Automatic drawing was developed by the surrealists, as a means of expressing the subconscious. In automatic drawing, the hand is allowed to move ‘randomly’ across the paper.
From Wikipedia
Surrealist automatism is a method of art making in which the artist suppresses conscious control over the making process, allowing the unconscious mind to have great sway. Early 20th century Dadaists, such as Hans Arp, made some use of this method through chance operations. Surrealist artists, most notably André Masson, adapted to art the automatic writing method of André Breton and Philippe Soupault who composed with it Les Champs Magnétiques (The Magnetic Fields) in 1919. The Automatic Message (1933) was one of Breton’s significant theoretical works about automatism.
(Drawing above by Andre Masson. Writing below by Andre Breton. Don’t get your Andres mixed up!)
(2015 photo above by SomanMateo Photography) Katherine Wright and Lendy Hensley are participating in the Kirkland Artists Studio Tour. Katherine is teaching Intro to Watercolor at the League this summer, and Lendy teaches Intro to Oil. Both will have their lovely paintings on display for you to see. Great to see our artistic community is active and …
Yesterday I posted Fran O’Neill’s studies from unidentified masterworks. In no time at all you savvy people identified three out of four. Nice work! Piero Della Francesca, Battle Between Heraclius and Chosroes Nicolas Poussin, The Abduction of the Sabine Women Diego Velázquez, The Spinners Las Hilanderas, translated to “The Spinners,” is a painting by the …
Todays SEQUENCE Challenge: What’s the next form of plant or animal species? Show what it looks like now, then show what it will evolve into. (The first part of this challenge is optional.) #evolve Remember, media is always artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, collage, assemblage, or play with your food. Post it To be …
Catherine Lepp’s latest series of watercolors presents a striking yet delicate blend of colors on rice paper. I’m delighted to share some of her newest works with you. You can see right away that these watercolors are not painted on the typical cold press watercolor paper. This paper is smooth, delicate, ethereal. Catherine Lepp is …
Automatic Drawing
Automatic drawing was developed by the surrealists, as a means of expressing the subconscious. In automatic drawing, the hand is allowed to move ‘randomly’ across the paper.
From Wikipedia
Surrealist automatism is a method of art making in which the artist suppresses conscious control over the making process, allowing the unconscious mind to have great sway. Early 20th century Dadaists, such as Hans Arp, made some use of this method through chance operations. Surrealist artists, most notably André Masson, adapted to art the automatic writing method of André Breton and Philippe Soupault who composed with it Les Champs Magnétiques (The Magnetic Fields) in 1919. The Automatic Message (1933) was one of Breton’s significant theoretical works about automatism.
(Drawing above by Andre Masson. Writing below by Andre Breton. Don’t get your Andres mixed up!)
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