Drawing: A Beginners Course II

Drawing helps us think. In this final term, we will explore the possibilities of drawing as a tool for perception, and we will see how drawing changes our relationship to the world.

We will begin by analyzing how to use drawing to perceive reality. When we draw, we stop to look at things differently, broadening our view. In this workshop, we will learn to draw the structure of things beyond their appearance, and to draw the images projected by our imagination too.

The results will be surprising and fun. Throughout the course, we will learn a variety of drawing techniques—charcoal, watercolors, markers, etc.—and try them on various mediums.

Conducted by: Raúl Domínguez Pazo

Third term: from April 20 to May 25

April 20: Drawing and Thinking

How can we make our thoughts and ideas visible? We will try showing what happens inside us, the way we feel, the things we want to happen, by drawing them.

April 27: Seen and Done

We will visit some of the Museum’s galleries to make drawings. Usually, when we go to an exhibition, we just stare at the artworks on display. How does our perception of them change when we look at them and draw?

May 4: Structure and Surface

Looking at the surface of things, we will try to guess what is inside them: What lies behind a cloth? What does the skeleton of a bird look like? What do the walls in a building hide?

May 11: Maps of Imaginary Places

We will design the city we would like to live in, an unknown planet, or just the land that comes out of the tip of our fingers as we draw.

May 18: Unheard-of Associations: Frottage

Frottage (French: “rubbing”) is a technique in which paper or canvas is placed over a grainy surface and rubbed with a crayon or charcoal, thus recreating the texture of a variety of surfaces and objects. With the help of overlapping shapes and weaves, we will create unexpected compositions.

May 25: Looking at Music, Listening to Drawing

Can we make a visual representation of sound and music? Exploring the correspondences between music and drawing, we will see how to express our inner experience by means of strokes and colors.