Deconstruction of a Drawing

Joseph D. Tarantelli, Colored Pencil Pine Tree, 2011, Colored Pencil and Ink on Paper 6" x 8 1/2"

I've been working on an animation that shows the deconstruction of a drawing. During the making of this piece I took a photograph every five minuets, in between drawing sessions, to document my progress. After I finished I used the photos to show the finished piece turn into a blank page. This sketch, it's processes and it's documentation will be reproduced in paint on a larger scale for another animation.

Deconstruction of a Drawing by Joseph D. Tarantelli

Robert Rauschenberg, Erased De Kooning Drawing, 1953, Traces of ink and crayon on paper, mat, label, and gilded frame with mount and hand-lettered ink by Jasper Johns on frame 64.14 x 55.25

Robert Rauschenberg is an artist who erased drawings. Erased de Kooning Drawing by Robert Rauschenberg shows how he is able to use a blank image as a complete piece. By removing an image by a famous artist, Rauschenberg's actions become part of the finished piece. This makes the finished piece a performance and a hanging picture.

Sources:

Katz, Vincent. Tate ETC. "A Genteel Iconoclasm." Web. 28 December 2011 <http://www.tate.org.uk/tateetc/issue8/erasuregenteel.htm>

Lydia. the art daily with Lydia. "Robert Rauschenberg, Erased De Kooning Drawing (1953)." 29 June 2010. Web. 28 December 2011. <http://theartdaily.blogspot.com/2010/06/robert-rauschenberg-erased-de-kooning.html>