Drawing as Installation

This week, we were visited by artists Ann Gaziano and Lauren Ruth. They spoke about how their drawing and sculpture practices have a conversation with one another- even calling some of their sculptural works drawings.

In this final project, we will create large scale installations that use drawing as a way to further engage a physical space in the building. These site specific pieces will combine paper and other objects to bring your drawings into sculptural form and to change the perception of a space.

The subject matter and materials are up to you.

Below are many examples to give you a range of possibilities:

Diana Cooper
(sculptural with foam core)

http://www.dianacooper.net/




Sun K. Kwok
(masking tape drawings)
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/sun_k_kwak/







Bassem Yousri
(wall drawing with clay figures and video)


Chris Duncan
(string drawing)






Avish Khebrehzadeh
(video projection onto paintings)



Kara Walker
(cut paper and projections)




Chris Natrop
(cut paper and lights)
http://www.chrisnatrop.com/







Franz Akermann
(painting and objects)




Kai Althoff
(drawings and objects)

Projection Still-Life

Set-up courtesy of visiting artist, Fabian Lopez:

http://www.fabianlopez.com/

Film Series

Select a film and create a series of drawings based on it that will be installed as a grouping. The collection of drawings can relate to the overall storyline or to a specific scene of the film.

You can interpret the film however you would like through your imagery- but I encourage you to watch the film first (or again if you have seen it before) and take screenshots from it (either on your computer or with a digital camera to your television). Unlike "storyboarding," the screenshots you select do not have to show a direct sequence of events, your imagery can take a nonlinear approach to storytelling.

Use these screenshots as a sketch of your entire project. Then you can use them directly to generate drawings or create your own imagery in other ways:
-found photography that's not from the film
-create collages that reference the film
-drawings of objects or places from life that reflect something in the plot, seen or unseen

More considerations for your drawings:

As you are thinking about your images, consider the scale of each work. Does one image have a better impact if it's tiny or if it is large?

How will the pieces be installed together? These should be interesting drawings that say something individually, but when installed with other images, a bigger narrative is being told. What does it say to places two images far away from each other vs. overlapping them? What happens when one image is hung above another?

Check out these sites for film lists and imagery:

http://ilovehotdogs.net/

http://screencaps.tumblr.com/


Below are some examples of contemporary drawing artists that work with film imagery and groupings:


Matt Saunders
http://www.andreasgrimmgallery.com/artist/Artists/matt_saunders/works







Karl Haendel

http://www.harrislieberman.com/karl_haendel/karl_haendel.html







Jana Gunstheimer

Pattern /Portrait, Fashion Photos, Dazed Sølve Sundsbø

Project: Patterned Self-Portrait

Create a life-sized or larger self-portrait drawing incorporating multiple patterns.

Interpret this anyway you'd like. The patterns can be used in the portraits' clothing or environment (see Mickalene Thomas, Hope Gangloff, Zak Smith) or it can be patterns that are imposed onto the figure like projections or tattoos (see Sarah Van Der Pols, Melissa Gill, Sebastian Bremer). The patterns can follow 3d contours (see blanket on Benjamin Degen's drawing) or they can be used to flatten forms.

Think about patterns. You could create them through simple zigzags, polka dots, stripes, or repeated mark-making. You could also research and reference textile designs or architectural elements that give a historical or cultural context. Visual patterns could also be inspired by biology, mathematics, or computer science. Use pattern to tell a story or create a mood. Will the patterns be chaotic and overwhelming, or calm and meditative?

Use whatever media you'd like, but think about incorporating color in a limited palette. Also check out the artists below and please post any more that you can think of.





Hope Gangloff

http://www.hopegangloff.com/



Mickalene Thomas
http://mickalenethomas.com/


Benjamin Degen

David Dupuis
http://www.derekeller.com/daviddupuis_work.html





Melissa Gill
http://www.melissagillart.com/Home_Page.php



Zak Smith


www.zaxart.com/



Sarah Van Der Pols
http://www.sarahvanderpols.nl/index.asp





Sebastiaan Bremer
http://www.sebastiaanbremer.com/