This Quicktime Movie was published in Soanyway: an online magazine, at http://www.soanyway.org.uk... more This Quicktime Movie was published in Soanyway: an online magazine, at http://www.soanyway.org.uk/ Issue 14, Hide and Seek. It was published as an outcome of the drawing research collaboration humhyphenhum.
Skyscapes enable a multifaceted approach to what can be associated to the perception of the sky (... more Skyscapes enable a multifaceted approach to what can be associated to the perception of the sky (elaborated upon initially in Fabio Silva, 2015a and further clarified in Silva 2017). The sky can be framed by a landscape and its components, whether they are material or metaphorical. The sky can also be engaged with in many other ways that all have a holistic approach in common; the concept of watching. In order to explore and make evident the holistic perception of the watching of skyscapes, the chapter will make reference to two research projects that take wholly different approaches: a hard science and a phenomenological creative response. The first, Human Eyes and Ancient Monuments - Investigating Observation of Horizon Events within Passage Graves, develops from the darkened science lab out into a contextualised skyscape - watching from the depth of a passage grave how the skyscape beyond reveals itself. The second, Skyscape Places and Skyscape Experiences: Contemporary Artistic ...
Through an investigation of repetitive processes of drawing and their subsequent effect on the dr... more Through an investigation of repetitive processes of drawing and their subsequent effect on the drawer, the paper will consider the premise that repetitive processes of drawing are phenomenological. That is, repetitive processes of drawing have the potential to record both the movement of the drawer's mind and the drawing's own making.
The paper will discuss the phenomenology of drawing and how this may be useful for thinking about... more The paper will discuss the phenomenology of drawing and how this may be useful for thinking about documenting and holding information, to provide aids when working with blind and visually impaired students. Drawing is said to be phenomenological: not only capable of recording its own making, but also the movement of the thoughts and body of the draftsman. Rosand (2002, p.16) states, “Responding to drawings, we make our way back, through line, to the originary impulse of the draftsman. Interpretation involves a connecting act of re-creation, the self-projection of the viewer reimagining the process of drawing.” Are these still viable claims when the visual element of the drawing is removed and replaced by touch? Working from the standpoint of Merleau-Ponty (2004) - who sought to identify the specific role of the body as mediator between the world and self - the paper will argue that they are and, as a consequence, drawing has the potential to enhance the documentation and transferrin...
Closed access. drawology & drawology: one year on are curated by Deborah Harty as part of a wider... more Closed access. drawology & drawology: one year on are curated by Deborah Harty as part of a wider research project entitled ‘drawing is phenomenology’. The practice-led research utilises drawing, theory and philosophy as a means to test out this premise. For further details of ‘drawing is phenomenology, please see: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/ microsites/sota/tracey/space/projects/phenom/dh1.html This is an exhibition catalogue in which Deborah Harty also has exhibits. Available online from issuu.
Da Vinci said: “A line is made by the movement of a point … the point may be compared to an insta... more Da Vinci said: “A line is made by the movement of a point … the point may be compared to an instant in time, and the line may be likened to the length of a certain quantity of time …” From mark to line, a line that wanders across the surface through time in rhythm with our bodily incarnate. We are necessarily situated in the here and now, physically grounded within our world. The body is our means of interaction with the physical world and a source of all our perceptual experiences. As Merleau-Ponty suggests, “… perceiving as we do with our body, the body is a natural self and, as it were, the subject of perception.” The chapter will enter into a conversation with Berthe Morisot’s Self-Portrait with Julie Manet (1887) as a means to consider how the formal elements of drawing: composition, line, tone, mark, etc. have retained the trace of the bodily movements and experience of the artist whilst at the same time, acknowledging the influence of the trace of their lived world. The motiv...
How is it possible, through drawing, to identify and translate the elements of a specific experie... more How is it possible, through drawing, to identify and translate the elements of a specific experience into drawings? The thesis presents the findings of the practice-led research, which sought, through engagement with processes of drawing and phenomenology (notably Heidegger 1962 and Merleau-Ponty 2002) and/or psychoanalysis (notably Csikszentmihalyi 1990, Bollas 1987), to address this question. The research has been specific to the translation, through drawing, of luminary into drawings. The experience researched and translated, through drawing into drawings, is identified as luminary and refers to the author's experience of a night sky. The research identified the elements of luminary as; external elements - luminosity, blackness and vastness; internal elements - awareness of being, awareness of the continuum of time and fluctuating state of consciousness. The fluctuating state of consciousness generated during luminary was noted to have resonance with the experience of certain...
