Drawing on the Other Side of the Brain

VAR11 Visual Arts Research: Introduction to Drawing.  

So, an introduction: we covered line, tone and perspective.  We drew in black and colour and we also made collages in white.  We investigated the use of text in drawing.  We collaged some more.  Above all we learned that the modern drawing is not just putting line or shading on paper. Drawing extends beyond mark making into conceptual areas such as the drawing together of ideas and the possibility of using a variety of media to create three-dimensional works that can be considered drawings. ... Mmmm! I had some difficulty with this as a definition and created a test question about a 'drawing' from an exhibition that the New York Times reviewed on April 7th, 2013.

Image: Judith Scott, Untitled, 2002. Found textiles, dimensions unknown. (Reproduced from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/nyregion/a-review-of-extreme-drawing-at-the-aldrich-contemporary-art-museum.html?_r=2&)

Here are some more traditional drawings that I made during the unit.

Three Boxes. On A4 paper.

Black Still Life. On A1 paper.

My Dresser.  Drawn with a cockatoo quill on A3 paper.

'Have you got a light?' On A1 paper.