As a starting point for my Creative Project (a module on BA (Hons) Creative Arts) which I am currently studying for at Bath Spa University I have created a strategy to engage with the drawing process. Using repetition and the discipline of drawing every day for a five week period I am engaged in producing a substantial body of work to be used for further investigation. This study is further extending my investigation into repetition equals difference in which I was engaged in last year.
The aim is to research what happens. Does drawing become automatic? Does it remain in the domains of conscious thought? Does the drawing become mechanical/free/unconscious? Does one begin to rely on memory to record, is all drawing from observation using memory etc., etc? These are BIG questions and a thorough critique and evaluation will be undertaken at the end of the study.
A record of the drawing process has been kept so there is both a visual and literal interaction with each image produced. Two drawings have been produced each day, one using the right hand and one using the left hand. Drawn in line only, using carbon pencil on white cartridge paper 130gsm two life size self portraits have been created each day. Each week the timing of each drawing is reduced. Week 1 for 45 minutes, Week 2 for 30 minutes and now, I am a few days away from completing Week 3 of 15 minute drawings. Below are a selection from each of the weeks.
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