Draw With Draw: Drawing as Intersection

About

Everybody draws. But drawing is often misunderstood as a mere preliminary stage or a fleeting sketch. In this course, we redefine drawing as a fundamental system of world-building. Following the philosophy of Christian Schwarzwald, we perceive drawing as the “original sign” – the very beginning of how we describe and construct the world around us.
DRAW WITH DRAW is more than a title; it is our methodology. We use the act of drawing as a tool to navigate through other artistic territories. We will explore how a simple line can evolve into complex systems, painterly surfaces, and site-specific installations. The drawing serves as a crossroads – a vibrant intersection where music, architecture, literature, and philosophy meet and influence one other.
We will move from the intimate scale of a notebook to the expansive scale of the architectural space. Focusing on the “grammar” of drawing through seriality and repetition, we will develop a personal visual vocabulary. Further, we will investigate the threshold where drawing meets painting and how a sequence of marks can become a complex narrative.
Breaking the boundaries of the page, drawing becomes a spatial intervention. We will treat the room as our canvas, using lines to respond to architecture, rhythm, and conceptual thought. The course provides a protected space for critical reflection, working on the transformation from the surface into the room. Through a mix of intensive work phases and group experiments, we will be using a diversity of perspectives to build a collective “world system”.

Course leader

Christian Schwarzwald

Target group

Requirements: none
What to bring: pens, brushes, empty containers, work clothes, ink, paint, cutters, scissors.

Fee info