While I love to paint, especially in oils and with pastels, there is something primal, personal, and ultimately satisfying about the act of drawing which is not matched in any other medium. The figure is the most challenging subject, offering endless range of description and possibility. The act of drawing is a back to basics method which can be meditative, frustrating, and powerfully instructive, often revealing the artist's true nature. The dance between model and artist exists for a short moment; the artist must capture the figure's spirit as quickly as possible; even a long held pose begins to morph as the model's body shifts and settles with unconscious subtlety. LIFE is not stagnant - does the artist erase, redraw, or incorporate the changes? A life question.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
on figure drawing...
While I love to paint, especially in oils and with pastels, there is something primal, personal, and ultimately satisfying about the act of drawing which is not matched in any other medium. The figure is the most challenging subject, offering endless range of description and possibility. The act of drawing is a back to basics method which can be meditative, frustrating, and powerfully instructive, often revealing the artist's true nature. The dance between model and artist exists for a short moment; the artist must capture the figure's spirit as quickly as possible; even a long held pose begins to morph as the model's body shifts and settles with unconscious subtlety. LIFE is not stagnant - does the artist erase, redraw, or incorporate the changes? A life question.
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I agree.
ReplyDeleteI took up sketching this year as a serious pursuit. And I really do enjoy it. I agree with what you have said, especially, "even a long held pose begins to morph as the model's body shifts and settles with unconscious subtlety. LIFE is not stagnant - does the artist erase, redraw, or incorporate the changes?" Very thought provoking.
Like your blog. It's cool. :)
Hi Karen.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your thank-you email. :)
I blog at : http://myonlyredlipstick.blogspot.com/
Hope you enjoy it.
Neo.
With croquis, for me there is no time for the effort of erasing, only being in the moment of the drawing impliment, the paper and the model, nothing else exists. Drawing in the changes as the model moves slightly happens, or maybe not but the present moment is experienced and this intensity feels like the essence of life. Stagnent never and even the drawing will change and maybe fade with time.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog too :-)
Will be back!