Anatomy Drawing Workshop
Artistic Anatomy Drawing Workshop
SIU's School of Art and Design and School of Medicine's Dept of Physiology have partnered to rediscover a longstanding Renaissance-era tradition of artistic anatomy, whereby artists learn anatomy from direct observation of cadavers and instruction from human anatomy and medical experts. This 5-day drawing workshop is for artists 18 and over, who are interested in studying and creating anatomically accurate and artistic drawings from direct observations of cadavers. Jacob Yandle, and Jonathan Krimsier, Physiology Instructor, will be teaming up to facilitate drawing and anatomy.
Evolution of Anatomical Drawing
National Institute of Health
Anatomical imagery reveals as much about the outer world as it does the inner self. Over the centuries anatomy has become a visual vocabulary of realism. What happens beneath the skin is mysterious, fearful, and amazing. In antiquity, the body's internal structure was the subject of speculation, fantasy, and some study, but there were few efforts to represent it in pictures. The invention of the printing press in the fifteenth century—and the cascade of print technologies that followed—helped to inspire a new spectacular science of anatomy and new spectacular visions of the body.
The History of Anatomical Drawing: How Illustrations Revolutionized Science by Silvia Laboreo
For centuries, artists have captured images that are more faithful to human life, thanks to anatomical drawing. But their charcoal sketches not only revolutionized painting, they also transformed medicine. Discover the history of anatomical drawing in this video, and how the union between art and science has allowed us to come up with better explanations of ourselves.
Contact Information
Antonio Martinez
For Workshop Questions
- Phone:
- (618) 453-2294
- Email:
- antoniam@siu.edu
Rebecca Dycus
For Registration Questions
- Phone:
- (618) 536-7751
- Email:
- rdycus@siu.edu