When first looking through the list of recommended artists, I was surprised to see Devendra Banhart. I soon found out that, although typically known for his music, Banhart is also an artist. After looking through some of his pieces I realized that I had difficulty understanding the underlying meaning. This did not deter me from admiring some of the basic elements of his work. In our most recent class, we did exercises that practiced drawing lines, making the lines parallel, drawing circles, and drawing lines with equal space between them, to name a few. The latter is demonstrated by Banhart in many of his pieces.
In this piece, the spacing between the lines is neat and equal. Although the lines are not parallel (like our class exercise), it is a good example of this technique and displays his talent.
This drawing also shows his ability to create evenly spaced, neat lines. I also felt that he did a good job of making the drawing symmetrical.
In addition to making neat, evenly spaced lines, he is able to effectively combine curved and straight lines together in one piece. I don't think this is a particularly difficult drawing, but the creativity of it is engaging.
