SHORT DESCRIPTION

This charcoal drawing, measuring 42 x 29,7 cm and entitled Greek, is developed from a live drawing session using a classical greek statue as the model. The work focuses on lines of identity and the human form, engaging with the body as an idealised structure while allowing contemporary sensitivity and interpretation to emerge through mark making.

Working from sculpture introduces a distinct relationship to form. The statue offers permanence, proportion, and balance, yet the drawing process reintroduces movement, fragility, and time. charcoal becomes a means of translating stone into breath, allowing rigid volumes to soften into gesture and rhythm.

Lines of identity are explored not through individual likeness but through archetype. The drawing reflects on how classical representations of the human body have shaped collective ideas of beauty, strength, and harmony. Interruptions, variations in pressure, and moments of erasure subtly disrupt perfection, reminding the viewer that even idealised forms are filtered through human perception.

The live session remains central to the work. drawing directly from the statue anchors the piece in observation and presence, preserving the immediacy of looking and responding. The surface carries traces of adjustment and reconsideration, reinforcing the drawing as a record of attention rather than a finished statement.

Greek stands as a study of continuity between past and present. It positions the human form as a timeless subject while acknowledging that identity, even when drawn from stone, is continually reinterpreted through line, gesture, and the act of seeing.