'Limits' series - Art and Science Festival 2015, Foot Drawing of University of Birmingham Library
By
Saranjit Birdi
2015
Saranjit Birdi
- Architectural Art
- Drawing and Illustration
- Live Art
- Urban Dynamics & Public Realm
- Architecture
- University Of Birmingham
- Foot
- Saranjit Birdi
- Art And Science
- Public Engagement
- Performance
Dimensions
60 x 42
I was invited to present a live drawing presentation as part of the University of Birmingham's Art and Science Festival March 2015. I start the drawing in biro to see t challenge the discipline of immediate and committed mark-making but biro proved to be completely impossible to wield on the very textured paving slab surface - my hopes and the drawing were dashed. So I moved to graphite pencil. With architectural subjects the accuracy of straight lines and perspective need complete concentration. I real enjoyed the dialogues with people at the festival observing the drawing process. The drawing involved intermittently changing feet and took around three hours.
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