EXPLORING THE SCRIBBLE:
The purpose of this assignment is to gain further experience in modeling the human form using line only while exploring the emotional possibilities inherent in the loose and linear approach to drawing. In the loose, “scribble” style of Giacometti and Kitaj, make a self-portrait of your head and shoulders. Work from a mirror (no photographs!), and concentrate on using your scribbled marks to suggest both the solidity of your form and something of the emotional range you experience while drawing.
Materials: Use a new (i.e., fully loaded with ink) ballpoint pen, and continue drawing until all the ink is gone. Draw on your usual paper (the sketch vellum), but remember that you don’t have to fill up the entire page. Use your marks to activate the space of the rectangle in an interesting way.
References: For further information on the artists we saw in class, you can do some research online:
Alberto Giacometti (Swiss, 1901-1966)
R.B. Kitaj (American, 1936-2007)
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