Automatic Drawing

He later became associated with surrealism, and he was one of the most enthusiastic employers of automatic drawing, making a number of automatic works in pen and ink.

He later became associated with surrealism, and he was one of the most enthusiastic employers of automatic drawing, making a number of automatic works in pen and ink.

He later became associated with surrealism, and he was one of the most enthusiastic employers of automatic drawing, making a number of automatic works in pen and ink.

However once I start to paint, I don’t force the issue. I begin with automatic drawing in charcoal and oil pastel followed by spontaneous layers of color, remaining in this “non-thin...

"I want my paintings to be a celebration of pure nature and moment—homage to the sacred spaces of memory. I begin with small automatic drawings, a practice of intuitive organization ...

However once I start to paint, I don’t force the issue. I begin with automatic drawing in charcoal and oil pastel followed by spontaneous layers of color, remaining in this “non-thin...

However once I start to paint, I don’t force the issue. I begin with automatic drawing in charcoal and oil pastel followed by spontaneous layers of color, remaining in this “non-thin...

However once I start to paint, I don’t force the issue. I begin with automatic drawing in charcoal and oil pastel followed by spontaneous layers of color, remaining in this “non-thin...

He later became associated with surrealism, and he was one of the most enthusiastic employers of automatic drawing, making a number of automatic works in pen and ink.

He later became associated with surrealism, and he was one of the most enthusiastic employers of automatic drawing, making a number of automatic works in pen and ink.

He later became associated with surrealism, and he was one of the most enthusiastic employers of automatic drawing, making a number of automatic works in pen and ink.

He later became associated with surrealism, and he was one of the most enthusiastic employers of automatic drawing, making a number of automatic works in pen and ink.

He later became associated with surrealism, and he was one of the most enthusiastic employers of automatic drawing, making a number of automatic works in pen and ink.

He later became associated with surrealism, and he was one of the most enthusiastic employers of automatic drawing, making a number of automatic works in pen and ink.

He later became associated with surrealism, and he was one of the most enthusiastic employers of automatic drawing, making a number of automatic works in pen and ink.

However once I start to paint, I don’t force the issue. I begin with automatic drawing in charcoal and oil pastel followed by spontaneous layers of color, remaining in this “non-thin...

However once I start to paint, I don’t force the issue. I begin with automatic drawing in charcoal and oil pastel followed by spontaneous layers of color, remaining in this “non-thin...

However once I start to paint, I don’t force the issue. I begin with automatic drawing in charcoal and oil pastel followed by spontaneous layers of color, remaining in this “non-thin...

However once I start to paint, I don’t force the issue. I begin with automatic drawing in charcoal and oil pastel followed by spontaneous layers of color, remaining in this “non-thin...

However once I start to paint, I don’t force the issue. I begin with automatic drawing in charcoal and oil pastel followed by spontaneous layers of color, remaining in this “non-thin...

However once I start to paint, I don’t force the issue. I begin with automatic drawing in charcoal and oil pastel followed by spontaneous layers of color, remaining in this “non-thin...

However once I start to paint, I don’t force the issue. I begin with automatic drawing in charcoal and oil pastel followed by spontaneous layers of color, remaining in this “non-thin...

However once I start to paint, I don’t force the issue. I begin with automatic drawing in charcoal and oil pastel followed by spontaneous layers of color, remaining in this “non-thin...

However once I start to paint, I don’t force the issue. I begin with automatic drawing in charcoal and oil pastel followed by spontaneous layers of color, remaining in this “non-thin...

However once I start to paint, I don’t force the issue. I begin with automatic drawing in charcoal and oil pastel followed by spontaneous layers of color, remaining in this “non-thin...

His celebrated 1924 Automatic Drawing remains one of the defining works of early Surrealism.

Of course both share a graffiti quality; Twombly was the first to work with a sort of automatic drawing, beginning in the 1950s, and what he did opened up this new language for count...

Dubuffet described L'Hourloupe as a parallel reality born from spontaneous doodles and automatic drawings, free from academic conventions and artistic hierarchy.

Stéphane Fauchille, a draftsman (drawing is fundamental in his eyes), mentally clears his mind and allows himself to drift freely into an uncontrolled dreamlike state, a kind of auto...

Stéphane Fauchille, a draftsman (drawing is fundamental in his eyes), mentally clears his mind and allows himself to drift freely into an uncontrolled dreamlike state, a kind of auto...

Stéphane Fauchille, a draftsman (drawing is fundamental in his eyes), mentally clears his mind and allows himself to drift freely into an uncontrolled dreamlike state, a kind of auto...

