The second artist I am researching is William Anastasi who seems to be as influenced by natural movement as Tim Knowles. Although, unlike Tim, his work includes a lot more sculptures.
The first piece I am have researched is Pocket Drawings. This piece of work was created by William folding a small piece of paper into his pocket, and then using a piece of graphite would create markings on it as he walked the streets of New York and rode the subway. This work is a good example of William's use of body movement of him walking down the streets as well as general movement cause by the subway train bumping and moving across the tracks. I think it is a nice piece of work that could be adapted to make more interesting and abstract by using a form of transportation that uses more of a variety of movement or by doing something that is more active than just walking.
The second piece of work I have looked into is Drop Drawings which is where William dropped a piece of graphite onto a 22 1/4 x 30 inch piece of paper. This again shows how spontaneous and natural his illustrations usually are and I think it is a decent idea as a method of abstract illustration, but like the previous technique, I think it can be improved by making the process a bit more complex and interesting.
In conclusion, I think that like Tim Knowles, William Anastasi is very creative when coming up with new, abstract and interesting ways of illustrating and I think that he will be an influence in my work in the future.
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