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Job: 11803 Title: #218076# Drawing Lessons From The Famous Artists School (Rockport)
DTP: GLP Page: 112
Drawing Lessons_094-125_11803.indd 112 16/2/17 3:50 PM
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How does the body communicate in art? As important as facial
expressions are, their impact is enhanced and carried forward by
the expressive gestures of the hands and body — by the “language”
of the human form itself.
In the sketch below by Austin Briggs, additional details are not
necessary to give us a sense of what is going on. It seems abundantly
clear that this figure, perched on a rocky incline with one arm thrust
into the air and the other set for stability, is in trouble ...