In Art, we often learn by drawing. This is not a 'dumb' skill, it represents the fact that our brains are extremely visual. We respond and react to colour, lighting, textures...
All cultures have a visual look to them. Learning about these before you attempt to be 'original' is important. You cannot know what is to come if you do not know what has been. It is easy to get caught up in this idea that you must be 'new', 'different', not the same as others. But to pretend you have not been influenced by anything that has happened before you came into being an Artist is a little arrogant. It often ends up with people thinking they have produced something original, but in fact it has been done before, probably better!
We learn often by copying, but we develop and grow by using what we know in new contexts, learning ways of making what we learned more original. Being creative.
Research drawing is learning. It is not Art. But that does not mean it is not important. By looking at a style, such as Art Nouveau or Kowhaiwhai, and copying the way they are formed, you are learning how space and form work together, learning the style of the curves used, which are very important, you are developing an affinity with that style of Art.
When you are working on research drawing you must always:
- Make sure you are clearly indicating these works are not your own, they are copies (name the original for instance, of where they came from)
- Don't pretend they are your own designs
- Don't disrespect them visually by making them inappropriate
- Put your best effort into the work, as a mark of respect.
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