Why do we draw what we see ?

Question

This is an essential question used for a 7th grade art class

Answer 1

People started drawing from observation thousands of years ago, that goes without saying I guess. But they did not have cameras back then. People drew what they saw so they could pass it on to others to see. They drew what they saw to keep records of events. They did this even before the development of written language. We can see evidence of this as early as the cave paintings.

People also drew what they saw for the news. Take the ashcan school for example. Also, "the eight". They painted and drew scened for the newspapers.

The point is that is important to be able to draw from observation in case we want to remember something and we don't have a camera.

With the develpment of the camera, artists did not have to devote their time to painting things realistically. This brought about the abstract expressionist movement. Good luck with your classes, I know it's tough working with kids that age.

Answer 2

We really do not draw what we see. Those who choose not to draw can not relate. Those that want to draw, cant visually capture the image and transfer it to paper. The focus too much on the object/subject. Myself....I see the negative space around the subject....that is what allows me to capture the shape(s) of the subject. I am really not sure I gave the answer you wanted....then again, the question was worded in an odd manner. Maybe it should have read: Those that draw, how do they draw what they see?

Answer 3

It is much simpler to draw what we see than to actually stop and think about...what can I draw that is new and different?

Drawing fantasy or imaginative works require more thought than simple duplication of the environment. But it would be a mistake to say that we always "draw what we see." Artists like Salvador Dali, Jackson Pollack, and Pablo Picasso took great delight in drawing something different than what we see.

Answer 4

Yes and no. No, because just because you like to draw in an animated style doesn't mean you're a bad drawer. It still takes some form of talent and practice, and it doesn't mean you can't do any other styles. Yes, because if you compare it to a beautiful intricate landscape/portrait/still life, it just doesn't measure up. Animated/cartoon style is more of a technique/skill that doesn't take tons of effort.

Answer 5

From the audience's point of view, people NEVER TIRE of seeing the work of someone who can synthesize an interesting simulacrum of reality. It's like being double jointed, or able to juggle. Few people can do it, and those who can do so still amaze and charm.

Look at Norman Rockwell or Frank Frazetta or Rembrandt, to name 3 WILDLY disparate artists. You look at the work of these 3 "realists" and you understand at once that ''copying reality'' isn't really copying reality. I think people like seeing the individual voice or individual vision filtering the reality we all know. Style, they call it.

Answer 6

We draw what we can relate to, which it the sensory environment around us.

However, to say that we literally "draw what we see" is inaccurate. Most artists draw iconical representations, as literal interpretations are far too detailed for us.

Answer 7

the answer is we draw what we think we see. Your mind has the idea of what an object should look like, and often we don't draw what we actually see, but what we think we see.

Answer 8

drawings of what we hear tend to suck.

Answer 9

cuz. your heart & mind tell u too.

Answer 10

it help u get already for high school .?!*