1) Drawing-in-Place / Due April 2nd
For this project we’re going to use drawing as a chance to pause, take stock of our surroundings, and share that perspective with one another (via Blackboard) to help build our new identity as a class. This could be the room you’re living and/or working in, an interior of your home, the exterior of your home, a view from your home, a neighborhood view, a distinguishing local landscape, a local landmark, etc. This drawing can be from life or a photo, using any drawing media and method of your choice (contour drawing, value drawing, etc.).
2) Time Capsule Drawing / Due April 9th
This will be a drawing you’d want someone 30 years or more from now to discover (maybe 52-year-old you) to get a first-hand impression of what it was like living through this historic moment. This can be anything from a personal to a global perspective, addressing the pandemic itself or any of its many repercussions on society.
3) Portrait from Another Artist / Due April 16th
Returning to the regular syllabus, and leading toward the last project, this will be a drawing from another artist of your choice (with my guidance), in preparation for the following week’s drawing.
4) Self-Portrait from Life / Due April 23rd
Likewise a return to something we would have covered had we been together on campus.
5) Life or Theater? / Due May 5th
Drawing inspiration from artists like Paula Modersohn-Becker, Kathe Kollwitz, Frida Kahlo, and Charlotte Salomon (from whom I cribbed the title), this will be a portrait or self-portrait that either addresses the present moment (closer to Kollwitz or Salomon) or perhaps creates a more idyllic or idealized vision of the life we might hope for (closer to Modersohn-Becker), or elements of each (Kahlo).