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Simblet, Sarah (1998) Drawing as a method of analysis and transformation in relation to the human form. :How the study of human dissection and the practice of drawing can be brought together to describe simultaneous views of the interior and exterior of the body. PhD thesis, University of Gloucestershire.
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11195 Simblet, Sarah (1998) Drawing as a method of analysis and transformation in relation to the human form PhD Thesis.pdf - Accepted Version Available under License All Rights Reserved. Download (69MB) | Preview |
Abstract
The purpose of this practice-based research has been to gain knowledge of the history of Western anatomical representation and display, to study and learn to practise human dissection, to develop my drawing skills and bring these three elements together to produce an original viewpoint and an original understanding of how drawing can be used to describe simultaneous views of the interior and exterior of the human body. Historical research has focused upon anatomical collections, in particular La Specola at the University of Florence and the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, also selected anatomical theatres such as those of the Universities of Leiden and Padua, and the reconstructed Old Operating Theatre of St. Thomas's hospital in London. A survey has been made of anatomical drawings, prints and artificial models with particular focus upon the works of Leonardo da Vinci, Freidrich Ruych, Jan Wandelaar, Gaultier d'Agoty, Clemente Susini, Felice Fontana, Gaetano Zumbo, Honore Fragonard and Gunther von Hagens. Studies of human dissection have been conducted in the anatomy department dissecting rooms of the University of Oxford, Guys Hospital and University College London. Eight large-scale drawings comprise the main body of work and these reveal the evolution of my research. They are supported by a portfolio of drawn studies and this dissertation. Through the development of this research I have gained knowledge of gross anatomy and I have moved from being an observer to a practitioner of dissection. I have learned dissection not just as practical skill and key to visualising and drawing the interior of the body, but also to understand the works of other artist-anatomists. I have learned to envisage, open out, draw and make clear the internal structures of the body. Through this I have evolved my drawing skills and use of line. The evolution of my drawing has been consistently informed by my study of anatomy, and my practice of dissection was crucial to meeting the objective of my research; the simultaneous representation through drawing of the interior and exterior of the human body.
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| Additional Information: | A print copy of this thesis is available for reference use only. 2 Volumes, vol 1 (text) vol 2 (images). PhD awarded by Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education which later became the University of Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||
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| Subjects: | N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR N Fine Arts > NC Drawing Design Illustration |
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| Divisions: | Schools and Research Institutes > School of Arts | ||||||||||||
| Depositing User: | Anne Pengelly | ||||||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jun 2022 09:48 | ||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 25 Nov 2022 18:19 | ||||||||||||
| URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/11195 |
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