I had referred in the last post about the module, Drawing Processes that I am taking in the Academy of Fine Art in Zagreb as part of my two semesters here on the Erasmus programme.
This module take place in a beautiful campus up in the hills above Zagreb in the Educational Institute in Jabukovac. Professor Gordana Bakic Vlahov is our tutor. The institute was formerly the studio of a reknown Croatian Sculptor [name to be sourced] and it has a truly peaceful and ethereal feeling to it. For the first three weeks of our course here, we were given a project to develop line drawings and we used indian ink, pen and ink, collage techniques to develop our concepts.. Our next project will involve creating an image of a journey, either undertaken here in Croatia or at home.
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| Education Institute, Jabukovac |
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| The walk up to the Institute |
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| The marathon drawing session in full swing. |
The marathon began at 12 midday 24th October and continued
until midday on Sunday. This is an annual event that takes place internationally in many venues. The theme for the drawings was A hard decision to make and an element of false advertising was to be introduced at some point of one's storyline. Students and professional comic artists were involved in the Zagreb event and it was fascinating to witness such an intensely productive atmosphere. Concentration levels were high and there was very little chit chat, just fevered drawing and scribbling. My storyline involved an element of fashion and the dilemna that rears it's ugly head when a person with less than Twiggy like bodily features is faced with the reality of their size! [Enough said, just look at the images on the site listed above and you'll understand!] I stayed until 11pm and created 17 images. I resisted the temptation to stay and go to the disco and avail of the free bar!! It was a fascinating experience which I found to be a difficult challenge. For the last few hours, I simply drew like there was no tomorrow. Intense, I must say, but really worth the effort. Another 24 hour marathon drawing session will take place next semester. Bring it on!!
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| My sketches |
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| ....and more scribbles. |
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