Exploring drawing as a generative act: Articulating thought processes in the context of interdisciplinary approaches to drawing pedagogy. Issue 1 (1st April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sarkar, Asmita
• Is Part Of: Drawing. Volume 2:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 157
• Page End: 173
• Publication Date: 2017-04-01
• Subjects: Drawing -- Periodicals; 741.05
• DOI: 10.1386/drtp.2.1.157_1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2057-0392

Abstract

This article offers an approach to drawing pedagogy and presents case studies of drawings produced by students from Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, South India. The project aims to examine whether the conceptual and subjective aspects of drawing can be combined with contextual reading. Students were instructed to draw pictures inspired by texts related to cognitive psychology, anthropology, literature and philosophy. Their whimsical and speculative drawings incorporated conceptual elements from the texts beyond objective representation, demonstrating the influence of interdisciplinary course content on drawing. The results provide new insights into debates of visual literacy and drawing pedagogy.