Antennae #06 Belinda Yee
and still (2023) For this drawing performance, I covered my body—arms, face, hair and clothes—with charcoal powder and moved slowly and intentionally through the gallery space. The intention was not to draw with the charcoal, but to allow my movement, and the incidental scuff marks it created, to be captured…
Antennae #05 Riet Eeckhout
There is something about the immediacy of drawing at a large size, standing in front of a drawing board that brings the quality and urgency of instant involvement with a subject in view. Drawing at a size in relation to your body allows for the drawing not to become object,…
Antennae #04 Sixte Kakinda
“Katasumbika” ,which means “that which cannot be lifted” in Kinande, language of the Banande (1) is a project I led during my recent research and creation residency in Kampala. It refers to any object or body that is not supposed to be moved from the place where it is, from…
Antennae #03 Nicole Lenzi
Walking Drawings In April Nature Walk, I engage in a responsive mark making process to record my surroundings while in flux. This activity encourages being fully present to the local environment as one passes through it. Marks are made on paper as the body bobs up and down to…
Antennae #02 Kazuki Nakahara
I walked deeper into the forest, following colorful birds and cool insects. I ventured down an unmarked trail, weaving through the grass and branches that clung to me. Suddenly, I became so focused on the ‘gesture’ of my body—which seemed to be stitching the grass in front of me—that…
Antennae #01 Morgan O'Hara
LIVE TRANSMISSION TRACKING HUMAN VITALITY THROUGH OBSERVED MOVEMENT AS ART CONTEXT Morgan O’Hara’s art research, culturally contextualized in the practice of drawing as a fundamental human endeavor is continuous with the time-honored practice of drawing from life and builds on the historical continuum of the field. This practice requires presence,…
Antennae – Drawing Tube
“Antennae” Drawing Tube is an international platform for alternative research and practice of drawing. We explore multiple aspects of drawing-making, from experimental, contemporary drawing practices to the exploration of anthropological aspects of line creation. In 2021, we collaborated with artists around the world on the project Signals, exploring the impact…
Signals – Publication
In the spring of 2020, Drawing Tube launched “Signals” in collaboration with artists working in different environments all over the world. It was interested in exploring what artists were thinking during the pandemic. Artists were encouraged to contribute small visual and textual fragments from their daily life that materialized from…
Drawing Tube vol.04
Drawing Tube Vol. 4 – Sohei Nishino x GAP students from Hiraku Suzuki 鈴木ヒラク on Vimeo. Drawing Tube vol.04 Sohei Nishino x GAP students Date: May 31, 2019 (Fri) 15:00 – 18:00 Venue: Hiraku Suzuki Studio (Tokyo) Sohei Nishino, a photographer / artist, was invited to Hiraku Suzuki’s Studio (Tokyo)…
