Posted by Jost on October 14, 2006, at 23:07:32
In reply to Re: Work, posted by Jost on October 12, 2006, at 17:09:52
So: work.
A new model today. afterward it occurred to me that I don't question it-- it's taken for granted, if the person is plausible, I'll do it.
I asked how she knows Ma. Seemed they didn't know one another well. Although both she and H. are in the Ensemble-- which could prove a source of uneasiness, even messiness.
I thought she was going to be 5'6" tall, which was nice, because I like taller models, but she was extremely short. Guess Jeffrey misheard, or she misspoke. I asked her how tall she was and she said 54 cms. That sounded remarkable, since it was about 20"-- but turned out she was 1 meter 54 cms., which about 5'. Might be more, but she isn't. (Most dancers seem to add an inch or two.) For sure. Then I thought about doing the drawing of M, from long ago. M was extremely short, but much more dynamic, although S. was a competitive gymnast (in Chile, not the US).
She said she was interested in the "release" technique-- not Graham technique that much-- and when I asked said ummm. Then that it was a little "floppy." Don't know why she chose the word, but
Reminded me of when J. B. complained of "downtown dancers" as "sloppy,floppy dancers"--
S couldn't make a pose. I brought out a lot of old sketches-- and showed her a bunch. She seemed confounded. So I said I'd leave her alone for awhile, so she wouldn't feel pressure of my waiting. She did something rather banal, which normally, I wouldn't do, but it was a pose, and I can do the M post. It's not that hard, only hard to set up-- and she seems strong.
I worked on the pose anyway, because I wish I could see and draw three dimensional space. My brain isn't working, or my eye isn't working-- maybe both.
I panicked for a lot of the last part, from feeling so lost with it, don't know if anything got into my head at all, just going over and over it, making boxes, and trying to figure perspective-- and who knows. My old sketches seem better than anything I could do now.
Maybe I've lost interest , or maybe lost it in the particular people.
She was very nice, and has beautiful long, thick, black hair. Unfortunately, I'm not that interested in people's hair--although I wouldn't mind having some like that. She was working at it though-- taking one short break for the last hour, or more?, which was nice.
Maud was much more interesting-- but scary. and finally maddening.
Who knows.
Jost
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