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Selections from 100 Drawings

from Drawing One Class

On Exhibit now through Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Artists: Amber Adomaitis, Christina Bonse, Mat Deem, Young Joung, Cassie Lee, Jenni Sage, Brooke Shonkwiler, & Zach Woolard

 

Instructor Miriam Martincic writes:

"Drawing is a record of seeing, and seeing involves not only vision—what things look like, the patterns of light received by the eye—but perception—what we think of things, how we see them. The kinds of seeing that drawing can capture are infinite: varied combinations of vision, thought, imagination, and then visual, thoughtful, and imaginative responses to the marks, shapes, and textures on a piece of paper or other surface.

100 Drawings is an assignment about exploring the possibilities of drawing. Each student chooses an object and draws it 100 times. Students begin with in-class, observational exercises focusing on line, shape, proportion, and value. Before long, boredom and uncertainty set in—and that’s where creativity begins. How can you see an object 100 different ways? How can you make it interesting every time?

As they try to answer these questions, students also draw some of their objects “in the manner of” other artists, historic and contemporary, trying to understand and then mimic their styles. Often the result is a hybrid of the student and their chosen artist.

Lastly, students edit and evaluate each other’s work.  Which drawings are the strongest and most interesting? What looks good next to what? Is a piece redundant, or does it offer a unique variation on a theme? Does the inclusion of a piece strengthen or weaken the group as a whole?

The work displayed in the exhibition represents these students’ willingness to take chances, to extend their conception of drawing, and to make in a context where they are unsure if things are “good” or “bad.” Art making requires passion, discipline, knowledge and skill. But ultimately, the thing that accounts for the wonderful and surprising variety in art is an artist’s judgment. Judgment begins in a place of not knowing."

Take a break and come look at what the students have accomplished.

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If you are interested in exhibiting your work at the Parkland Art Gallery Annex at the Library please contact the Art Gallery office at 217/351-2485. An application is available on our website, or stop in the Art Gallery or Library and pick up a copy.

 

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