Construction and deconstruction

construction and deconstruction are intertwined skills but are independent. Construction is quite simply build something. Deconstruction is to take something apart. Of course you can build things without refrence and simply construct from imagination. To deconstruct, you can observe the construction of object. But you can also ignore the form of the object and observe other things and meanings. But for the fundemental skill in drawing, they are itertwined. The fundemental skill of construction and deconstruction in drawing is to break things down into simplest forms, and build ontop of your form to create the underlining structure. When your skills reach high enough, this process isn't necessarily drawn. This process also expands your visual library to eventually use in constructions from memory if you choose to do so.

To construct an observed object or drawing, you must deconstruct what you see into basic shapes. Then build off this form. There are many ways to do this process and often we develope our own models of observtion and construction.

Construction

Def of construction in art

Deconstruction

To take something apart

beyound just drawing

Construction and deconstruction go beyound just technical aspects. It can go to the meanings behind the drawing, shape, lighting, color, techniques used or the context the art was made in.

To deconstrcut a piece while constructing our thoughts and interpitations of it: