This is a drawing about drawing by William Edmonds of the nous vous collective, a creative collective of illustrators based in Leeds.The image depicts a group of people all collaborating on one really long multiple table spanning piece. This kind of reflects the whole ethos of the nous vous collective- they collaborate in a lot of their work, sharing ideas and skills, keeping things dynamic and moving which is essential in the very fast paced competitive world of illustration.
The detail within the image is not on the drawing the people are creating but the people themselves, the focus not being on the activity but the people. The people are very stylised, fitting in a good amount of detail but still remaining quite simple in form. His style of drawing people reminds me of Henry Darger, very narrative without being over the top.
The perspective in this drawing is quite confusing all the tables are at a slightly wrong angle, which kind of makes the image seem like its in a naive dream world, floating about in white space.
I really like the drawings produced by this collective, I think they are beautiful images but more importantly an exciting way of thinking.
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I loved this drawing, Jessica and I'm glad you found it for us: what's more, I hope that we can persuade you to join up with the independent drawing project -yes! this picture is magical, everone is pictured but they are all mysterious and turned inwards, away from us and it seems to me that is partly through the drawing but also through the coolish colours that cast objects into the shade, and turn them away from the viewer. I also like the pathway and the sense of a really long journey across the page, following the strip of paper
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