Above is a drawing by Alberto Giacometti. You can see those searching lines that I was talking about in class in this drawing. The process is very evident and quite beautiful. It keeps the drawing from looking stiff and dead.
Here is another image I thought of in relation to self portraiture. We should begin to think of the self portrait as something more than an assignment. It is a portrayal of our true self, or perhaps a portrayal of our fake self. In any case, it is more than a front facing study. I want us to begin thinking about exactly what it is YOUR self portrait looks like and what it is your drawing says about you or about your world. In other words, what do composition, scale (full body, upper torso, lower torso, detail of teeth etc) line quality, contrast, all of that stuff you learned about last year, what do they have to do with you and how do you implement them in a meaninful way? You should begin thinking about this.
I'd like to do another round or two of the blurred to focused picture on Thursday so bring the same materials you brought Tuesday. I'll bring my white chalk again. Check out this link to the next visiting artist. She sounds awesome....
Anya Kivarkis
