THINKING THROUGH DRAWING: PRACTICE INTO KNOWLEDGE

152 TEACHERs COLLEGE COLUmbIA UNIvERsITy

Mia Pearlman

These drawings are a meditation on

chance, control and the ephemeral nature

of reality. They are a reaction to the over-

whelming knowledge that is now avail-

able of every aspect of our world, from

the smallest nanoparticles to the incom-

prehensible vastness of the universe, and

the way in which this hyper-awareness

has the potential to be simultaneously

awe-inspiring and soul-crushing. As such,

they evoke environmental chaos, physical

instability, and infinite destructive forces

that exist beyond human control.

Above: Cloudscape XI, 22” x 14”

Graphite on paper, 2005

Left: Light Tunnel, 14” x 11”

Graphite on paper, 2007

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