to draw is to be human

Emma Dexter both opened my eyes to new ideas surrounding the art of drawing and somehow simultaneously confused me in regards to her thesis. She seems to praise the art of the mark in all its primitive glory but then most likely unintentionally contradicts several of her thoughts within the excerpt. I easily gathered the fact that Dexter is a fan of drawing as she explains the connection humans have had to it forever and its ever-changing status. However, she begins to become fairly redundant by applauding drawing because it is the simplest form of art, and hence makes the form seem like immature and childish rather then a finished product. Yes, she does acknowledge that now artists use it a principal medium but only after very clearly stating that drawing is essentially an infinite feeling. How can drawing be taken seriously if your finished product technically isn’t finished at all? If is true that “Drawing allows the artist to speak not with the voice of authority, but in the same voice as the culture being alluded to” then it seems as though drawing doesn’t have very much authority at all. Despite the admiration she gives it in her closing paragraph the overall idea I took away is this; Yes, drawing is wonderful but it is also simply the beginning of a painting or a sculpture regardless of what exceptional pieces artists have completed by doing it.