A very busy mind map! But we will break down each section tomorrow to better understand what Stephen Farthing's intent was in "The Bigger Picture of Drawing". I am curious to see what each of you thought of when you analyzed the original mind-map.
Farthing gives the following examples to help us understand his taxonomy:
"Most maps sit quite happily on the Conceptual side of drawing. During their formative stages they
will be to some degree Speculative. In their final version however, the expectation of the audience is
that they should be accurate, Definitive and disinterestedly Descriptive.
A portrait of Jane Austen cut as a profile into black paper with a pair of scissors is Pictorial. It
is Descriptive of her appearance and, in so far as it conditions our view of what she actually looked
like, it is Defining. As a cut tonal drawing it is Pictorial, Descriptive and Definitive.
The measured line drawing that is the football v pitch is Conceptual, in that it functions in conjunc-
tion with a narrative – the rules of the game. Each sports field drawing Defines the area of play; it Instructs the players. It doesn’t passively describe. So the drawn sports field is Conceptual, Definitive and Instructive.
A circle drawn freehand is Conceptual. Its shape may be Speculative, but if it is reasonably accurate it remains Descriptive. A circle drawn with a compass is also Conceptual. If accurately drawn it becomes Definitive and Descriptive.
The gender-based icon on a toilet door is Pictorial, Defining and Instructive. A landscape drawn by the English Landscape painter JMW Turner is always Pictorial, always Descriptive, but some- times Definitive, other times Speculative."
will be to some degree Speculative. In their final version however, the expectation of the audience is
that they should be accurate, Definitive and disinterestedly Descriptive.
A portrait of Jane Austen cut as a profile into black paper with a pair of scissors is Pictorial. It
is Descriptive of her appearance and, in so far as it conditions our view of what she actually looked
like, it is Defining. As a cut tonal drawing it is Pictorial, Descriptive and Definitive.
The measured line drawing that is the football v pitch is Conceptual, in that it functions in conjunc-
tion with a narrative – the rules of the game. Each sports field drawing Defines the area of play; it Instructs the players. It doesn’t passively describe. So the drawn sports field is Conceptual, Definitive and Instructive.
A circle drawn freehand is Conceptual. Its shape may be Speculative, but if it is reasonably accurate it remains Descriptive. A circle drawn with a compass is also Conceptual. If accurately drawn it becomes Definitive and Descriptive.
The gender-based icon on a toilet door is Pictorial, Defining and Instructive. A landscape drawn by the English Landscape painter JMW Turner is always Pictorial, always Descriptive, but some- times Definitive, other times Speculative."
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