to draw is to be human

“To draw is to be human” is a fairly bold statement and a good basis for the foundation of an interesting read but it didn’t seem to follow the direction I had expected. So I did end up a little disappointed by it. The majority of the writing seemed to be about drawing’s place and its importance in history. That drawing was more or less a means to an end as a part of the process to creating sculptures or paintings rather than being a legitimate stand alone art form. I found it interesting that for a drawing to be considered a finished work of art is a relatively new concept. That being said, I had hoped that the reading would be more about the relationship between drawing and being human with more emphasis on drawing as a means of self expression.

Drawing is an organic beast that inevitably reveals the character of the artist, their culture, and the process and outcome of the artist’s time invested in the work. Drawing is a tool that can portray the individual and in some ways humanity as a whole by recording a moment in time without the use of words where an image tells the narrative. Where someday a language may one day be forgotten, an image is capable of capturing something more timeless, provoking emotion and human relativity. I wouldn’t go as far as to say that to draw is to be human but rather to draw is to be aware of being human.