Hi Katie
A coincidence here, as yesterday I gave a short presentation (Digital
Drawing: does it exist?) at the Loughborough Drawing Research Network
conference . I pointed out that there is a longer history than one
might expect of the use of various kinds of drawing technology (eg the
airbrush being used in the 1880's). You should find some material on
the various phases of artists developing hardware, software and
drawing machines, plotters etc going back at least to the 60's at
these sites, and follow up artists like Roman Verostko and Harold
Cohen, of course.
http://www.siggraph.org/artdesign/
www.dam.org/
My own opinion is that there is not really a barrier between 'digital'
and 'not-digital' drawing. But there can be mental barriers. If you
use both everyday they seem natural. I actually sometimes think it is
weird drawing on paper, and not being able to undo, use layers, or
transformations. I also know that drawing via software (I use a Wacom
and mainly Painter X) has its limitations. But you try to do the best
you can. I am planning a book on this theme, partly because I find
people who are enthusiastic about drawing have often missed out on
something quite extraordinary. There is a lot of misunderstanding on
the subject. But i know if you put 'digital' in the title of a book,
lecture, exhibition, then for many it`s a turn off. Either that, or
they think it must be all technical stuff, mechanical, exotic,
inhuman, virtual etc. That's not the case at all.
Good luck with your project,
James
(apologies for sending an empty message before)
On 13 Nov 2008, at 21:36, Bunnell, Katie wrote:
> Dear list members,
> On and off over the past 10 years or so my research into the
> creative use of digital technologies in designing and making
> ceramics has involved exploring drawing methods that use Computer
> Aided Machinery (see attached). This involves jigging up CNC
> plotters and routers with pencils, charcoal, rotring pens, ceramic
> chalks and oter things to make a wide variety of drawing marks and
> which most importantly involves the 'machine operator' to intervene
> in the process to sharpen pencils, shake pens, change pressures,
> colour, shape and sizes of the drawing implement . I'm on the
> lookout for other work in this area and wondered if anybody else is
> interested?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Best Wishes,
> Katie
>
>
> Dr Katie Bunnell
> Autonomatic, 3D Digital Production Research
> University College Falmouth
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