VISUAL ARTS

Something is communicated in a drawing that has remained a constant for centuries - an intimacy of expression that is otherwise the province of writing. Cannot Be Described In Words: Drawing Expanded features works by ten artists who engage in a variety of mediums and are all interested in the materiality of drawing. They share a sense of daring: exploring new approaches, scale and materials that expand the definition of drawing and add to what that definition can be. Their drawings are projective, that is, they depict something that is imagined before it is drawn. The works range from installation to drawings that are iterations of sculptural space, to those that are made by the blinking of the eye, to the use of traditional materials like charcoal which are pushed beyond their expected limitations.
Featured artists:
Jill Slosberg Ackerman, Ilona Anderson, Sheila Gallagher, Audrey Goldstein, Raul Gonzalez, Chuck Holtzman, Fred Liang, Cynthia Maurice, Randal Thurston and Debra Weisberg.








Schedule of Exhibit-Related Events:



Saturday, October 22



Workshop: Language of Drawing and tour of exhibit with curator Deborah Davidson, 10:00am-2:00pm



Thursday, October 27



Materiality and Intimacy - Conversation with Deborah Davidson and artists from the exhibit, 7:00pm (free)



Wednesday, November 2


Demo with participating artist Randal Thurston 10:30am -12:30pm (free)


Wednesday, November 9


Film screening, The Thinking Hand directed by Professor Judith Wechsler, 7:00pm (free)


Special Student Event


Monday, November 7, 2011


6:30pm – 8:30pm


One Night Drawing Show and Film Screen





Pizza and Refreshments, 6:30pm

Film Screening: The Thinking Hand by Judith Wechsler, 7:30pm

Pozen Center - North Building

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

http://sim.massart.edu/pozencenter

All University Students are invited to bring a drawing for this one night event






Please contact Deborah Davidson with questions: deborahgemma@earthlink.net