Why would you do drawing at all and how would you do it great?
We talked in class about several reasons for drawing but I think the one that is most important to me that I would like future students to experience is making a mark. I think the experience of drawing is important because students must deal with apprehension, and intuition to be rewarded with an escape and a physical manifestation of expression.
I think the best art is that which opens our eyes to new possibilities. So in the case of drawing to make it great I think the class would need to explore the medium to find those new possibilities. Maybe we are drawing with sticks or power tools. Or maybe it's the subject matter that makes it reach for new possibilities. To take drawing to a new level, it needs to involve some sort of investigation.
What should be a “Drawing Foundation”?
I think drawing foundation should be a combination of both basic technique as well as explorative techniques. I think by focusing on both, that students will have a more broad foundation on everything that drawing could be. I think basic technique should be taught not as the emphasis of the course, but as a way to give students a tool to access a type of drawing that could hopefully further their own artistic interpretations.
