How interesting--I would love to hear how it goes (if it goes) What is it
that the coordinator hopes medical students will get out of the drawing
experience? I know a veteran kindergarten teacher who has developed an
observational drawing in-service program for early childhood teachers, to
help them become more observant in their teaching practice.
Years ago, when I was getting my MFA at Yale University, I followed along
behind the gross anatomy students at the medical school, drawing from the
cadavers as they dissected them. It was a fascinating study, in which I
learned a lot more about on a metaphysical/philosophical level about the
human body than I bargained for.
Best
Andrea Kantrowitz
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On 11/27/09 7:59 AM, "Alison Craig" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'm interested to hear all this as I am hoping to be teaching life
> drawing to medical students in 2010. (I say "hoping" as it's a
> voluntary module i.e. they have to choose to take it before I can do
> it!). The life classes will be part of a wider look at anatomy and art,
> with options to study things like attitudes to the body in Western
> art/culture, drawing & science etc. etc.
> In a sense they will be looking at anatomy and drawing from the "other
> end", in that they are supposed to know the anatomy and will be learning
> about drawing in relation to what they can see as well as what they
> know. The course was suggested by the co-ordinator of the Medical
> Humanities course who is a medic, but took a year out to study art &
> life drawing in particular and has had a long-term ambition to include
> life drawing in the undergraduate course.
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