I first saw this idea as an Art Spiegelman project involving multiple cartoonists and a stick man, this game followed a chain of 3 panel comics passed artist to artist. Each artist was sent the previous artist’s panels and had to continue the story while retaining the stick man throughout the narrative.
For this version, I allowed the artist to view only the final panel from the previous artist. I wanted a more open format, so each artist could design their own panel configuration and they could do what they please as far as content. I felt this followed closer to the idea of the surrealist game of Exquisite Corpse.
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Another drawing game attempted at a Drink and Draw session at friends’ place. Introduced to me under the title “Ching Chong Bing Bong,” feel free to call it what you want as some think this title appears suggestively racist.
Everybody starts by writing a phrase on the top sheet of a stack of paper and then passing the entire stack including the phrase to the person on their right. Everyone reads the received phrase and puts that sheet on the bottom of the stack. On the blank sheet in from to you draw a picture responding to the phrase. Pass right and write a phrase responding to the picture. Pass right and repeat. Hardest part of this game is giving a group of people directions. Read the following left to right top to bottom.
- The Beautiful Bird Revealing the Unknown to a Pair of Lovers, 1941
Two examples of Joan Miro’s work related to Automatism. Painted years apart the paintings show a shift in automatic drawing to more representational forms. The earlier work, as noted in my last post regarding the Automatistes, is closer to the idea of the unguided hand being let lose on the surface. Elements of automatism are at work in much of Miro’s practice. The Beautiful Bird Revealing the Unknown to a Pair of Lovers brings together automatic drawing with representational imagery and content. The work was done while Miro was in Spain while experiencing the terrors of the Spanish Civil War.
Not my idea, but I do enjoy introducing and playing drawing games, so I took Bob Mankoff’s ideas and had a few people put together some creations.
Thanks for those who played and will continue to play along.
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