Last night in my visual arts class we had a one hour lecture on drawing, etc. My prof showed a couple quick drawings and tried to describe the difference between utilitarian and expressive drawings… I’m still a little confused about that one, so I’ll do some more research.
Until then, I had to post about one artist that really made an impact on me; William Kentridge. We saw a film about how he creates charcoal animations, and it was inspiring to say the least. He starts with a charcoal drawing, takes a photo, then makes additions/subtractions to that same drawing and takes another shot. When he erases an image it leaves an impression or trace of the past drawings on the page which seem to haunt and remind of the past….. interesting how sometimes life is/is not like that. Reminds me of a quote from one of the Hannibal movies: “Scars… have the power to remind us that the past was real.”
Needless to say I am enjoying class so much this summer :)
