tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909721973837480194.post5531077118912871969..comments2024-03-27T03:25:16.736-07:00Comments on Drawing : The weaving of gridsGarry Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03702552491998993332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909721973837480194.post-38401349840148169652015-01-03T03:15:48.894-08:002015-01-03T03:15:48.894-08:00Glad you found the post useful Patrick. I will be ...Glad you found the post useful Patrick. I will be posting on layering at some point too, I shall be proposing that one of the ways to read drawings is as a visual equivalent to an archaeologist's dig. Garry Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702552491998993332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909721973837480194.post-76604734042499054222014-11-25T19:07:56.627-08:002014-11-25T19:07:56.627-08:00Hi Garry, this subject is very close to my heart a...Hi Garry, this subject is very close to my heart as I have been working with grids in some form or other since I studied for my MFA. I act as a kind of archaeologist digging down through layers of material / time. The upper layers I see as close to the present and under influence from humans. Lower down the natural order takes over. Within the upper layers there is apparantly order and a system of logic but in actual fact chaos reigns. In contrast, the lower layers appear to be chaotic but in actual fact there is an underlying structure and logic, for example as we see on the island of Staffa and at the Giant's Causeway with the hexagonal columns. <br />I begin the top layers as a type of game with a dedicated surface to play on and with rules and game pieces to record movement. I then dig down through this layer in an attempt to discover by what mechanism this game functions. I then dig through to the next layer for the same reason and so on down...I will investigate the threads you have opened up here Garry as I believe they will help me a lot. Cheers Garry!Patrick S. Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02432861445015572545noreply@blogger.com