As I entered the studio, I noticed how the space had been transformed: paper covered the floor, and multiple plinths (stacked boxes) displayed printed images on each side. Upon closer inspection I realised the images ranged from AI-generated photos to memes, editorial shots and pictures I recognised from Pinterest. Our first task was to create a life drawing inspired by these plinths, reimagining multiple images into figures. It was an interesting approach to life drawing, breaking away from traditional methods often bound by many restrictions.
Next, the artist duo Edith Liben and Mya Cavner guided us to the floor, where we paired up in smaller groups to trace each other on the large sheet of paper. Soon, the paper became layered with multiple tracings of body parts, unidentifiable poses, and smudges that revealed our movements. We then collaborated as a group to draw over the tracings, defining lines and creating imaginative stories from the shapes.
It was exciting to see how the paper became completely filled in just a few hours, bursting with words, colours and shapes. Using movement and the functions of our bodies to create something collaborative was an enjoyable experience.
“In this workshop, we invite you to join us on the studio floor to let your body become the pencil.”
Seasoned artist duo Mya Cavner @myacav and Edith Liben @edeathz are joining us next Tuesday 1 October to run a drawing edition of their acclaimed ‘Ballet for Non-Dancers’. Off the back of their New Contemporaries show in Plymouth, they’ll be with us in the Eye to Pencil studio to make a ‘dance on paper’.
Edith and Mya will guide us through a series of movement and drawing exercises, prompted by their childhood favourite, Twister, to create a large-scale collaborative drawing.
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