Line Let Loose MacLagan David
Line Let Loose MacLagan David As forms of drawing go, scribbling is the most basic: it is seen as playing a formative role in the drawings of both children and primates. But even though those who…
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Line Let Loose MacLagan David
As forms of drawing go, scribbling is the most basic: it is seen as playing a formative role in the drawings of both children and primates. But even though those who engage in it are not necessarily trained artists, automatic drawing is a more dramatic event, and the results of an absentminded or trancelike state are sometimes astonishing. Doodling, while still being a widespread phenomenon, is largely an adult preoccupation--a nomadic form of drawing typically produced during meetings and phone calls.
In Line Let Loose, David Maclagan shows that each of these marginal forms of drawing has its own history in spiritualism, surrealism, abstract expressionism, and psychedelic art. Because of their amateur and spontaneous character, all three forms of drawing have been adopted by modern artists seeking to escape from the constraints of their professional skills. Referring to Klee,