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The document details Avana Patel's artistic journey exploring anatomy through various mediums such as freehand drawing, sketching, pastels, and sculpture. Each exercise provided therapeutic benefits and enhanced understanding of anatomical structures while fostering creativity and mindfulness. The culmination of these activities showcases a blend of artistic techniques and personal growth in both artistic and anatomical knowledge.

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Art and Mindfullness PPT - Compressed

The document details Avana Patel's artistic journey exploring anatomy through various mediums such as freehand drawing, sketching, pastels, and sculpture. Each exercise provided therapeutic benefits and enhanced understanding of anatomical structures while fostering creativity and mindfulness. The culmination of these activities showcases a blend of artistic techniques and personal growth in both artistic and anatomical knowledge.

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Anatomy through Art and

Mindfulness
Avana Patel (a.f.patel@smd21.qmul.ac.uk)

Student ID: 210056183


Candidate number: 1551
Instructor: Abi Macleod-Clark (abimacleodclark@msn.com)
Freehand drawings
• Drawing without looking at the paper was a good starting exercise as it removed the anxiety of
having to draw something very well.
• It was nice to just see where the pencil took me
Taking it
further
• I really enjoyed the outcome of
my freehand drawings so I
imported them to my tablet and
made a digital version of them to
see them refined. The results
surprised me as I found them to
be quite unique style elements
(similar to modern day fashion
patterns) .
Sketching
• The first exercise I did was sketching. This was
the most intimidating for two reasons:
• It was the first exercise and I thought I was
expected to produce very accurate drawings
• It was difficult not to compare oneself with
others
• However, the more that I just began to start
drawing and become focused on drawing the
model. I found this activity particularly
therapeutic as I wasn’t ‘creatively’ demanding,
just letting the pencil work for you.
• I was also surprised by how much anatomy I
learned through muscle memory.
Pastels

• Working with pastels was very different


from sketching.
• I did not have to focus on the details or
precision. I found this process extremely
powerful as I was able to use my imagination
and produce a piece that was focused on
colour.
• I had never actually used pastels before
so this lesson was also educational from a
technical standpoint. I learnt how to
properly blend colours in order to create a
certain mood or environment.
• I chose a rainbow colour scheme for the
eye as I tried to create a hypnotic effect.
Combination
I tried to combine the skills I learnt while sketching and using the
pastels. I was inspired by Michelangelo’s ‘creation of adam’. So I
used the hands to show the battle between creativity (through the
colour pastels) and logic (through the sketching).

It was a good piece to showcase what I learnt from the previous


sessions.
Painting
Extra activity

• I had some paint left that I did not want to


waste so I thought I would try a new marveling
paint pouring technique. Although this was no
anatomical it was a good way of focusing on
mindfulness. The mixing of the paint was very
calming.
Sculpture-
Bronchus
• For this task I decided to combine two of the
exercises into one. First I did some abstract
sculpting with foil and masking tape and then
strengthened the structure using salt dough. I
finally wrapped it in string to represent the rings
on the trachea and bronchi.

• I decided to combine the two tasks as I wanted


to produce a fully finished and detailed piece.
• I learnt a lot about both the anatomical
structure of the bronchi as well as the steps it
takes to structurally reconstruct it step by step.
Progress of Abstract sculpting and Salt dough
Collage
• In this session I was able to explore the different layers of the body
using pop-art. I found this method useful to show how important visual
Pop-up Art learning is. I enjoyed piecing these pictures together as it even felt a bit
surgical.
Pop-up Art
Sewing

• Sewing was a completely new activity for me. I


had barely ever sewn in my life before.
Practicing greatly helped my hand eye
coordination. This would be quite useful as I will
surely need these skills as a doctor (e.g.
suturing, surgery, etc.)
Mixed Media

• For my mixed media piece I


wanted to combine my favorite
techniques (clay) with my least
favorite (collage). I also created a
digital version. I really enjoyed this
as I loved to see the mixture of
different textures.
Some of the digital art I did
during the course
Thank you !

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