The practice of drawing new approaches (For days)

This specialized course is about the concept and practice of drawing. The Guggenheim Bilbao Museum runs a wide variety of art courses, in this case, coinciding with the exhibition Masterpieces on Paper from Budapest.

Conducted by Kosme de Barañano, Professor of Art History, this course will feature world-renowned guest speakers—scholars, curators, collectors, artists—who will share their knowledge with a small group of participants through dialogue and the exchange of ideas.

The program combines classes led by the course director, who will explain the different types of drawing, instruments, and mediums, as well as their history, also addressing the sense of style (stylus), with specific classes on Spanish, Italian, and German drawing and collecting, complemented by the direct analysis of unique works of art history and drawing present in the galleries of the Museum.

In addition, we will look at the most current trends in drawing through contemporary artistic practice: As well as exploring drawings in the European tradition (Italian and German), some speakers will discuss their own work. The course will conclude with a workshop and a participatory performance.

OBJECTIVES

1. To learn the keys and analysis of graphic tools (pencils, inks, etc.) and mediums (stucco, paper, etc.) through the daily experience of world experts.
2. To study a number of works and artists, exploring the history of drawing directly.
3. To highlight the importance of drawing as a technique and as an autonomous discipline through a selection of creative processes and works by artists for whom drawing is essential.
4. To encourage research within the arts and, more specifically, within the practice of drawing and contemporary graphics.
5. To serve as a platform for joint learning, dialogue and knowledge transfer for professionals, students, researchers, and artists acting in areas connected by drawing.
6. To provide a meeting point in the teaching process through an active research system on the part of the students, taking as a reference the Art Program of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.

Participants:

• Students and professors of Art History and Fine Arts.
• Professionals in the museum, conservation, and restoration sector.
• The academic community, students and professionals from fields linked to artistic practices and scientific research.
• Members of the general public with knowledge of the history and technique of drawing.

Organized by: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Conducted by: Kosme de Barañano
Schedule: See program
Language: Spanish, English, and German (simultaneous translation into Spanish)
Type of activity: On-site specialized course combining theoretical classes and practical studies in Museum galleries
Limited capacity

PROGRAM

THURSDAY MARCH 20

10:00 am–10:45 am:
Welcome Address

11:00 am–11:45 pm:
Drawing as Dis-course
Kosme de Barañano. Professor Emeritus of Art History, Miguel Hernández University, Elche

BREAK

12:00 pm noon –1:00 pm:
“Bel composto” in the Spanish Style: The Relationship Between the Arts in Spanish Drawing from the Renaissance to the Baroque
Fernando Checa. Professor Emeritus of Art History, Complutense University, Madrid

BREAK

3:00 pm–3:45 pm:
Materials and Graphic Mediums
Kosme de Barañano

3:45 pm–4:45 pm:
Tour of the exhibition

FRIDAY, MARCH 21

9:00 am–9:45 am:
The Flavor of Italian Drawing
Marina Sagona. Artist

10:00 am–11:00 am:
Tour of the exhibition

BREAK

11:30 am–12:15 pm:
Types of Drawing and Iconography
Kosme de Barañano

12:30 pm–1:30 pm:
Tour of the exhibition

BREAK

3:00 pm–3:45 pm:
On Reality
Jorinde Voigt. Artist and Professor of Conceptual Drawing and Painting, Hamburg University of Fine Arts

3:45 pm–4:45 pm:
Tour of the exhibition and reflections

THURSDAY, MARCH 27

10:00 am–10:45 pm:
Functions and Senses of the Act of Drawing
Kosme de Barañano

BREAK

11:00 am–11:45 pm:
Drawings From One Collector’s View
Gail Monaghan (in conversation with David Nolan). Collector

12:00 pm noon–1:00 pm:
Tour of the exhibition

BREAK

3:00 pm–3:45 pm:
Thought and Symbol, or Expression and Symptom in the Content of Drawing
Kosme de Barañano

3:45 pm–4:45 pm:
Tour of the exhibition

FRIDAY, MARCH 28

10:00 am– 11:30 am:
Workshop: Liquid Drawing as a Generational Tool Against Contemporary Anxiety
Grip Face. Artist

BREAK

12:00 pm noon–12:30 pm:
Close
Kosme de Barañano

12:45 pm–2:00 pm:
Performance: My Hand is Your Hand is My Hand
Barbara Eichhorn. Artist

SPEAKERS [+info]

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
El jardín de la casa parroquial de Nuenen en invierno, 1884
Pluma y tinta parda, realces en blanco sobre papel
515 × 380 mm
Inv. n.º 1935-2791
Donación de Pál Majovszky, 1934
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