Week 3

Drawing machine

This week my primary focus was my drawing machine project which I was given a brief for the week before. originally I was worried about this project as I had literally no idea of what to do, Id made several sketches and plans but nothing of great significance. I think in hind sight my main problem was that I worried too much about not knowing what to do that I was ironically therefore unable to think creatively. However on Tuesday 29th, I had my first tutoring appointment. Which i found exceptionally helpful, as my tutor asked me about all my ideas, I explained about how I preferred the fluid and lively way of working with the charcoal when drawing the weed. Therefore my tutor encouraged me on certain ways of thinking which lead to me devising a potential device that captured the random fluid path of a rolling ball. in response to the task I therefore created a plastic ring, which I dropped three paint coated balls into and rolled on top of a sheet of paper.

Above I have documented the process of using the drawing machine, using photographs taking at the time.

Ultimately I was very pleased with the results of the drawing machine. primarily because of the fact that although I played vital role in the use of the machine, I had very little control of the final outcome, as it was the three balls in the ring which dictated the outcome. However, I feel I didn't fully engage with this project, as I was needed to operate the machine, the machine was not an independent device. Therefore new questions are raised, such as who is the artist in this situation the operator or the machine?

Above, this is my personal favourite drawing, I particularly like this drawing because, I think id managed to get just the right amount of paint on the balls meaning that the lines are far sharper and bolder.

At the end of the week on Friday 2nd, I had to present my drawing machines, or drawings in an exhibition, in the project space of the St Georges. to do this I had to leave all the work I wished to display in the project space to be evaluated by two tutors who would assign us our designated spaces to present work, and which work we would be exhibiting. This was interesting as the work my tutor's chose was my least favourite drawing from my entire project. this was interesting as I began to see how different people viewed the same work differently. The image my tutors chose is below.