Week 2 - Gestural Expression
In effort to destroy the notion of the “precious product”
in art making, students will explore a gestural approach to examine
the structural foundation of the subject in a loose and expressive approach.
Exercise 1a - Gestural studies
Using the figure as subject, students will work on a series of gestural
studies. The timed studies will emphasize the use of observation and
reaction, while focusing on the hierarchy of elements necessary for
success in a limited drawing. Poses will progress from 2 minute to five
minute sessions.
Reading Assignment: Chapter 2: Shape -
An Irony
Sketch Assignment: 5 gestural analysis
of master reproductions
Samples
