Concepts and Tendencies in Contemporary Drawing
Lectures & workshop by German artist Astrid Köppe
In this series of lectures and workshops, we will introduce contemporary drawing practices. The term drawing is used here in the widest sense – including current developments towards interaction with other media. Our intention is to show the possibilities of a – by some – still underestimated artistic field and to widen the perspective as to what is drawing now and what it can be in future.
The events will take place on two weekends. Each session starts with a lecture part which is open to anyone who is interested in contemporary drawing – whereas the continuative workshops are aimed at participants with an at least basic drawing knowledge. It is possible to either attend only the lectures or both lectures and workshops.
During the first weekend, we will see examples of artists with a starting point in the representational – which they then alter and develop in new directions. We will try to trace their ways of thought and work and find some inspirations of our own. At the second weekend we will look at more experimental and alternative approaches to drawing – in terms of concepts as well as techniques. We will test a few of these methods ourselves and experiment with different materials.
Date
23 February 2013
Time
10:00 am – 1:30 pm
Venue
Lostgens’ Contemporary Art Space