In the context of contemporary fine art, the chapter discusses the translation (the finding of eq... more In the context of contemporary fine art, the chapter discusses the translation (the finding of equivalences) of a phenomenological experience of water during the activity of swimming repetitive strokes in a swimming pool into drawing with both traditional drawing media and a tablet computer – an Apple iPad. Firstly, through the identification of various physical and psychological elements that appear to consciousness whilst swimming repetitive strokes, the chapter furthers understanding and gives insights into human interaction and relationship with water during this specific activity. Secondly, the research uses the data collected from personal experience of this activity in order to explore and discuss the premise that drawing is phenomenology, considering whether this premise is compromised when drawing with an Apple iPad rather than traditional drawing media. The text considers the phenomenological approach to the research through an engagement with both philosophy (including Me...
Triptych is a collaborative research group originated by Kingston University, Loughborough Univer... more Triptych is a collaborative research group originated by Kingston University, Loughborough University and Dublin Institute of Technology. Practice and theory will be explored to contribute to knowledge of the act of drawing. This includes investigation of diverse and contemporary aspects of the fine arts, design, built environment, pedagogy and theory on drawing. Our strategic intention is to improve the recognition, use and understanding of drawing pedagogy, whilst investigating the use and application of drawing in professional ...
Triptych is a collaborative research group originated by Kingston University, Loughborough Univer... more Triptych is a collaborative research group originated by Kingston University, Loughborough University and Dublin Institute of Technology. Practice and theory will be explored to contribute to knowledge of the act of drawing. This includes investigation of diverse and contemporary aspects of the fine arts, design, built environment, pedagogy and theory on drawing. Our strategic intention is to improve the recognition, use and understanding of drawing pedagogy, whilst investigating the use and application of drawing in professional ...
This Quicktime Movie was published in Soanyway: an online magazine, at http://www.soanyway.org.uk... more This Quicktime Movie was published in Soanyway: an online magazine, at http://www.soanyway.org.uk/ Issue 14, Hide and Seek. It was published as an outcome of the drawing research collaboration humhyphenhum.
Skyscapes enable a multifaceted approach to what can be associated to the perception of the sky (... more Skyscapes enable a multifaceted approach to what can be associated to the perception of the sky (elaborated upon initially in Fabio Silva, 2015a and further clarified in Silva 2017). The sky can be framed by a landscape and its components, whether they are material or metaphorical. The sky can also be engaged with in many other ways that all have a holistic approach in common; the concept of watching. In order to explore and make evident the holistic perception of the watching of skyscapes, the chapter will make reference to two research projects that take wholly different approaches: a hard science and a phenomenological creative response. The first, Human Eyes and Ancient Monuments - Investigating Observation of Horizon Events within Passage Graves, develops from the darkened science lab out into a contextualised skyscape - watching from the depth of a passage grave how the skyscape beyond reveals itself. The second, Skyscape Places and Skyscape Experiences: Contemporary Artistic ...
Through an investigation of repetitive processes of drawing and their subsequent effect on the dr... more Through an investigation of repetitive processes of drawing and their subsequent effect on the drawer, the paper will consider the premise that repetitive processes of drawing are phenomenological. That is, repetitive processes of drawing have the potential to record both the movement of the drawer's mind and the drawing's own making.
The paper will discuss the phenomenology of drawing and how this may be useful for thinking about... more The paper will discuss the phenomenology of drawing and how this may be useful for thinking about documenting and holding information, to provide aids when working with blind and visually impaired students. Drawing is said to be phenomenological: not only capable of recording its own making, but also the movement of the thoughts and body of the draftsman. Rosand (2002, p.16) states, “Responding to drawings, we make our way back, through line, to the originary impulse of the draftsman. Interpretation involves a connecting act of re-creation, the self-projection of the viewer reimagining the process of drawing.” Are these still viable claims when the visual element of the drawing is removed and replaced by touch? Working from the standpoint of Merleau-Ponty (2004) - who sought to identify the specific role of the body as mediator between the world and self - the paper will argue that they are and, as a consequence, drawing has the potential to enhance the documentation and transferrin...
