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Drawn to ‘drawing’
More than two dozen exhibitions and displays across Melbourne will next month
celebrate drawing as a way of thinking, designing and communicating.
The exhibitions are in association with the Drawing Out festival and conference of
drawing, being held at RMIT University from 7 to 9 April. The conference is a
creative collaboration between RMIT and the University of the Arts London and
explores drawing across the boundaries of disciplines.
Events will be hosted by RMIT schools and galleries, and will feature a 24-hour
public program in RMIT open spaces. Highlights include:
Constellations: A Large Number of Small Drawings. Constellations brings
together a large number of small Australian drawings from disciplines such
as music, architecture, art, cartography, design, fashion and textiles, film,
photography and science.
Magnetic Islands. Featuring drawings and works on paper from staff of
Seoul National University (South Korea) and RMIT University School of Art.
Like No Place Known. Includes the work of contemporary Australian,
Chinese and Swedish artists working in the field of drawing.
Bodies for Motion. Reveals the ways drawing is used as a preproduction
tool in the design of animated characters and avatars and showcases work
that demonstrates the genesis of different kinds of characters for film,
television, game and multiplayer online worlds.
Mellifera. An on-line, interactive environment in Second Life which is linked
to a complementary series of real-time exhibitions in gallery and museum
spaces.
Surface. A drawing performance involving a mark-making process that
leaves coloured traces on the surfaces of the gallery wall and the clad
bodies of performers. The process brings together drawing in action and
textile-based sculptural work.
For a full list of exhibitions, including venues and dates, visit
For more information or interviews: Professor Elizabeth Grierson, (03) 9925
2219; Keith Cowlishaw, (03) 9925 9100; or Curatorial Manager, Stephen
Gallagher (03) 9925 4298.
For general media enquiries: RMIT University Communications, David
Glanz, (03) 9925 2807 or 0438 547 723.
15 March, 2010
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