Observation
Drawing
Drawing has always been another way for me to look at objects. Sculpture, relief and architecture become easier to understand when the eye has to follow their contours, damage, weight and construction slowly enough to put them on paper.
These are selected observational studies rather than a separate artistic practice.
Drawing as observation
Looking slowly
Archaeological drawing can be analytical even when it is informal. A portrait head makes one notice asymmetry and surface; drapery reveals the weight and movement of a figure; a fragment forces attention onto what survives rather than what is missing.
The selection below ranges from close studies of ancient sculpture to architectural and archaeological details observed in Europe and India.
Selected drawings
Objects, figures & places
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