Drawing:

After a meeting with Simon about my drawing practice I did some further research on an artist he mentioned named Jonathan Lasker. I am very interesting in the patterns and images that I am making to work over my chosen materials PVA glue and nylon.

Jonathan Lasker: Hidden Identity, oil on linen, 40.6 x 30.5cm, 2009

Good website on Jonathan Lasker:
http://www.speronewestwater.com/cgi-bin/iowa/artists/record.html?record=5

Essay: Jonathan Lasker: the dialectics of touch
http://www.speronewestwater.com/cgi-bin/iowa/articles/record.html?record=135

Quotes form this essay that I think will help me with my image making and where I may find inspiration for my image making. I am still unsure if I want to go by the process of looking at doodling or create images/doodles that reference objects, my surroundings, or things I am interested in.

"According to Lasker, this doodling creates 'a cat;s cradle of black lines, a little like knitting that's come unstitched'. 'It comes from the sketches which I make and from which the paintings are copied more or less verbatim. It's like frenetic drawing, subconscious doodling. I use it as a space-filler...I reference the subconscious doodling. I use it as a space-filler---I reference the subconscious in a very conscious way. I take something from the subconscious and reprocess it. I go from direct subconscious mark-making to graphic reproduction."

"Doodling is pleasurable: we do it in secret, for our indulgence. It is irresponsible, not loaded with spiritual or psychological expectations, unless we claim we are exercising the unconscious."


http://vimeo.com/2802249 - This is a youtube video of Lasker talking about his practice (most interesting after the first 2mins)