Collaborative Art: "Id Drawing" (Part 2 of 4)
Id (noun) the part of the mind in which innate instinctive impulses and primary processes are manifest.
A close up time lapse of the drawing in progress...
Drawing the id : 4 Artists on 1 Sheet of Paper
Beginning with a blank sheet of paper, the drawing incorporates an equal proportion of space from four artists. In this exercise, the 70cm square sheet was divided into a pencil grid of 3 x 3cm squares. Using the methodology of an architect approaching an empty plot of land, we filled in an equal area of blank space and once complete we rotated positions. The process was repeated 6 times around, as we continuously developed our image of each drawing, playing off of other's unique styles and ideas. As time went on and the drawing evolved, we found ourselves adjusting our individual narratives in order to cooperate with one another's creations.
Here is our second completed "Id drawing" below:
“Id Scale III” is a 70cm x 70cm hand drawing made with pen and ink.
As the paper space was filled in and passed along, an interplay of new thoughts and concepts become realized. The grid-structure allows for borders between your own idea and the next participant, but it also provides the ability to connect and expand on a pre-existing theme. You have the ability to mediate or ignore, expand or contract, allowing the drawing to become a dynamic record of collaborative thinking. By the final turn, the Id becomes an elastic environment, uniquely fused with a sense of textural adaptation and spatial composition.
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Here's a gif of the four of us rotating seats as we complete the 4 drawings.
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With this series we aimed to explore a balance between the ambitions of an individual, and the resonances of that individual’s idea within a broader context. Our drawings are structured mechanisms of working between the individual, the collective, and environment which we inhabit - a mediation between an internalized frame of mind, and an externalized frame of context.
Check out “Scale IV” by clicking here… (pictured above!)
This is Part 2 of 4! Stay tuned for the next drawing...
Good stuff! We've been approaching collaboration from somewhat similar angle with Hydra but with less organized approach.
Would love to see what you're working on!
Sure i'll drop some links here for you. It's cool to see more artists going with this collective type of work again, something in the spirit of the time. A lot of our stuff is inside the gallery framework and playing with that. There is always interest to try different things so it's nice to see what you've been doing, maybe get some ideas. We just finished a piece about week ago for an exhibition: https://steemit.com/art/@mikkolyytinen/world-turtle-by-hydra and here are some older works with some background
https://steemit.com/art/@mikkolyytinen/hydra
https://steemit.com/art/@mikkolyytinen/art-show-hydra-go-ti-la-2016
That turtle is AWESOME. We've been meaning to dive into physical sculpture at some point, probably with digital fabrication techniques, and your work is some great inspiration/motivation. I'll send you a message soon to pick your brain on things. I wish it was up 2 years back when we were showing in Scandinavia...
Thank you. 3d printing is something that i'd like to pursuit myself, but so far the equipment has been out of reach. Looks like that kind of thing would right up your alley, very interested to see where you guys go with that.
wow!!!! live artist symbiosis
We'll try to host a live drawing session for Steemians in the near future!
The process of drawing is mesmerizing!!
Haha thank you! It's a dizzying drawing process... :)
This is a fascinating project. The results are pretty spectacular!
Thanks! This is only the beginning..... =D
awesome people! i really like what you make :)
Thank youuu!
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