Response to Rosand

'The Phenomenology Of Drawing'

David Rosand

In this chapter Rosand discusses the relationships between the model, the artist and the viewer. The involvement of the audience is a very important part of art. Personally, I create art to be seen by others. I don't draw with the intention of hiding my works away. 

Rosand discusses how we, as draftsman, can each create something different from the same subject. We all view the world in a different way and that is reflected in our work. The body of the draftsman also becomes an integral part of the work. The movement of the body is recorded by each marks that is created on the page. Through these movements we begin to understand the draftsman.

'...the draftsman himself knows the world only by drawing it; the artist 'sees' with hands as well as eyes....'

He goes on to say that drawings that are done quickly and left unfinished are then completed by the imagination of the viewer. I think this is a very interesting point and it is something that I believe we, as a viewer, do. Sometimes leaving something unfinished can achieve more than if it was completed by the artist. It allows the viewer to interact on a personal level with the drawing and implicates them into the creation of the work. 

Within this reading, Rosand discusses some very interesting thoughts on the relationships in art. When I am drawing I don't always think about those relationships and who will be viewing the work I create. It is something to keep in mind when I am creating something.