Time in Sequence

Please see the below examples of two artists working with the concept of drawing and time- animation. In this instance drawing is meant to run parallel to normal viewing time. There are distinct components that are past and present. Yet it is the accumulated drawings done in sequence, displayed at speed, that allow us to see this event in familiar time. These cases display the idea of making multiple drawings to mimic the passage of time. This is different than previous examples of ours in which time was embodied in a single drawing or a painting. These exist only as time passes. There are clear ghost lines evident, indicating the history of the drawing, its record or archive. This is a very different approach than the animation of movies- which hide the craft to some degree and focus on the story. Here the drawing history is as important as the narrative.

William Kentridge "Pain & Sympathy" -click here

"Muto" by Blu- click here

For our next class I ask that you bring in a photo to draw from/ animate. We will get the basic drawing done in class. Please try and bring a photo that is simple enough (don't include the whole world!!) Some suggestions-

go to the American Museum of Natural History and take images of the 'stuffed' animals that are displayed. You can then learn the movements of the animal and animate etc. Any animal will do as long as the view is useful. Don't take a picture of a sleeping cat and expect to be able to draw it in profile walking.

go to the Met and take images of the suits of armor and begin to think about animating its movement. Or anything there as there are statues etc, it just has to be 3 dimensional.

go to the Botanical Garden and take images of a plant to animate its growth etc.

SO JUST A GOOD PHOTO TO DRAW FROM. We will be using vine charcoal erasers and bristol.