INTRODUCTION TO THE FIGURATIVE FIELD

Introduction to the project and initially exploring figurative artists
As a group discussion we explored what the works show, how the surface explores it and the setting the work has been presented in and how that can influence the audience. considering the skills, context and approach. (Approach being the most important of the three; ways of doing, thinking, finding, building and presenting.)

It was interesting to compare and contrast how different artists approach the figure and the variations of feeling that come from the work created by the use of different mediums, through expression and representation

Life drawing
This session gave me a greater appreciation for line and alining my eye with my hand enabled me to gather information from the model to inform a fast pace drawing that captured the important and dominant lines of the body. I enjoyed this session as I am very out of practice with life drawing and it is a really important skill to develop. I can see how doing this can inform the way I use construct and use clay as a way of representing the figure considering the surface, structure and expression. I used charcoal for these sketches.