Enough with correct proportions: In this drawing class, we’ll break free from the academic rigidity of the human body.
For centuries, the human body has been regarded as the touchstone of art education: proportions, anatomy, foreshortening. If you want to draw correctly, you must master it; that is the academic doctrine. In this course, we do the opposite.
Drawing Against the Rules
Under the guidance of sculptor and painter Susanne Ring, you’ll let go of the idea that there’s such a thing as a “correct” body or a “correct” line. We’ll work with distortion, fragments, exaggeration, and omission. The line can be too quick, the hand too rough, the figure incomplete—that’s often where the interesting part begins. The goal isn’t likeness, but expression.
Drawing Among the Sculptures
The course takes place in the midst of the exhibition “Revolt of the Physical.” Ring’s own figures serve not only as subjects but also as counterparts: they circle around them, shift perspectives, and respond to volume, fragments, and surfaces. The fact that the artist herself is present and discusses her working methods makes this course a rare opportunity.
Who is this course for?
For adults with or without drawing experience. Those who have never drawn before actually have an advantage here. Those who have drawn extensively will find an opportunity to let go of familiar certainties. Drawing materials will be provided; participants are welcome to bring their own sketchbooks.