Closed access. drawology & drawology: one year on are curated by Deborah Harty as part of a wider... more Closed access. drawology & drawology: one year on are curated by Deborah Harty as part of a wider research project entitled ‘drawing is phenomenology’. The practice-led research utilises drawing, theory and philosophy as a means to test out this premise. For further details of ‘drawing is phenomenology, please see: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/ microsites/sota/tracey/space/projects/phenom/dh1.html This is an exhibition catalogue in which Deborah Harty also has exhibits. Available online from issuu.
Da Vinci said: “A line is made by the movement of a point … the point may be compared to an insta... more Da Vinci said: “A line is made by the movement of a point … the point may be compared to an instant in time, and the line may be likened to the length of a certain quantity of time …” From mark to line, a line that wanders across the surface through time in rhythm with our bodily incarnate. We are necessarily situated in the here and now, physically grounded within our world. The body is our means of interaction with the physical world and a source of all our perceptual experiences. As Merleau-Ponty suggests, “… perceiving as we do with our body, the body is a natural self and, as it were, the subject of perception.” The chapter will enter into a conversation with Berthe Morisot’s Self-Portrait with Julie Manet (1887) as a means to consider how the formal elements of drawing: composition, line, tone, mark, etc. have retained the trace of the bodily movements and experience of the artist whilst at the same time, acknowledging the influence of the trace of their lived world. The motiv...
How is it possible, through drawing, to identify and translate the elements of a specific experie... more How is it possible, through drawing, to identify and translate the elements of a specific experience into drawings? The thesis presents the findings of the practice-led research, which sought, through engagement with processes of drawing and phenomenology (notably Heidegger 1962 and Merleau-Ponty 2002) and/or psychoanalysis (notably Csikszentmihalyi 1990, Bollas 1987), to address this question. The research has been specific to the translation, through drawing, of luminary into drawings. The experience researched and translated, through drawing into drawings, is identified as luminary and refers to the author's experience of a night sky. The research identified the elements of luminary as; external elements - luminosity, blackness and vastness; internal elements - awareness of being, awareness of the continuum of time and fluctuating state of consciousness. The fluctuating state of consciousness generated during luminary was noted to have resonance with the experience of certain...
In the context of contemporary fine art, the chapter discusses the translation (the finding of eq... more In the context of contemporary fine art, the chapter discusses the translation (the finding of equivalences) of a phenomenological experience of water during the activity of swimming repetitive strokes in a swimming pool into drawing with both traditional drawing media and a tablet computer – an Apple iPad. Firstly, through the identification of various physical and psychological elements that appear to consciousness whilst swimming repetitive strokes, the chapter furthers understanding and gives insights into human interaction and relationship with water during this specific activity. Secondly, the research uses the data collected from personal experience of this activity in order to explore and discuss the premise that drawing is phenomenology, considering whether this premise is compromised when drawing with an Apple iPad rather than traditional drawing media. The text considers the phenomenological approach to the research through an engagement with both philosophy (including Me...
Triptych is a collaborative research group originated by Kingston University, Loughborough Univer... more Triptych is a collaborative research group originated by Kingston University, Loughborough University and Dublin Institute of Technology. Practice and theory will be explored to contribute to knowledge of the act of drawing. This includes investigation of diverse and contemporary aspects of the fine arts, design, built environment, pedagogy and theory on drawing. Our strategic intention is to improve the recognition, use and understanding of drawing pedagogy, whilst investigating the use and application of drawing in professional ...
Triptych is a collaborative research group originated by Kingston University, Loughborough Univer... more Triptych is a collaborative research group originated by Kingston University, Loughborough University and Dublin Institute of Technology. Practice and theory will be explored to contribute to knowledge of the act of drawing. This includes investigation of diverse and contemporary aspects of the fine arts, design, built environment, pedagogy and theory on drawing. Our strategic intention is to improve the recognition, use and understanding of drawing pedagogy, whilst investigating the use and application of drawing in professional ...
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