Raw Marks
‘Raw Marks: A Conditional Design Project’ Issue 1, 2018
Parsons The New School Senior Thesis
A gesture as simple as a line on page can illuminate a person’s personality and history. Just as a graphologist examines handwriting to identify the characteristics of a writer, I see hidden depths in the abstract marks of an artist. My thesis is a meditation on the raw, unfinished artwork. It is an exploration of the traces left by the hand.
'Raw Marks' is a collection of works created by 3 participants given a series of drawing ‘tests’ in which they were asked to respond to a set of instructions. As the invigilator of these sessions, I imposed a set of restrictions which were designed to disrupt any self-conscious mannerisms and reveal something essential in the scribbles.
Raw Marks : Issue 1 explores the subconscious effects of restricted drawing conditions, while highlighting the importance of craftsmanship within an artwork. This issue documents the results of a 4 day work-shop guided by Lucía Garza at Parsons The New School of Design in 2018, where the students worked on various calligraphic interpretations of the 5 senses.
