An
Evolution of Drawing in Video
You would expect an artist
to start drawing lines that are precise, mechanical, and stiff, and
evolve to using spontaneous, free, flowing, beautiful lines. In my
case it was just the opposite.
My earlier drawings focused on line - an element of art. Now my
drawings are focused on repetition - a principle of art, and the
quality of the lines are
secondary. The lines are the same size, thickness, and quality. They
aren't a distraction, or take away from, the repetition. In a
similar way, Jean-Paul Sartre felt that a beautiful writing style would take
away from the content of his literature and philosophy.
In 5th
grade I wondered how we could think of mathematical lines if they
are not extended, and we cannot see, hear, taste, touch, smell, or
even imagine mathematical lines. I wondered how a person born blind
navigates the world. Do they form something like mathematical images
in the mind? If color is only a perception in the mind, and it isn't
really out there, what does the external world look like without
color? I wondered how something like a line could be extended if it
is made up of points that are not extended. |