Stéphane Fauchille, a draftsman (drawing is fundamental in his eyes), mentally clears his mind and allows himself to drift freely into an uncontrolled dreamlike state, a kind of auto...

Stéphane Fauchille, a draftsman (drawing is fundamental in his eyes), mentally clears his mind and allows himself to drift freely into an uncontrolled dreamlike state, a kind of auto...

Stéphane Fauchille, a draftsman (drawing is fundamental in his eyes), mentally clears his mind and allows himself to drift freely into an uncontrolled dreamlike state, a kind of auto...

Stéphane Fauchille, a draftsman (drawing is fundamental in his eyes), mentally clears his mind and allows himself to drift freely into an uncontrolled dreamlike state, a kind of auto...

Stéphane Fauchille, a draftsman (drawing is fundamental in his eyes), mentally clears his mind and allows himself to drift freely into an uncontrolled dreamlike state, a kind of auto...

Stéphane Fauchille, a draftsman (drawing is fundamental in his eyes), mentally clears his mind and allows himself to drift freely into an uncontrolled dreamlike state, a kind of auto...

Stéphane Fauchille, a draftsman (drawing is fundamental in his eyes), mentally clears his mind and allows himself to drift freely into an uncontrolled dreamlike state, a kind of auto...

Stéphane Fauchille, a draftsman (drawing is fundamental in his eyes), mentally clears his mind and allows himself to drift freely into an uncontrolled dreamlike state, a kind of auto...

Stéphane Fauchille, a draftsman (drawing is fundamental in his eyes), mentally clears his mind and allows himself to drift freely into an uncontrolled dreamlike state, a kind of auto...

Stéphane Fauchille, a draftsman (drawing is fundamental in his eyes), mentally clears his mind and allows himself to drift freely into an uncontrolled dreamlike state, a kind of auto...

It would be a mistake to categorize Masson narrowly as belonging to a particular school – he was influenced by cubism early in his career, experimented with automatic drawing, create...

However once I start to paint, I don’t force the issue. I begin with automatic drawing in charcoal and oil pastel followed by spontaneous layers of color, remaining in this “non-thin...

Bold rectangles and arcing curves establish a loose architectural rhythm across the canvas, while continuous drawn lines weave through the composition like a stream of consciousness ...

Trained in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts, Masson developed his signature technique of automatic drawing, allowing unconscious imagery to emerge freely.

The thick black outlines evoke stained glass, cut paper or automatic drawing, while the primary colours generate a sense of rhythm and harmony across the composition.

His earlier works primarily consisted of automatic drawings, and over the course of his career transitioned to include geometric abstractions, representational subjects, and assorted...

A pivotal member of the Surrealist movement, Masson developed his revolutionary technique of automatic drawing in the 1920s, translating the spontaneous impulses of the mind directly...

He sets up a correspondence with gesture between the rhythms of the body and those of nature, through a method of automatic drawing that emulates the ebb and flow of the elements.

He sets up a correspondence with gesture between the rhythms of the body and those of nature, through a method of automatic drawing that emulates the ebb and flow of the elements.

As a leading member of the Surrealist movement founded by Andre Breton, he pioneered automatic drawing an intuitive, instinctive method that sought to bypass conscious control and re...

A pivotal member of the Surrealist movement, Masson developed his revolutionary technique of automatic drawing in the 1920s, translating the spontaneous impulses of the mind directly...

A pivotal member of the Surrealist movement, Masson developed his revolutionary technique of automatic drawing in the 1920s, translating the spontaneous impulses of the mind directly...

Exposure to Surrealist techniques, particularly automatic drawing, expanded his understanding of artistic process and introduced him to the importance of the subconscious in artmaking.

Beginning in 1925 the journal La révolution surrealiste (The surrealist revolution) published Masson's automatic drawings. His experimentation with media continued during this period...

A leading member of the Surrealist movement founded by Andre Breton, Masson pioneered automatic drawing, an intuitive process that sought to bypass conscious control and reveal the r...

A leading member of the Surrealist movement founded by Andre Breton, Masson pioneered automatic drawing—an intuitive process that sought to bypass conscious control and reveal the ra...

A leading member of the Surrealist movement founded by Andre Breton, Masson pioneered automatic drawing—an intuitive process that sought to bypass conscious control and reveal the ra...

A leading member of the Surrealist movement founded by Andre Breton, Masson pioneered automatic drawing—an intuitive process that sought to bypass conscious control and reveal the ra...

A leading member of the Surrealist movement founded by Andre Breton, Masson pioneered automatic drawing, an intuitive process that sought to bypass conscious control and reveal the r...