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Drawing 1. In some ways drawing has not changed since the first surviving marks of man at [|Lascaux,France]. It is human nature to try to make sense of this journey we are on. As beings, alone, we reach out to others to communicate our experience of the world. Artists, by definition, communicate to the world outside of their spoken language. Animal shapes on a cave wall, were the beginnings of a cultural and visual literacy. The power of the image can overwhelm spoken language, and communicate meaning not easily articulated, but thoroughly understood.

The human impulse to communicate his condition has not changed in 19,000 years. Be it cavemen or astronaut, the basic human needs and desires remain the same. Although everyman has pondered his existence and questioned the essential meaning of life on spaceship earth, It is the artists who have made it their business to address these concerns in new and provocative ways.

I challenge my students, to investigate and report back on artists who they find resonance in both conceptual and visual contexts. These may be contemporary artists or they may be historical. The most important aspect is to look at artists that have made a difference in the world of Art and Design and that the student has a passion for their work.