GESTURE+DRAWING

ONE MINUTE GESTURE DRAWINGS //A gesture drawing records what the subject is doing or the action of the pose. It is done quickly, without forethought or planning. It is an instinctive response to the subject. Try imagining yourself in the pose or performing the same action. When drawing an inanimate object, respond to the basic interior line or action of the object. Look at Jim Dine's flower drawings below. // ASSIGNMENT: Draw 20 one minute gesture drawings from volunteer student models, using the techniques below. (4, five minute intervals)    JIM DINE FLOWER GESTURE DRAWINGS Jim Dine has been represented by The [|Pace Gallery] since 1976. (Wikipedia) //Assignment:// // Explore the expressive potential of a variety of media over at least 4 12" x 18" drawings on toned and white paper. Whole of parts of these may be used for the final project below. //  //Create 2 mixed media gesture drawings of organic objects on 18" x 24" paper. You may repeat the same object in a different section of the drawing or include different objects in a drawing. One drawing should explore the expressive effects of charcoal -a dry medium- and the other, ink-a wet medium. You may combine dry and wet media. You need to include some color in each drawing, however most (about 75%) of surface must be tonal (black, grays,etc.).//   
 * Jim Dine** (born June 16, 1935) is an [|American] [|pop artist] . He is sometimes considered to be a part of the [|Neo-Dada] movement. He was born in [|Cincinnati, Ohio], attended [|Walnut Hills High School] , the [|University of Cincinnati] , and received a [|BFA] from [|Ohio University] in 1957. He first earned respect in the art world with his [|Happenings] . Pioneered with artists [|Claes Oldenburg] and [|Allan Kaprow] , in conjunction with musician [|John Cage] , the "Happenings" were chaotic performance art that was a stark contrast with the more somber mood of the expressionists popular in the [|New York] art world. The first of these was the 30 second //The Smiling Worker// performed in 1959.