Judith Braun's Fingerings
We can create art to explore the capacities of our physical selves. The action of eliminating the paint brush and making direct contact with the canvas brings up ideas about our connections to physical objects and the subtle dichotomies in the human body. When we were little, we finger-painted in art class, but as we get older we graduate to brushes, pencils, and keyboards. Judith Braun's Fingerings brings us back to our childhoods and directly connects the body to the work of art.
Fabienne Verdier is another artist who would be a great inspiration for a lesson on the human body.
Verdier is a master calligrapher who constructs large scale paintbrushes that are sometimes rigged to the ceiling. She has to use her entire body to push and pull the brush to create her multi-panel paintings. Students could explore this kind of art-making as a solo or group exploration. A joint effort in creating large scale brushes will create a sense of community, and the students could see how the same large-scale paintbrush can create different effects based on different body movements.
Some of her work:
A brief video showing her process
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