"The Most Beautiful Searchlight in the World." - Jason Dunda
A colleague
and I have a running debate about whether or not drawing is art. Its sounds
almost heretical, I know, but he always makes a good point. “Drawing,” he says,
“is a process. It’s the means by which artists explore the possibilities of
establishing space. As a tool it is no more art than a blueprint is a
building.” Fair enough, but what about a work fully conceived and executed with
graphite or charcoal on paper? Surely that’s a drawing? “No,” he replies, “it’s
something else.” And around we go.
This Friday Manifest Gallery in East Walnut
Hills presents its seventh annual Selections
from the International Drawing Annual. A small exhibition focused on the
many permutations of contemporary drawing, it’s culled from a juried exhibition
in print. It’s also one of my favorite shows of the year. Through May 18.
Manifest Gallery. 2727 Woodburn Ave., Walnut
Hills. manifestgallery.org.
