UTC Department Of Art Has Foundations/Animations Exhibit

  • Thursday, June 13, 2019
Quin Crumb "The End" 2018, still from hand-drawn charcoal animation
Quin Crumb "The End" 2018, still from hand-drawn charcoal animation

The UTC Department of Art continues "Foundations/Animations" through June 30 in the new ConTemporary Cress Gallery. 

“Drawing is a non-verbal thinking process," said artist William Kentridge. "One of the things about charcoal drawing is that it is instantly alterable - you can change it as quickly as you can think. One wipe of a cloth and the image disappears or is smudged and you can rethink it. The flexibility of drawing is important. There’s an immediacy in drawing, of thinking in drawing, which is vital.”

This exhibition features 101 one-minute hand-drawn charcoal animations created by UTC Department of Art majors enrolled in 2019’s “Expanded Drawing”, a required course in the Foundations curriculum. Previous to this point in the program, students worked to create individual drawings that are separate from time and have a static composition. Over the course of the spring semester, foundations students complicate and evolve their ideas about drawing through various assignments including the creation of a one-minute hand-drawn animation in charcoal. 

These animations represent a considerable effort as students develop an idea, plan and develop a personal process, and complete the majority of their required individual drawings on their own outside of the class. Students are provided space and equipment to develop the animation in the studio classroom. They pin their drawing to the wall, place a camera on a tripod, draw one frame, and photograph it, and then repeat this process approximately 600 times over the course of the assignment. Then students import the images into Adobe Premiere, add sound and music, and export their finished animation. 

For this exhibition, the animations have been divided into small groups each shown on one of seven flat screens located through the full length of the gallery. Also six of eight animation scene progress drawings by Quin Crumb, whose 2018 animation received the People’s Choice Award, clarify the process for the viewer.

Getting to the Gallery: The ConTemporary Cress is a 10 minute walk from the heart of campus via Vine, Oak, or McCallie Avenue. If driving, visitors will find metered parking on 7th Street, Walnut, and Cherry Streets. Metered slots in the area turn over often so a drive around the block is typically all that is required to park nearby.

Regular hours for the ConTemporary Cress: 12-6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free and open to all. For more information visit www.cressgallery.org
or contact ruth-grover@utc.edu  voice and text 304-9789.

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