Touch Response Assignment
Cramps Graphite Drawing + ink 18x24 " many women experience extreme pain during their periods each month..." A Natural History of The Senses , Diane Ackerman, p. 103 statment : The idea for this piece was to show the type of pain people endure during their periods. The feeling of your insides pulling and extending. the skin has eyes color pencil + ink 6x8 "touch seems to be as essential as sunlight." A Natural History of The Senses , Diane Ackerman, p. 80 "how much information is communicable in a touch. Every other sense has an organ you can focus on, but touch is everywhere" A Natural History of The Senses , Diane Ackerman, p. 74 "...but the skin is also alive, breathing and excreting, shielding us from harmful rays..." A Natural History of The Senses , Diane Ackerman, p. 67 statement: The above quotes emphasis how important touch is in our everyday live. I wanted to incorporate the importance o...