We were put into groups and sent to different locations to draw; my group was sent to Leeds art gallery. Our task was to draw different objects in the gallery - from the cafe and within the gallery, so then when we came back we could put all of our drawings together in a DaDa styled piece.
I really enjoyed just sitting in the gallery and observing, as it is not something I often do. I was able to observe people and conversations as well as the art there, and I found that drawing on location made me a lot more experimental and loose with my drawing as it wasn't practical to draw for a long period of time. I also found I picked up more visual information from observed drawing than from a photo because I would instinctively pick out bits that interested me so the image becomes a lot more personal.
The finished collage of all of our observations:
From our drawings that were slightly mundane by themselves, came a very vibrant, lively piece as it contrasted everyones varied drawing styles.
There were lots of interesting elements to it that did turn out quite DaDa, as they were a collection of things that would not normally be put together, or two drawing styles that are thrown together come out with something quite strong. So it was a successful drawing task as it made us loosen up with our drawing and then be quite confident and experimental when putting it together.
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