your drawing communicates to
anyone else, why do you feel the need to release them
out into the world, 'to hold their own conversation'.
They could do that in a cupboard. When you release
work into the community its members will (quite
rightly) act as interpreters.
Of course, in a studio context one is mostly concerned
with practice for its own sake, irrespective of what
an audience might want. Communicate in the context of
what I said, doesn't presuppose an audience, but
refers to the articulation of thoughts and ideas
through drawing.
You're quite right about simplification. It's a very
tricky thing, and when drawing is thought about a
great deal, it becomes a very difficult thing to
define, that's its charm and continued significance
for dealing with the bigger questions, like 'truth'.
I for one am probably most happy when I'm not sure
what it is, but that I somehow have the means to find
out about other things when I use it. Great tool,
drawing!
--- Rachel Pearcey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Perhaps I am over simplifying or maybe I'm not sound
> oriented enough. But
> for me 'plain old drawing' is about looking and
> seeing and truth.
>
> I don't quite understand your last paragraph. I
> don't think my drawing is an
> attempt to communicate, if by communicate you mean
> with someone else. My
> drawing is between me the paper and the object (or
> the abstraction). If the
> finished drawing satisfies me then it is immaterial
> what it communicates to
> anyone else. If it is 'right' then I can let it go
> out into the world to
> hold its own conversation.
>
> I will be at the Art College on Topsham Road, it
> might be fun to meet up,
> Maulfry (my spellchecker is very unhappy with your
> name, would it be
> impolite to ask where it comes from?)
>
> Rachel
>
>
> On 18/9/05 10:41 am, "mark hill"
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I'd love to know what 'plain old drawing' is. I've
> > never encountered it, although people frequently
> speak
> > as though it did.
> >
> > If the lowest common denominator-type definition
> of
> > drawing is: marks made in an effort to
> communicate,
> > then sound (thankfully) is definitely in!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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