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Drawing with Wire

DRAWINGS DO NOT HAVE to be two-dimensional. They can be made in space. The second is that after achieving this
also be made in space. On p.69 we see how the architect simple example, you can create your own more ambitious
Antonio Gaudi drew proposed domes using suspended works. Third, three-dimensional drawings teach us about
wires and weights, and on p.220 Mamoru Abe draws with the totality of forms in space, and physical relationships
forged steel rods. On p. 176 the British artists Noble and between them. When drawing anything viewed from one
Webster draw with domestic refuse in a beam of light, and side on paper, our image is stronger if we understand and
on p. 19 Picasso draws with a pen-light for the camera. can visualize what is happening on the other side too.
Seeing through a wire drawing of a known object such as
This class uses thin-gauge wire to create a three- a violin gives us a visual and tactile understanding of all
dimensional violin. There are essentially three lessons to be its sides and shapes at once.
learned. The first is that figurative and abstract drawings can

PEN LINES

Once you have created your three-dimensional
violin (opposite), try drawing it with a pen on
paper Use bold, smooth, continuous lines.
Place the instrument on a plain surface
and illuminate it with a desk lamp to
add the delicate dimension of shadows.