Due to the current circumstances and unpredictability of global events, I chose to conduct some artistic experiments on myself rather than to involve others, which could pose a safety risk. This ultimately will improve my artistic ability, and lead to more personal reflections regarding the results gathered from this project.
For this challenge, I wanted to explore how I personally would approach creating ten very small drawings, only allowing myself a minute to complete each one. Each drawing had to be improvised, with the only overarching theme being 'faces'. I would give myself a brief thirty second break in between each work, in order to prepare myself for the next drawing. This allowed me to explore how I would approach my particular style under such circumstances, and reflect upon the results.
The results of the timed drawing experiment
I noticed how the quality of each drawing, in my opinion, vary at a seemingly random degree. For example, drawing number 4 (counting from the top left to the bottom right) feels as if the artistic decisions made were more intentional than what is visible on image 2,3, and 8. This was due to the varying degrees of stress that were caused by the strict guidelines. As a result of them however, I became more experimental with my use of shapes and form. Also, because each drawing had to be finished after one minute, I had to decide which elements were more important to finish than others. I found myself always making sure the shape of the head, the eyes, and the teeth were finished at least twenty seconds before the timer was up.
Overall, this experiment has been valuable in contributing towards my learning experience and the results gathered from this project. Because this was a success, I will conduct more of this experiments.
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