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Many thanks,
~Eleni
On 18/12/2007, at 7:48 AM, Steve Robinson wrote:
>
> great idea, but................... I just have to say how much I hate
> it when people say "anyone can draw! " or "anyone can paint!" as an
> inducement to get people off the streets and into a funding exercise
> for some arty folks. If it is true that anyone can draw and anyone
> cant paint, then why do so many of us spend years, getting into debt,
> studying one of the art based courses in our universities? Sorry, just
> a little thing with me, had to get it off my chest, probably not the
> right place, but hey......... anyway, apart from that.......
>
> cheers
>
> steve
>
>
>> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:25:37 +0000
>> From: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: QUICK ON THE DRAW! 2008
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>
>> QUICK ON THE DRAW!
>> Ken Baynes and Krysia Brochocka are in the early stages of planning a
>> new exhibition on drawing for 2008 (further information below). One
>> of the sections of the exhibition is titled ‘The Great Wall’ and they
>> are inviting individuals, businesses and academic groups to help in
>> identifying and locating possible exhibits.
>> If you would like to suggest an idea send a brief outline to Steve
>> Garner ([log in to unmask]) and I will forward to the organisers.
>> If selected, drawings can be submitted as originals on paper or
>> digital files (all exhibits on The Great Wall will be digital).
>> Please don't send images at this stage - just a brief suggestion or
>> proposal.
>> Steve Garner
>> QUICK ON THE DRAW! (Further information)
>> The exhibition will open at the City Art Centre in Edinburgh during
>> the 2008 Festival. It will travel to Croydon Clocktower and the
>> Harley Gallery at Welbeck in the East Midlands. One further showing
>> is planned.
>> The exhibition will show how people in many walks of life use drawing
>> as an essential part of their work. It will reveal how they use
>> drawing to help them understand, think, work out problems and
>> communicate ideas and information to other people.
>> The show is designed to appeal to all age groups. The exhibits will
>> be selected to appeal to people from differing backgrounds and with
>> varied interests. There will be a range of practical activities
>> which visitors can join in.
>> The exhibition makes the following propositions: ‘Drawing is an
>> intellectual activity that links sensing, feeling, thinking and
>> doing. Making and interpreting marks is fundamental to all peoples
>> and cultures. Drawing begins at a very early age. Drawing is
>> extraordinarily versatile and has a huge repertoire of forms and
>> uses. In the Twenty-first century drawing continues to be as widely
>> used as it always was. Its scope and power has been dramatically
>> extended by the computer.’
>> The exhibition illustrates the way very different people use drawing
>> for very different purposes.
>> The show will have three sections.
>> 1. THE GREAT WALL OF DRAWINGS
>> A visual bombardment of drawings used in an astonishing range of
>> different activities, trades and professions. An A to Z of the uses
>> of drawing from architect to zoologist by way of choreographer,
>> forger, joiner, meteorologist, tattooist and many many others.
>> 2. DRAWINGS WORKING
>> Case studies looking in detail at the uses of drawing in particular
>> projects. The drawings will be seen in context, highlighting their
>> value and function in achieving an end result.
>> 3. EVERYONE CAN DRAW! Opportunities to explore drawing
>> through a variety of games, challenges and media.
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