Tag: drawing

For Peter Salter
28.09.2026

For Peter Salter28.09.2026

– Mark Dorrian

1. Very few stories are narrated either to idealise or condemn: rather they testify to the always slightly surprising range of the possible. Although concerned with everyday events, they are mystery stories.[1] In an appreciation of Alison and Peter Smithson, Peter Salter spoke of them as skilled storytellers.[2] In particular,… Read More

drawing section sketch

Yes, And
20.07.2026

Yes, And20.07.2026

– Emily White

Tina Fey’s First Rule of Improvisation goes like this: If we’re improvising and I say, ‘Freeze, I have a gun,’ and you say, ‘That’s not a gun. It’s your finger…’ our improvised scene has ground to a halt. But if I say, ‘Freeze, I have a gun!’ and you say,… Read More

collage drawing education teaching theoretical & imaginary urban form

Printed Matters 
21.05.2026

Printed Matters 21.05.2026

– Maria Mitsoula

Few objects stage anticipation as effectively as a box, especially one whose contents are revealed slowly, piece by piece. The sense of something concealed within prepares the viewer for an experience at once intimate and tactile, one that is focused by the box itself, but that—in the act of unpacking—becomes… Read More

drawing theoretical & imaginary

Tony Fretton: Everything I Saw Became Important (Exhibition + Talk)
24.11.2025

Tony Fretton: Everything I Saw Became Important (Exhibition + Talk)24.11.2025

– Editors

On Friday 7 November, Drawing Matter welcomed architects Tony Fretton and Benjamin Machin to the archive for a conversation to open the exhibition ‘Tony Fretton: Everything I Saw Became Important’. Anchored by seven ‘artefacts’ now in the Drawing Matter Collection, the conversation explores the roles of drawings, photography, and sketchbooks… Read More

art practice competition culture DMC drawing model photograph projection (axonometric isometric) Public Programme sketch video

Bernat Klein Studio
18.09.2025

Bernat Klein Studio18.09.2025

– Neil Gillespie

Travelling north through the Borders over the years, regardless of route, a diversion along a twisting country road north of Selkirk was always on the cards. Navigating a dangerous bend in the road, no time to stop, was rewarded by a fleeting glimpse of an enigmatic presence amongst the trees.… Read More

art practice DMC drawing section