What do you see? I see a large square made up of strips of wood, about 6 feet by 6 feet. It looks like the artist designed the wood to create steps leading into the center of the artwork. That’s where my eye keeps returning to. The artwork is actually 3-Dimensional, it sticks out 3 and a 1/2 inches. The wood is black and white ebony and the grain of the wood is complicated, full of lines and patterns. Look closely. Can you find hidden squares and rectangles with small knobs on them? These are drawers revealing hidden compartments. The wood grain camouflages the drawers so they are not the first thing the viewer sees.
The sketch prompt is to draw a wooden surface with hidden compartments. Make sure the drawers are camouflaged by the patterns in the wood grain.
Time to TALK. The title of the 3-Dimensional artwork is Necropolis, which is defined as a cemetery, especially a large one belonging to an ancient city. The artist was influenced by a trip to the Dylan River in Turkey. She saw chambers buried beneath the surface that are passages for the spiritual world.