Contemporary Drawing Short Course
Course description
Course overview
Taking place over a single weekend, this course will take you on a journey to drawing's furthest and wilder shores, taking in the use of contemporary media and languages including action drawing, performance and site-specific interventions. This course will enable you to explore the act of drawing, questioning what is drawing and what are its origins.
You will explore how drawing relates to our bodies and their physical actions, the spaces they inhabit, our intentions and desires, and investigate the possibilities and limitations drawing has to express these desires.
Over the weekend you will be introduced to a new approach to drawing and make your own work in response to this, building up an exciting a diverse portfolio of drawings in a variety of media.
Who this course is for
This course is suitable for anyone interested in developing their contemporary drawing skills. Some pre-existing experience of drawing will be useful but is not essential; the key requirement is a preparedness to experiment, to question and discuss assumptions about what drawing is, and a willingness to experiment, take risks, and collaborate.
Key information
Topics covered
- Drawing in relation to gesture, the body, collaboration and constraint
- Drawing to track and record movement
- Drawing to record memory
- Drawing in 3D and in moving image
- Drawing in the Site Specific
- Relationships between drawing and performance
Learning outcomes
- Gain knowledge of some of the key developments in contemporary drawing practice
- Have the confidence and ability to build on and extend some of the concepts you have learned into your own practice
- Demonstrate a knowledge of a wide range of drawing processes and practices and works
- Build an exciting a diverse portfolio of drawings
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance
Materials
- Sketch books
- Pencils, ink and ink pen
- A large container of drawing ink and a dip pen
- Masking tape
- Eraser
- Smart phone or camera to document work.
- Collection of more unusual objects to draw with such as: Old toothbrush, twigs, feathers
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