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Program

DrawNow! Online! with The Studio Museum in Harlem Part II

May 12, 2021, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

David Hammons, Untitled, 1975. Grease and pigment on paper, 30 1/4 x 39 3/4 inches (76.8 x 101 cm). Hudgins Family Collection, New York.

Join us for the second installment of our two-part drawing workshop, presented in partnership with The Studio Museum in Harlem. Inspired by the current exhibition David Hammons: Body Prints, 1968-1979, the workshop will explore Hammons's body prints, a pivotal series of monoprints and collages in which the artist used the body as both a drawing tool and printing plate to explore performative, unconventional forms of image making.

In this second workshop, led by teaching artist Blake Paskal, participants will be encouraged to explore how they can adapt Hammons’s body print technique to create their own prints that incorporate personal narratives. These body prints will be made using simple materials found around the house: Vaseline, baby oil and food products such as flour, spices, or coffee grounds.

Participation in both workshops is encouraged but not required. Participation is limited to ages 18+.

  • About Blake Paskal

    Blake Paskal (he/they) is an artist and educator based in Brooklyn. Through both his artistic and educational practices he strives to hold space for ambivalence, to challenge the binary modes of either/or thinking that are ingrained in all of us, and to work through the "messiness" of human experience to find points of connection. He works as a teaching artist at the Studio Museum in Harlem and as the Programs Associate at Visual AIDS, an organization that utilizes art to fight AIDS by provoking dialogue and supporting HIV+ artists. In both of these capacities he leads programs centering queer, trans, black, POC, and seropositive narratives, and he seeks to create inclusive spaces that welcome the participation of folks both new and accustomed to museum spaces. As an artist, he is interested in how our bodies hold memory, how trauma and joy become physicalized in the body. The collaborative artmaking and workshops that he does seek to encourage the strengthening of somatic intelligence in himself and others.

  • Preparations and Materials

    - Vaseline or Baby Oil or Coconut Oil

    - Any finely ground material such as: Flour, Ground Spices, or Coffee Grounds

    - Paper (any type/size will do)

    - Tape (you can tape pieces of paper together for a larger work surface)

    - Camera or phone with camera (for those who opt out of body printing)

    - Fabric, found collage material, recycled paper, anything at home

  • Documentation

    The Drawing Center tries to share its programs as widely as possible, which means recording our programming and making it available online. By attending the event, you consent to audio recording and video recording and its/their release, publication, or exhibition.

  • Tips for a Successful Zoom Session
    • Log in 5-10 minutes before the workshop begins to avoid any technical delays.
    • Use a desktop or laptop for the best image quality. A tablet will also do, but on a smartphone, the image may be too small.
    • Make sure you have a stable wifi connection before the workshop begins
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Credits

Free online programs are made possible by The Cy Twombly Foundation.

Education and Community Programs at The Drawing Center are made possible by the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc. Major support is provided by the Evelyn Toll Family Foundation. Additional support is provided, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.

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