Painting and drawing dialogues: performance and the body

About this course

The course examines painting and drawing as physical, performative activities. Participants explore how gesture, pace, duration and scale affect mark-making, and use moving image to choreograph drawing and painting actions in relation to a camera. Teaching combines structured practical projects with presentations on selected artists, group discussion, evaluation and one-to-one guidance. Workshops address different relationships between the two disciplines, while encouraging participants to develop individual connections between them and reflect on the surfaces and images they create.

What you'll learn

• Use bodily gesture and movement to inform painting and drawing decisions
• Explore how pace, duration, mark-making velocity and scale affect the use of the body
• Apply performative approaches to the making of paintings and drawings
• Examine drawn and painted surfaces as a way of responding to images
• Discuss and evaluate the development of individual work

Is this course right for you?

This intermediate course is intended for learners with some painting or drawing experience, as well as those wanting to examine the relationship between the two disciplines. Participation includes practical workshops, group discussion, evaluations and individual guidance.

• Some painting or drawing experience is indicated
• Learners should be able to follow spoken and written instructions, demonstrations and health and safety information
• The course includes group discussions and evaluations alongside individual work

Before you go

• All required materials are provided
• Learners may be encouraged to take short written notes for their own use