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Announcing the keynote speakers for DRAWING OUT:
Prof Georg Gartner, Vienna University of Technology
Title TBC: On drawing as a way of mapping
Prof Gartner is presented by the Design Research Institute, RMIT University
Prof Stephen Farthing, University of the Arts London
“A Taxonomy of Drawing: Palin and the Bear”
Prof Farthing is presented by University of the Arts London
Godwin Bradbeer, [...]

When Sarah Palin looks up at the eight golden yellow stars on a dark blue field that is the state flag of Alaska, she knows the image of the star top right represents the pole star and that the seven below are an asterism. She may or may not know either the word asterism, [...]

Peter James Smith advances the notion that the depiction of a mathematical equation becomes a piece of art if its representation carries a narrative resonance that allows it to communicate with the viewer. Following Mullins, there is greater potential for an equation of importance and depth to carry this resonance well beyond any real world object that it may represent.
(To read Peter James Smith’s essay, click below)

We make drawings on the roads surface to regulate the flow of traffic, on grass to define the sports field, on our flesh to look cool, on the bathroom mirror to simply see the water vapor, but mostly when we think about drawing it is images made on sheets of paper as a component part of our planning, recording and defining processes that first come to mind.
(To read the rest of Stephen Farthing’s essay, click below)

The Call for Papers for DRAWING OUT officially closes on Friday 23 October (though the system will accept papers up until Sunday 25th October). We’re looking for a broad selection of abstracts dealing with drawing in a transdisciplinary way. Go to our online portal to submit your abstract.