mis-represenations

Exploring the great hall space at claypotts castle begun as an arbitrary exercise but has been the catalyst for both new interests and knowledge. In the process of making the plaster models I found real enjoyment in taking a solid form and gouging out spaces within in. The drawing exercise also began as arbitrary exercise, as we were simply allocated an artist as a means to different method of representing our chosen space. The two point perspective represents the space in a very analytical manner reducing the space to the individual lines which exist to make up the space. The one point exploded plan drawing represents the space in fantastical manner taking the bare information given in the plan and using it to generate a  three dimensional space.

Although the process of physically drawing is a very rich means of representation it wasn’t until the plaster models and the drawings were compared did I feel as if I had gained anything from the experience.

If both drawings and models are to be understood as representation of the same space they both provide the viewer with very different information. The models convey the solidity, character and form of the space whilst the drawings convey the space as a more malleable form.

With so many methods available to us, we must identify appropriate methods to best represent ideas, spaces and designs, accepting that plans, sections and elevations only offer limited information.