Drawing workshop: Storytelling and mythmaking
Weekend art making course
29 October 2022 10.30am - 5.30pm30 October 2022 10.30am - 5.30pm
The Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
£420. Includes all materials.
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William Kentridge
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Build characters, stories and worlds in this two-day drawing course, inspired by the RA’s theatrical and immersive exhibition: William Kentridge.
Please note: this is an on-site event only
Myth and legend have long served artists as a mirror on history. This weekend will explore drawing techniques that embrace personal mythmaking, to develop visual narratives that reflect daily life. Beginning by considering William Kentridge’s artworks that use film, theatre and stop-motion animation, this course will teach participants the principles behind developing a sequence of images that tell a story.
Working from a model, artist Richard Ikhide will teach participants how to frame their characters’ composition, and about how this framing relates to sequential storytelling (including for graphic illustration, animation and film-making). Participants will produce their own, large-scale, narrative drawings, building on myths to create new characters and worlds.
This course will include a visit to the RA’s exhibition William Kentridge, where participants will consider the links between Kentridge’s large-scale drawings and his work in dance, theatre and performance.
Richard Ayodeji Ikhide studied Textile Design at Central Saint Martins, followed by a Postgraduate degree at the Royal Drawing School, London. Working between graphite, ink and watercolour, Ikhide’s focus on drawing is tied to an interest in the mark-making of our ancestors, and the affective dimensions of a two-dimensional practice. Taking inspiration from diverse archives and artefacts, Ikhide seeks to manifest the spiritual in material form.
Minimum age 18.
Our courses and classes programme
Our varied programme of short courses and classes provides an opportunity to explore subjects ranging from life drawing to the history of exhibitions and arts management, led by expert tutors and practising artists. These courses introduce traditional art-making processes, as well as perspectives on art history, theory and business.
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