when I visited the Dorsky Museum, I looked at many of the pieces in the "Body, Line, Motion" exhibit. There were several interesting pieces, but the one that caught my eye the most was the "Portrait of a Man--Diego" by Alberto Giacometti. This piece was a drawing of a human head, from the shoulders up. What caught my eye the most was all the different lines that were used in the piece. There was more attention put to the face and the head than the shoulders and the neck. You can even tell that giacometti worked on the neck a couple of tiems, making it stand out. You can see the lines and the progression.
the face is definitely the boldest part of the piece. It stands out the most, especially with all the lines that were used to create the different parts of the face. I like how the lines used to make an outline of the circles for the eyes continues down into parts of the nose. This also put more emphasis in this area which draws the viewer's eye towards this area.
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This piece is a perfect example of a continuous line drawing (which we did in class!) I suspect that this drawing was done in one sitting, without the pencil never (or rarely) leaving the paper. The most striking thing to me is that he can convey such a strong sense of form without ever giving a direct outline.
ReplyDeleteContinuous line drawings are sweet! I found it interesting that the only really straight lines were used on the shoulders. I thought this gave the scribbles a grounded structure and definitely helps the eye to see the figure.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like an interesting piece to me. I went to the museum before ten minutes it was closing so I didnt have chance to see but if I have chance I would want to go and see this piece.
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