Body Motion Drawings
For any project there is a period of
learning, of correlating specific thoughts,
actions and techniques. A period of trial
and error is played out in the early stages.
Unlearning or suspending the control of
traditional mark making from pure sight.
From the outset of a project that is focused
on the use of my body it takes some time
to adjust perception and shift attention to
the process (action or motion) of my body.
Parameters internal and pertaining to the
body are guidelines. There are moments
of heightened awareness, a type of
enlightenment, during a project that
causes perceptual shifts. At this point
drawing and the physical action of mark
making appear as two separate tasks. The
project deconstructs and focus shifts to
more underlying and specific concerns as
to what the action and result mean. During
a drawing session I become aware of and
focused on the process and less on the
result of the process. Calling the projects
body motion drawings literally defines the
parameter, action, and resulting a
document.
Click on image to view the work.
For any project there is a period of
learning, of correlating specific thoughts,
actions and techniques. A period of trial
and error is played out in the early stages.
Unlearning or suspending the control of
traditional mark making from pure sight.
From the outset of a project that is focused
on the use of my body it takes some time
to adjust perception and shift attention to
the process (action or motion) of my body.
Parameters internal and pertaining to the
body are guidelines. There are moments
of heightened awareness, a type of
enlightenment, during a project that
causes perceptual shifts. At this point
drawing and the physical action of mark
making appear as two separate tasks. The
project deconstructs and focus shifts to
more underlying and specific concerns as
to what the action and result mean. During
a drawing session I become aware of and
focused on the process and less on the
result of the process. Calling the projects
body motion drawings literally defines the
parameter, action, and resulting a
document.
Click on image to view the work.
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