Upside Down Picasso

Picasso's Stravinsky

Yolani's Stravinsky drawn upside down

Picasso's Stravinsky piece we replicated is obviously made up of only contour lines drawn with pencil. We were introduced to a viewfinder and learned that by using it, we are able to "tune out" the rest of the world and focus on a specific composition, as we would with a camera. This allows us to concentrate on the "smaller" picture having us pay closer attention to detail rather than the "bigger" picture and losing sight of the detail. The use of a grid presents the same concept. "Focusing on detail" was, too, the whole idea behind this activity. It was explained to us that when turned upside down, we are not focused on the entire object (in this case, Stravinsky), but more on the placement of certain lines and other such details. We had also used a grid to help us find the proper placement for these details, as well as downsize the piece. I was very pleased to find that indeed, the use of a viewfinder, grid, and the upside down Picasso, had all helped in creating an almost identical replica of Picasso's Stravinsky.