An Exquisite Drawing Amongst Siblings: Part II

Two exquisite corpse drawings, 10 x 15 inches, ink on paper, 2010

 

 

My sister, Anna U, and I completed these exquisite corpse drawings during my recent visit to Portland. Similar to our previous endeavor, we worked on the drawings at our parent's house while we watched a random movie on cable ("Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here" on AMC).   

If you aren't familiar with the exquisite corpse process, it involves dividing a piece of paper into four sections, making a drawing on one section, folding over the drawing to hide it, and then passing it to your partner with the very bottom of the initial drawing exposed. 

While the process was haphazard, strange synchronicities occurred and both drawings ended up telling interesting stories. In the first drawing, a lizard contemplates how it evolved from ants. In the second drawing (which is best understood by starting at the bottom and reading up), a rodent embarks on a perilous journey through a snake's digestive system. Along the way, the rodent meets a human who shares a similar tale about being eaten by a city.

Comments

[Carl]

These drawings give me hope.