USE IN ART.
THE EYES AND HANDS.
TO OBSERVE AND TO RECORD.
The importance of using the eyes and the hand« was emphasised by Mr. A. Lismer, educational superintendent of the Toronto Art Gallery, speaking yesterday to over 1000 boys of the Auckland Grammar School.
With lightning sketches—done with his left hand—Mr. Lismer illustrated his remarks, and for an hour held the boys' rapt attention. "Though we have no written records dating back 2.»,000 years, yet there are many drawings of that period in an excellent state of preservation, and from them we can see how early peoples used their eyes and their bands,"-be said.
Dealing with the Greeks, Mr. Lismer showed how their pottery and sculpture gave a clear account of their manner of life.
There followed two lightning sketches, one of a very early model motor car, and the other a modern streamlined limousine.
"What is the essential difference between those two?" asked the speakerCame the bright Teply: "About twenty years!" The speaker emphasised the point. Modern designers were using their eyes to observe Xature and their hands to record their observations.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 154, 1 July 1937, Page 5
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