At the end of class there’s never enough time, it seems, to transition from the rich web of associations that has been spinning in our minds to the rules of the road in the practical world out there. I sometimes forget to take photos of the students’ work and sometimes I’m too rushed when I make the rounds with my camera.
As you can see, the photo of this student’s drawing was taken in haste. It’s obviously blurred. You can barely make out the head and upper torso of a draped figure.
I do wish I had a clear shot of that fine drawing.
But I don’t regret having this blurry view. I immediately found it moving.
The feelings of incompletion and ambiguity have been threads running through the past few posts. Look at this photo for a while and observe what happens in your mind.
There are examples of mystery and “veiledness” that go back quite a ways in Western Art. My first association was to Medardo Rosso’s heads of children. Up next.
Drawing by Chelsea. Graphite on paper, ~12″ x 10″
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She was an American journalist, labor activist, social critic, and novelist. I came across her recently while checking on literary publications to see what they were up to these days.
artamaze by Katherine Hilden 