Was introduced to drawing of the subconscious yday, and all I can say is that the experience was awesome.There's really much to explore in the realm of the subconscious, as well as many interesting theories and things to think about.
How we in fact have the ability to create works of abstraction, using varied and interesting methods of drawing when we lose the ability to see what we draw- such as the way we make curves or angular lines and shapes, irregular but with rhythmic strokes and shades- something I am unable to achieve when I draw consciously;
How one still retains their distinctively style despite drawing unconsciously, such as my somewhat angular drawings (minimal curves), liyi's expressive and sketchy drawings;
How there is much to discuss about the connections one can draw between the drawing and the artist, such as how colourful and unconventional zhiping's paper was treated showed her love for bright colour and nonconformity, how linhui's clean and small drawing reflects her reserved and quiet personality, how Aaron's wild and curvy drawings reflects his happy-go-lucky and fun character;
How the drawings appear pretty, simple yet unachievable when one draws consciously;
How the drawings can represent one's emotion so aptly and succinctly (at least in the case of mine);
How one can infer what the artist values most in doing his or her drawing, such as for mine- I expressed the emotions (mainly the process) when encountered with the unknown object I was supposed to touch, while some people merely took the exercise literally and tried to express the texture of what they felt, or depict the real thing. So it was a question of process or product for them, and as for me I always knew it was about the process;
How one can be freed from the over-reliance on our sight to draw and depict reality, to express the other aspect of sensitivity that we commonly disregard or forget about;
Personally, I felt empowered in the process of drawing subconsciously. Not only did I not need to consider how to make the image more aesthetically appealing, how the shapes had to appear like, or how the image has to be composed, the expressive element was amplified. It allowed me to be natural and truthful, solely tapping on my emotions and gut feeling to execute the piece. Every individual was pretty much a clone of me of that moment.
Drawings:
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| Drawing 1: listened to music of movies, e.g. Transformers, Edward Scissorhands |
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| Drawing 2: listened to meditative music (Japanese Garden) - there are specks of darker tones in many anonymous areas mainly because I felt disturbed whenever the music is too calming or draggy, fostering a certain sense of insecurity here and there when the music played through |
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| Drawing 3: blindfolded and touched lace cloth (fish net feel-like) - I tried to express my emotional process where I started off feeling really scared till there was a moment of fear and distrust which then died off when I could register in my head what the object was |
