This robot was designed to have human-like focus. It looks first at the subject, then at the paper, and wiggles its little robot arm to make marks with a Bic pen. From this, a portrait is produced.
It’s normal to assume that creative work is an emotional process, but observational drawing is more like this studious robot here. Drawing is look, measure, mark. Look, measure, mark. (Repeat.) It’s a gentle engagement; look, measure, mark, repeat. When I draw, I resemble this robot. This robot that was designed to draw like me.
“I don’t judge, not even myself.”
-Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
This is the first of four V. Notes highlighting black artists with professional careers in both painting and printmaking. Betty Blayton Taylor (July 10, 1937 – October 2, 2016) As an activist, Betty Blayton worked to advance the careers of black artists in Harlem. One of the many programs she built was the Children’s Art Carnival …
People posted hundreds of drawings for our 30 day January challenge, in which artists are invited to respond to a daily prompt posted on our V. Notes blog. Unlike other drawing challenges, these prompts are wildly varied, open to non-typical materials around us, and are designed to feed a broad spectrum of creative skills at …
JANET FISH Born 1938 Janet Fish is known for her large, bold, still life paintings and drawings that study how light bounces through and off various surfaces. Among her favorite subjects are produce incased in plastic wrap, clear glassware and liquids. Other subjects include teacups, flower bouquets, textiles with interesting patterns, goldfish, vegetables, and mirrored …
I asked Claire Putney to name some of the inspirational watercolor painters for her upcoming workshop Watercolor Landscapes. She listed: Sunga Park Maria Ginzburg Walton Ford Z L Feng A few days ago I shared artwork by Z L Feng. I had the intention of making a V. Note about the other three on each sequential day…. First, …
Robot Portraits
This robot was designed to have human-like focus. It looks first at the subject, then at the paper, and wiggles its little robot arm to make marks with a Bic pen. From this, a portrait is produced.
It’s normal to assume that creative work is an emotional process, but observational drawing is more like this studious robot here. Drawing is look, measure, mark. Look, measure, mark. (Repeat.) It’s a gentle engagement; look, measure, mark, repeat. When I draw, I resemble this robot. This robot that was designed to draw like me.
-Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
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