Silverpoint drawing
Event
In conjunction with the exhibition DESENHOS DE MESTRES, this workshop returns to the materials and processes used in ancient drawing. From iron gall inks to silverpoints, from black stone to soft charcoal, from spolvero (pouncing) to the “trois crayons” technique (sanguine, charcoal and chalk), drawing has always adapted a huge variety of natural and manufactured materials to situations of intense exploration. This workshop will explore one of the cross-cutting mediums to the history of drawing which, despite the intermittence and discontinuity in its use, is currently experiencing a revival as an artistic medium – the silverpoint. In this workshop, participants will familiarize themselves with the history of this medium, with the processes and tools associated with it, and explore its possibilities by drawing the museum spaces and its gardens.
