Louise Despont Draws Deep | Art21 "New York Close Up"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มิ.ย. 2014
- How does an artist get maximum results out of minimal means?
Artist Louise Despont uses architectural stencils to create intricate pencil-on-paper drawings in her home and studio in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Working between a small desk and her bedroom floor, Despont's daily practice, with a limited set of tools, yields surprising discoveries. "To be focused and dedicated to doing one simple thing can perhaps be the most transformative thing," says the artist, "That as narrow as it is, it can be infinitely deep." This film documents Louise Despont and her assistant Nicole Wong over the course of six weeks as they create "Mediated Polarity and the Third Property" (2014), a multi-panel drawing on antique ledger book paper. Looking through her private notebooks, Despont reveals how years of experimentation with collage, ink blots, and freehand drawing led her to the incredibly refined process she uses today. The artist shares how each new drawing emerges organically, such as large-scale "Roman Room" (2014), often begun without a formal plan and initiated with just a few marks. "It's a complexity that you can't think up. It's like little mineral deposits build up and make an entire surface." As intuitive explorations of symmetry born out of pure geometry, Despont's drawings tap into universal themes of energy, spirituality, and nature. The film concludes as Despont takes her latest drawing "Garden" (2014) to be framed at White Mule in Chelsea, looking at it one last time before it begins its journey out into the world. Also featuring the works "Hive Mind No.10, Hatch" (2014); "Dandelion Constellation I" (2014); "Bathing Constellation, Dusk" (2012); "Sandglass" (2012); "DI-EH" (2010); and "Blue Moon, Pondicherry" (2010); with music by Antonio Vivaldi-Concerto in B flat Major: VIII Allegro vivace-and Johann Sebastian Bach-Cello Suite No.4 in E flat: V Serabande Bouree No.2 and VI Serabande Gigue.
Louise Despont (b. 1983, New York, New York, USA) lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more about the artist at: art21.org/artist/louise-despont/
CREDITS | "New York Close Up" Created & Produced by: Wesley Miller & Nick Ravich. Producer & Editor: Rafael Salazar & Ava Wiland. Cinematography: Rafael Salazar. Sound: Ava Wiland. Associate Producer: Ian Forster. Design & Graphics: Crux Studio, Open. Artwork: Louise Despont. Music: J.S. Bach, Musopen & Antonio Vivaldi. Thanks: Virgil Bailey, Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, Anne Gibbs, Jeremi Poulin & Nicole Wong. © Art21, Inc. 2014. All rights reserved.
"New York Close Up" is supported, in part, by The Lambent Foundation; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; and by individual contributors.
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How come she can draw so complicated figures yet they resonate some kind of peaceful harmony, amazing
Had to watch a video about her drawings for a college art discussion assignment. I am so glad I did. I love that she uses stencils. Her work makes me feel inspired.
This is my favorite artvideo, which I have looked at many times by now.
I really enjoy to find gifted young people doing their own thing in life.
Yeah, painting was (is still) more highly regarded than drawing. Drawing being more personal, more private, where you can see the mistakes, the searching, the exploration. I can relate to what she said about filling sketchbooks. They become your journals. Beautiful work and very engaging video. 👏
the thoughtfulness expressed and how it renders as art is really impressive.
Fascinating work, so happy to see another artist enchanted with the old ledgers.
Is it so that drawings comes from the brain and paintings from the heart?
❤
Envy your youthful flexibility my 70+ yr. back could not take it. Beautiful works 👍🇨🇦
Incredible!!
"To be focused and dedicated to doing one simple thing can perhaps be the most transformative thing. That as narrow as it is, it can be infinitely deep." -Louise Despont
New in the ART21 "New York Close Up" series: Watch artist Louise Despont create intricate pencil-on-paper drawings using architectural stencils in her home and studio in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
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It's important to stay on one path. So many Art students want to jump into Every Medium. They waste years. It's like not knowing who you are or want.
Very Pretty Art by Despont
This was really well done, and I was able to watch at just the right time for me. Thank you!
outstanding artist! glad I found this
Very great art!!
GREAT WORK!!!
an Awesome episode. =)
Gorgeous work.
She is AWESOME. That is all.
0:30 I see the Rudolf Stingel skeleton poster in the back,saw that painting in Venice..good stuff
Great work! Very inspiring, makes me want to draw right now :D
Wow!
ВОСХИТИТЕЛЬНО 🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️
does anyone know: How long does she take to make one big drawing with so many small details?
really enjoyed this - beautiful work!
言葉は分かりませんが、映像を観ているだけでも楽しかったです。
Btfl works☺
Rule no.1 I was told on Art class is:you do NOT use rulers, stencils etc. when drawing.
Dude, an artist makes his/her own rules.
same artist with her colonial gaze !
Sounds like you have a Cultural Marxist gaze.
Not meant to come across as an insult, some of her work has the look of wallpaper designs. Others resemble mandalas; while. others are reminiscent of, or evoke Aborigine dreamtime art.
And here I thought using stencils was cheating.....and having an assistant? Should bump her up to co artist.
Assistants are so common...always were, even in the middle ages. Some contribute more then others of course, but co-artist. I dont know. Hope she gets paid well though.
Ridiculous