Cropped Drawing

Posted by David Mazure | Filed under Drawings

This is a cropped version of a fairly large drawing of mine. I don’t particularly like the large 7-foot long version. This is cropped down to about 3 1/2 feet tall. Do you like it? Dislike it? Do you think my other drawings are stronger?

Permalink | September 24th, 2008

4 Responses to “Cropped Drawing”

  1. Mom Says:
    September 25th, 2008 at 11:36 pm

    I’m not sure that I understand this drawing to comment whether I like it or not. Sorry, Dave-

  2. Wig Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 8:32 am

    “Do you like it? Do you think my other drawings are stronger?” What is this, art by committee? You’re a little too young for doubts to creeping in. Isn’t that like a freshman art history class answer to “how do you feel about this painting or drawing” etc. “Uh, I like it.” This one’s gonna put a crimp in the blog of the year competition. Never the less, do what you do for yourself. Who cares what anyone else thinks! (Have I totally missed your point here? If so, disregard the above & go straight to below.) Tha knee bone’s connected to the…

  3. David Mazure Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 9:43 am

    Mom: You don’t necessarily have to understand it to like it or dislike it. If that is the case, then you can say that you don’t like it because you don’t understand it! Is it visually appealing to you, does is spark some thought or interest?

    Wig: In a sense, you are 100%. But, I would like to explain a little. First, I was a little insecure about this particular drawing because usually I start a drawing or print with a particular purpose/intent. The large drawing that this was cropped down from had that purpose, but this version doesn’t. Second, part of what I create relates to the collective subconscious — therefore I do appreciate the communal creation of art (sounds like socialism to me!), or at the very least, the communal opinion. And third, I honestly believe that art should be created for others, not merely as a masturbatory selfish expression of one’s ego (that’s abstract expressionism), but something that can be created for others to experience.

    And as some of you might know by now, this blog-site is up for Blog of the Year! So, keep those comments coming and we’ll beat the competition!

  4. Tj Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 8:13 pm

    it’s beautiful!! i think of a torso of a dancer with her arm raised – flowing, airy, poetic, imaginative… man, you keep cranking out some amazing work!!

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