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DRAWING GYM

In Drawing Gym, I become a physical trainer. Eighty-eight participants cycle through four different exercise stations, either making individual drawings or contributing to group drawings. Each series of marks reflects the way in which individuals move, work and struggle through the exercises. In addition to instructing on proper body mechanics, I encourage each participant to work to fatigue, and to push through what they would usually consider to be their physical limits.

Art meets fitness at exhibit in Fargo by Dan Gunderson, Minnesota Public Radio April 8, 2010http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/04/08/art-gym/

Materials:

Wall Sit: graphite and video on vellum

Spiral: chalk and video on floor

Vertical: colored pencil and video on paper

Medicine Ball: video on brick wall-embossed paper

Below: Video documentation of Drawing Gym installation Memorial Union Gallery, North Dakota State University

Click for related drawing and sound installation at Renaissance Gallerybeat.html