'Drummer' by Patrick Kitson. - Contributed
THE TRADITIONAL skill of drawing is considered as the nuts and bolts of the art profession.
The exhibition, The Art of Drawing, scheduled to start on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the Mutual Gallery, highlights this craft by bringing together 16 artists known for their drawing skills. The exhibition looks at drawing in a broad sense, incorporating a variety of media without diminishing the essential quality of the exhibition. Each artist brings his own definition of drawing to the
exhibition.
Pencil has been the mainstay of Israel Delmonte's work as well as the late Andrew Hope who favoured a background
of calligraphic paper for his drawings. Alison West Martin's work in pencil is also on a
patterned background of amatl paper. George Rodney, Lois Sherwood and Lutalo Makonzi work in pastel but the treatment of the medium is distinctive for each artist.
TECHNIQUE
Similarly, Basil Watson's technique in his use of ink
differs from Tiffany Recas while Patrick Kitson and Barrington Watson who use pen and ink, also have contrasting approaches to the medium. Wilfred Francis is well known for his felt-tip pen drawings. The overlay of tracing paper in Khalil Deane's pencil drawings adds texture to his work. Errol Moo Young and Natalie Butler use more than one medium. Danijah Tafari works in charcoal whereas Sana Rose prefers the softer texture of graphite.
The Art of Drawing is part
of a series of exhibitions
investigating an art medium
and is sponsored by the National Commercial Bank, Capital and Credit Merchant Bank Ltd.,
Life of Jamaica, Sangsters Liqueurs, Carreras Group and Securicor and Tastee Cheese. The exhibition reveals the
variety of styles and subject
matter of the artists where each contribution forms a mini-presentation within the exhibition.
The public is invited.
