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Quote by William Kentridge
The heart of it is drawing, starting where you don’t know quite what you’re doing and discovering what the drawing will be, rather than knowing the script in advance and following it.
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The speaker describes drawing as a process of discovery. You begin without a complete plan, and the image takes shape through the act of drawing. This differs from following a fixed script, where the result is already decided. The value lies in finding out what the work becomes rather than simply carrying out prior instructions.
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