Or: What the &!%#
is a notebook anyway?!?!?!

12:30-15:00, Friday, 27th of September 2024;
Kochgasse, 1060 Vienna

I am offering a class exploring visual thinking for neurodivergent/neurospicy people and anyone else who feels drawn to the topic, particularly artists whose work is primarily outside of visual arts.

When I say visual thinking, I loosely refer to how we externalise thinking processes, usually on paper, combining drawing, writing, graphing, doodling, etc, to dialogue with ourselves. Although often aesthetically pleasing, the point is not to make art, per se, but to find a way to think, feel, associate, generate and reflect.

The premise of this class is that visual thinking is something you probably already do—though it may or may not be a satisfying process for you. In dialogue with other unusual brains, you will investigate your current modus operandus regarding your existing visual thinking process and get inspired about how you might develop and extend it.

Concretely, I will also offer input based on the teaching materials of cartoonist Lynda Barry, with the intent of finding enjoyment in creating “bad” drawings, being imperfect, and finding simple access points to using paper and pen(cil) to think.

Images by Gerard de Nerval, Paul Klee and myself…