Sentences with phrase «mere preparatory work»

It takes issue with the commonly held view of drawings as mere preparatory work for something else, as a stage along the way to an artwork rather than as a final statement.

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Both exhibitions subscribe to a broadened conceptually - geared view of drawing: drawing is not understood as a secondary medium to the work of the artists a mere preparatory sketch, but as hierarchically equal and autonomous media within which the conceptual and creative basis of an artistic position is articulated.

Working directly on canvas with no preparatory drawing, Essenhigh's imagery is often triggered by random associations to find the most «convenient» narrative, with entire paintings emerging from the mere hint of a shape.