Drawing 2: Subversive Marks: Drawing, Notation, and Meaning

AFVS 112E Subject & Catalog Number

Description

The close look at, and adoption of, drawing as a functional tool. This typology of drawing is often found in scientific journals and extra-artistic contexts in the form of diagrams, symbols, maps, calendars, graphic models, architectural renderings and technical illustrations of many kinds. These drawings often imply or suggest a lack of poetic and artistic goals, inviting unambiguous readings of specific content. We will explore, manipulate, subvert, or find alternative uses for these often overlooked drawing conventions. A new drawing vocabulary will emerge from our research and practice.

Through the use of these new drawing vocabularies we will develop our own systems of visual communication and conceptual experimentation. The result will be the creation of experimental bodies of knowledge and new forms of thought - essentially developing an archive based on individual interests and goals. These archives can be subversive, interrogative, playful or serious. Along with projects and assignments we will delve into a long tradition of artists who have undermined established systems of knowledge, taste, and hierarchy by rethinking and sometimes fictionalizing their archives.