To Draw is to be Human

This article was particularly interesting to me when describing the differences between drawing and painting. The author explains that drawing is essential and in everyday life, such as communication, doodles, graffiti, and more; however, painting, according to this writer, "completely obscures its ground". But for drawing, the blank space is open and acts as a "reserve" according to art historian Norman Bryson, who is quoted in the writing. I completely agree with this. I think drawing is more straightforward and more "black and white" than painting can be. The writer also goes on to say that historically drawing is considered an essential part of training for other art mediums such as sculpture and painting. I agree with this because without accurate drawing skills how can one accurately paint or manage to grasp around the 3-D concept of sculpture.

I really like the title of this piece more than anything in the piece. The title "To Draw is to be Human" is such an attention grabbing phrase that the reader knows instantly that this piece is going to appeal to everyone, not just artists, and that the piece is going to grasp concepts more than just art and drawing, but about humanities and history as well. And the concept of this piece really does appeal to everyone. Anyone who is alive can draw, whether or not it is "good" or "bad", they can still draw, so really to draw is actually to be human.