Kasia Dzikowska-Brady

Spring24 AVA313

Project 1
Research Project
Brief
Due date: 7th Feb 24
25% of final grade

AIM: To develop a connection to the contemporary drawing approach and enhance analytical, critical
thinking, research and drawing skills.

Learning Outcomes:
1 sketchbook book
Preparatory drawings and exercises
1 essay and correlated final drawing

Project
This assignment will further introduce you to contemporary forms of drawing and the relationship of
drawing to painting, land art, sculpture, and installation. You will research artists, practice drawing skills
and create drawings inspired by artists. Please seek images online for each artist (at least four images per
artist and only their drawings-either work on paper or a wall) and try to find close-up studies of their work.
Save these images on your computer and print them in colour before each lesson. Begin working with each
image, drawing inspiration from each piece so that you can become better acquainted with the process of
drawing for each artist. Note: a biographical outline should be listed in your sketchbook as well as your own
observations, studies, and sketches. The project will culminate with 1 inspirational artist being chosen to
influence a duo of research essays and the drawing piece inspired by your essay and research.

Figure 1. Example of student's research

Each week you need to look at 5 different artists. For each, you will create a preliminary entry in your
sketchbook

Preliminary artist research entry:

Artist name Artist name, big title
Artist work Image and work name
Min. 5 images of the drawing work of the artist, good quality
Year Well… a year. All below need to be done for each artwork.
Work details Title, media, material, dimension, style, method – the more the better
Website / book APA style referencing for www or a book.
Date retrieved Exact date that you got the image from the internet

Preliminary entry example:

Figure 2 Artist’s work

Abdullah Al Saadi
‘Naked Sweet Potato (Detail)’
2000
Part of multimedia installation, drawing on paper 15x21
cm

Abdullah Al Saadi. Discover Abu Dhabi’s culture and

history. (8th Oct 2023).
https://abudhabiculture.ae/culturall/en-artist/abdullah-al-
saadi/
(Retrieved 06th Jan 2024)

During the 2nd lesson of the week, you will choose 1 of those artists and create a detailed artist entry. You
will also create a visual analysis of a section of the work, a sketch and an a4/a3 drawing inspired by the
artist.

Detailed artist research entry:

Artist name Artist name, big title
Artist work Here copy work from the preliminary entry (images and info)
A biographical
outline
Your
observations
Visual analysis
Sketches
Drawing
List of artists to choose from:
You must choose at least 2 artists from here:

Abdullah Al Saadi (United Arab Emirates)

Mohammed Ibrahim (United Arab Emirates)
Mona Hatoum (Lebanon)
Shadia Alem (Saudi Arabia)
Fathi Hassan (Sudan)
Lulwah Al Homoud (Saudi Arabia)
Samia Halaby (Lebanon)
Etel Adnan (Lebanon)

From this list you can choose:

Amy Cutler
Olafur Eliasson
Elizabeth Peyton
Raymond Lemstra
Hernan Bas
Adrian Ghenie
Kerry James Marshall
Jorinde Voigt
William Kentridge
Sarah Sze
Agnes Martin
Cy Twombly
Elsworth Kelly
Jennifer Bartlett
Sol Lewitt
Richard Tuttle
A.J. Bocchino
Robert Ryman
Christo
Richard Long
Robert Smithson
Henri Matisse
Vija Celmins
Agnes Denes
Marsha Cottrell
Huda Lutfi
Pouran Jinchi
Hadieh Shafie
M.C Escher
Shrin Neshat
Joseph Beuys
Kandinsky
Tara Donovan
Do Huh Soh
Louise Bourgeois
Final piece
Your final piece will be a 1200-word essay and a drawing inspired by your research and drawing exercises.

Assignment Submission
Technical requirements

The quality of images in your research and of your art is very important. You need to make sure that your
work does not show pixelation, the background in the photos is tidy, the drawing is well-lit, and the image is
edited. Marks for technical skills will be deducted for that.

Digital Submission
For this project’s full submission, you are going to submit 3 different files.
Submission for this project contains three elements.
JPG image needs to be saved in CMYK format, 300 dpi, High Quality. PDF needs to be saved in High
Quality Preset.
It is important that all of the files are submitted and that you follow the assigned name system. Points form
presentation section will be deducted for different naming. (up to 10%)

File type Naming of Digital Files

1 PDF copy of your digital sketchbook with First_2ndName_sketchbook.pdf

daily entries
1 doc copy of your essay filled with current First_2ndName_ essay.doc
images and an art statement for the final
piece
1 JPG of your final drawing First_2ndName_ Drawing-Title.jpg
Minimum Technical Requirements: high-
resolution jpegs, min 2500 pixels on the
longest side at 300dpi Jpeg quality 10-12

Physical Submission

On the Due Date you are expected to show your final drawing to the group, give a highlight of your essay
and engage in the critique. You will have to hand in the drawing at the end of the lesson.

Also, on that day, you must submit your work for grading via Blackboard.

USEFUL Website:
https://www.citationmachine.net/apa/cite-a-website